Ariel colicked Thursday night

Many days of heat and humidity finally caught up with Miss A. Got to the barn yesterday around 4. She was in and standing in front of her fan. Hadn't touched her hay. I gave her an alcohol sponge bath. She laid down when I was putting things away, so I got the BM who gave her 10ccs of Banamine and electrolytes. She perked up, but at 6:30 still hadn't passed manure, despite hand walking. I called the vet, who sedated and rehydrated her and pulled a bunch of manure out manually (vet was up to her elbow in A's rectum). I stayed still around 10. BM texted me as I was on my way to the barn at 6:30 this morning saying she passed 3 piles of manure and was looking for food. Vet had said no hay, and a handful of soaked grain, which she gobbled up. She's back to normal and dragged me around the barn and outside. I will go back to the barn this afternoon to check on her.

I plan on giving her electrolytes the rest of the summer.

It wasn't a bad colic. I think she was more dehydrated than anything. She always has access to water, but you know how horses are. Last night she drank a bucket and half while waiting for the vet but clearly she needed more than that.

Mama needs sleep! :lol:

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Holy crow! Sounds so stressful! Glad she perked up! Hope you got some rest! Fingers crossed that doesn't happen again!

Glad she seems to be ok.

She was her usual,sassy self today. I hate heat. It’s so stressful for people and animals.

Glad to hear she's doing better.

All I know about a colicked horse I learned from M*A*S*H, when Col. Potter's horse Sophie came down with it. :lol:

Ditto on the heat. It's 114 days til snow here... Not that I am counting :lmt:

I much prefer heat to cold- think I am "solar operated". xx

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