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- June 23, 2009 at 7:56 am #40659
Abiahheign
ParticipantMy horse are sick i don’t know what to do with him. He has a lack of appetite, sweating excessively, he always pawing at the ground, and he kick to the belly and rolling. They said I have to check his digestive sounds but i never heard any. I think my horse is experiencing colic.
June 23, 2009 at 9:11 am #53034CharlyBonifaz
Memberbut i never heard any.
high indication to call a vet asap!!
June 23, 2009 at 2:06 pm #53038carter
ParticipantThe horse is suffering from colic. It is very, very serious. The horse is in pain. Your horse might die.
Call the vet. Do what they say.June 23, 2009 at 2:09 pm #53036Tom S
ParticipantWhen one of my mule or horses colics, the first thing I do is use a large syringe and inject mineral oil in their mouth. I usually start out with about 8 oz. At the same time, I inject them muscularly with banamine as per the label describes
June 23, 2009 at 2:13 pm #53039ParticipantIs it ok to confirm, Tom, you don’t put a needle in their mouth? Just in case a person misunderstood. I know what you mean though. Thanks
June 23, 2009 at 3:57 pm #53035Membermineral oil in their mouth
makes only sense if it is a gas colic
muscularly with banamine
works fine for a “regular” colic if you can give it i.v.; it makes terrible muscle necrosis i.m.
no digestive sounds is high indication for a major problem, please call a vet!
June 23, 2009 at 9:45 pm #53037ParticipantNo, you do not put a needle in the mouth, just use the syringe without the needle. Works fine.
One of my mules gets sand colic quite often. I use the banamine to help relax the animal and use the mineral oil to help her pass the sand. I have never run into any problem with necrosis injecting I.M.. Did a lot of it on several animals and never had a problem. Never used an I.V. and wouldn’t know how. I must be lucky or too ignorant to know any better, but it works.
June 24, 2009 at 1:09 am #53040ParticipantThanks to all! I never give anything in my horse until the vet arrives. The vet gave him a muscle relaxants for spasmodic colic, to relieve his pain. My vet diagnose him as a spasmodic colic and the vet gave him spasmolytic and analgesic medication. Luckily, the horse respond well to the medication. A very very,Thanks, thanks to all.
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