Colic last night...some jingles, please
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:37 pm
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.
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.