Colic last night...some jingles, please

[texsuze]

After walking my retired oldster in from the far pasture yesterday, he ate his first course of dinner and started on some hay. Uneventful. I'd planned to give him a bath after dinner, and, during his final rinse off he started to shift weight on, and lift hind feet. Then, the extreme change in facial expressions and lip curling. Sunday evening 5: 30 p.m. Here we go...

Phoned DH at the house "Please bring the banamine paste. In the butter bin of fridge. Now." (It's all I had on hand). Slow walking to keep my oldster from going down while I phoned the vet. "Yes, please, I'd like you to come out to see him".

Our vet is really nice and competent, got here in good time. Gave some IV banamine and did the tube/oil procedure. We spent over an hour in the turnout watching and discussing. Long story... I stayed up all night with my old guy, calling DH to the barn around 2 a.m. to give the dose of rx the vet left us if things didn't improve. Finally, around 5 a.m. my poor horse seemed to move towards some improvement.

Watchful waiting for now, hoping to see more evidence that the problem (likely obstruction) continues to resolve. It's been probably 12 years since I've had a colic scare with this horse, and only once prior to that, in nearly 23 years of partnership. He is a rock star gelding and I'm not ready to say 'good bye' to him yet. This getting old (both of us) isn't for sissies!

Jingles for my oldster are appreciated.

[Ryeissa]

jingles! how scary

[Tanga]

I hope he is fine. That's a good sign he got better.

[heddylamar]

Lots of jingles!

[texsuze]

Poop report (an hour ago): We have a shiny poop! Hopefully on the way to a happy gut. Jingles seem to be working....

[Flight]

Hope he's on the mend texsuze!

[blob]

oh no! So glad to hear the report of shiny poop! hopefully he's on the mend. Sending lots of jingles your way.

[Chisamba]

Jingles for healthy gut

[Canyon]

Colic is so scary! I hope he continues to improve.

[StraightForward]

Glad you got a poop! Continued jingles ~~~

[Srhorselady]

Hurray for the poop report! Tell him to keep it coming!

[PaulaO]

Poop is good. Colic is scary. Jingles sent for continued healing.

[texsuze]

Thanks for all the jingles, I think they worked! Looking good this a.m. despite a huge thunderstorm with gusty winds. I gave him a small, alfalfa pellet mush meal and let him have pasture access to nibble. Rain showers started again and the minute he felt 2 raindrops hit his head (horrors!), he did his "hop and pop" and trotted back to the safety of his 'porch'. Another poop came around 9 a.m. so I have to presume his gut motility is ok.

[Hayburner]

Glad to hear he is doing better and pooped!

[Moutaineer]

Ugh. Tis the season. Glad he is feeling better.

[PaulaO]

Ugh. Tis the season. Glad he is feeling better.

Why? Because the weather is getting hot and humid? Ariel colicked when there was about a week of hot (over 90) and humid weather. I'm always on highER alert during that type of weather.

[Moutaineer]

Ugh. Tis the season. Glad he is feeling better.

Why? Because the weather is getting hot and humid? Ariel colicked when there was about a week of hot (over 90) and humid weather. I'm always on highER alert during that type of weather.

Big swings in temperature are what seem to get us here. I think they forget to drink to compensate for the heat.