Colicky horse.

[Brinjal]

Yesterday morning my horse went down with colic.   I gave him a jab of the usual muti and he responded.   Then by late after noon he was down again so I took him down to the vet who checked him and said it was spasmodic colic and gave him another jab.   I left him in hospital over night and ollected him bout 3pm only to have him go down agin at 5pm.   I have given him another jab but dont really know what to do next any ideas.

[Lily_b]

Call the vet for advice again.  He/she may be able to advise you over the phone.

[Clanad]

"Colic", as you probably know, is a general term for gut pain in horses.  Spasmodic colic is, as the name implies, spasms in the intestinal tract.  It usually responds to treatment quite well.  Give it a little time... if the horse begins rolling, kicking at his stomach, getting up and down often or standing stretched out and curling his upper lip, call the vet again. You might want to inspect his feed for the cause.  Look primarily for the quality of any hay being fed, especially moldy or weedy hay.  Limit his intake of grain until he gets better. Keep the horse supplied with fresh water and, if he will respond, walk him short distances.  Good luck!

[rampart]

Brinjal,

One of our horses showed symptoms of colic on and off for a number of days, and we also made a number of trips to the veterinarian. It turned out to be an injury to the intestine.

[Brinjal]

Many thanks for all your replies.   He seems to be better now.   He sometimes gets what I call change of weather colic which happens when it is trying to rain here and I think that may have been part of the problem.  He seems fine now.