Recurrent or Chronic Colic in Horses
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this video, Dr. Langdon Fielding of Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center (LBEMC) located in Northern California, discusses the signs, causes, testing, and treatment of recurrent / chronic colic.
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Thank you for the response. We are new to horses so scared about colic and we have bad hay in FL with little nutritional value plus alfalfa hay is $1 per pound. I plan to grow fodder at $0.50 per 15 pounds. I have added an A/C controlled hydro system in the stables to produce on site high quality sprouted grains. Hope it works as well as I have read. Cheers! -Jay
We just had to put one of our horses down for this today 😞😭 it got so bad and he wouldn’t poop or eat for a couple of days. He was a great horse and I will miss him forever
Oh no! We are so sorry for your loss… they are part of our families and it’s so hard to say good bye. We hope your memories of your dear friend will bring you some peace.
@@LBEMG Thank you for your kind words 🙏 It means a lot
A great video for beginners 😀😃😄
We’re glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Thank you great video ✨
We’re so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much, good info
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Thank you for the video. My horse is 9 years old an d when it eats for 5 or 6 hours pasture grass his belly swells and he has many gases. i also feed him hay 2 times per day, in morning and night. Thank you!
Thanks for watching! We are glad you found this video helpful!
Is kicking at a horses own belly and chest a colic sign? My old mare has taken to sometimes kicking frantically, you would think something is stinging her, but there isn't.
Kicking or biting at the belly can definitely be a sign of discomfort/colic. This time of year they sometimes kick at the flies on their belly as well.
If they’re kicking at their belly when no flies are present, it’s a good indicator of pain
Your in a different country to me but I am having real problems with my gelding, repeat colic and it is getting more frequent. He first colicked in July , i then found an abscess, treated that it took 3 weeks as was deep and slow, had danilon during this time. Since the 19/8 I have had consistent colic 😭 last three days its every morning.
So sorry to hear about your troubles with colic! It is so hard to watch our horses be in pain. If you have not already done so with your vet, we would definitely recommend abdominal X-rays and ultrasound (possibly consider scoping for ulcers). There are so many factors that make these cases difficult to diagnose sometimes… age of the horse, diet, is there decreased or increased manure, change in eating habits, etc. Checking for strangulations, stones, sand, ulcers, etc are all important rule outs depending upon the other details of the case. Please give us an update on your horse, we hope you and your vet are able to get to the source of the pain quickly and help your horse find relief!
I thought I would come back and update, he had surgery for a displaced colon and was a really special case in that he had self repaired his own colon twice previously possibly as a younger horse or a foal, could have been a worm burden, could have been anything. The surgeons thought the two masses they found on his large colon were cancerous tumours and removed them. Sadly after two weeks of fighting and actually doing really well through the surgery he turned anaemic and his blood stopped clotting which in turn caused a tear in the colon. I did the best all the way for my boy and it hurts like hell.
Colic is such a wide range of things and you just never know what your going to get until you open up.
@@bbsmumma8630 we appreciate the update but are so sorry for your loss. These cases are often very complicated but it sounds like you and your vet did the very best you could in this case. We hope that your memories of the good times carry you through this difficult time.
Thanks for the video. Have you seen success with adding hyrdroponic fodder diet of barley and wheat in place of alfalfa?
Great question. Changing the diet is definitely something we try though we have not used that specific diet for these horses.
From 3yrs to 5 yrs my Mare was mildly colicky several times...she quit showing colic Episodes after the Age of 6....never again after that...she was an Arabian. I thought maybe it was related to her Heat until she matured...