What to do if your horse is colicking
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
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Colic is a scary thing for horse owners, since approximately 900,000 horses will colic in the US this year alone. Do you know what to do if your horse is colicking? How do you know if your horse has colic and not something else? Would you know the first signs of colic in horses or when to call the vet? What happens when the vet arrives? If you're not sure of the answers, don't worry. Our staff veterinarian, Dr. Lydia Gray, answers all of those questions and more so that you can be informed and prepared.
Also, be sure to check out Dr. Gray demonstrating how to check your horses vital signs ( • How to take equine vit... ), so that you can be armed with as much knowledge as possible! Happy learning, and have a great ride! - Sport
I was always taught to get him on his feet and walk him until he poops. Or at least until the vet arrives. Do not let him roll.
Me too
i was told to pour a beer down their throat.
Mine pooped this morning and yesterday but still wants to lay down. He gets up too but lays down flat alot. Just dont know.
My boy just was showing signs last evening. I called the vet and she couldnt be out until 30 to 40 mins, but I have a neighbor who is my boss who owns a horse facility, and she was able to give him some Banamine (we took all vitals).. he got a rectal exam and tubing..he is doing better today ❤
I walked him until the vet came (stopping to take his vitals/dose of banamine).
Me too
my horse passed away yesterday and I thought surgery might help. it she didn't think so but he was 22-years-old so he might have died on the operating table RIP Whiskey
+lps wolf Im so sorry for your loss.
My mom's horse is having troubles rn.
My horse has mild colic, she is better now and is eating and pooping, but yesterday she didn't want to eat any hay or her dinner just grass, but today she was trotting around with her ears forward and neighing, she was even lying down and having a nap!
Me when my horse sweats the tiniest bit after galloping around with another horse for a while OMG SHE HAS COLIC CALL THE VET IMMEDIATLEY lol
Always have some Ban amine on hand. It can tell your vet whether or not your horse has a twist or just gas.
Our mare had colic in the final stages of foaling. Mother & daughter both survived. Thanks to Scone Equine Hospital. Even they considered it a miracle.
You mention the final stages of foaling, didn't mention the time frame. In the last couple of days before foaling a mare will naturally be up and down, trying to get comfortable. Using their back feet to bump their stomach, swishing their tail, head down, is common. They are uncomfortable, carrying around a baby, is not easy and neither is giving birth. For someone that has never been around large livestock giving birth, it can look like they are in trouble, try to have someone around that has some experience, since it can be stressful, for both the mare and owner. A mare will usually go off feed a day or two before foaling, that way they will have very little food in the digestive tract. That way the baby traveling through the birth canal doesn't have to push the manure out of the way to be born. FYI
thank goodness guys dont have babies.
It was actually not as ‘final’ as mentioned. About 8 months into the pregnancy. The mare was given a 50% chance of survival, the foal, practically none. We were very fortunate to have a facility like Scone Equine relatively close by.
This is really helpful thank you
Never knew lip curling was a symptom...
My old horse had colic, but we fixed it and he was okay. :)
I called the vet and I’m waiting now I was hoping to find what I can do in the meantime this video didn’t address it but I have a 26-year-old Mustang who is laying down right now next to me.
Over the years I lost 2 mammoth and one standard donkey to impaction colic caused by a section of the intestine dying,All of them had to be euthanized.All symptoms were identical.I still don't know why.
My horse is having a colic right now. i hope he will make it to the morning. we do not have vets here where i live.
Ask your vet to give you Banimine. It saved my horses life when no vets were around.
Did he make it?
@@anniegriffin3731 i know this comment is 4yo... but what does Banimine do/help? My horse has colic right now
One of the ones at my yard was put to sleep today . RIP tiger lily 🙏🏼🐎
Run free Tiger Lily . 😊
Can anyone tell me if a snoring sound is a sign of colic in a horse?
Could it be caused by chemicals in the grass they eat. Run off from other properties near by or from the water ? Just curious why it happens. In so many horses 🐴🐎❤️
Horses often get colic from eating grass in sandy areas.
@@cellogirl11rw55 what you are talking about is sand colic, help to prevent it is an old fashioned remedy. Mix about 5 cups of bran, 1/4 cup molasses, and about 1/2 cup of mineral oil. Mix together and add hot water, enough to make consistency of oatmeal. Horses love it, bran is a laxative, molasses for taste, mineral oil helps move the sand which the horse injests with the grass.
What does sand do to the horse exactly?
It could be caused by chemicals but No one wants to talk about that? Wow! buncha brain washed people on here too I see. Later!
@@lilsuga771 sand is heavier than the grass and doesn't pass through the digestion tract easily. There are commercial products available to help with the horse to pass the sand.
As for chemicals, depending where you live, may determine if there could be problems.
My first response is always syringe neat apple cider vinegar into their mouths I haven't needed a vet for colic in 10 years and I have 4 it worked for my rabbit too he didn't eat drink or poo all day but a minute or two after acv his belly rumbled and he was back to normal
How much apple cider did you use for your horse and how many times did you give the horse apple cider?
@@georgecostanza2514 roughly 20ml in a syringe. Listen to the gut noises then shove it in their mouth neat and the gut sounds usually change pretty quickly
I repeat every hour or so if they don't poo but obviously it won't do anything for a twisted gut so if it doesn't sort quickly get a vet
@@dawnsneddon5805 thank you
No it wasn’t helpful at all u seemed more interested in making sure about insurance for the horse
why pulse rate is high
Would have been better if the symptoms scrolled by slower.
My sister's horse died of colic. She was only five years old
yesterday a horse at my barn coliced and the vet came and said it was awful
My horse died of colic.
Sorry
I’m so sorry😭😭
😊
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GMO alphafa hay is more frequent. Go to Seeds of Death on CZcams and get educated about what GMO's due to our guts and our horses.