> Well, by evening it was like nothing ever happened.  The woman who
> runs the place has a Thoroughbred mare who colics on a regular basis,
> almost monthly when she is in foal, and she kept telling me I was
> over-reacting...that it was a minor colic.  But I lost my first horse in
 
At the stable there's a Appy mare that colic when she comes into heat.. it's 
real regular and expected. 
 
 
> 1971 when he colicked, an impaction, and I will never forget the three
> days of hell we went through then.  The vet was going to operate Monday
> morning at 8:00; Comanche died at 5:30 a.m. It was a bit like Baby; he
> died before he hit the ground.  That was the last time a horse I owned
> colicked, so I was in tears when I got to the stables with Spot.  Lori
> thought it was funny.  I STILL don't.
 
Been through to many colics.. the worst was still Rose that Quarter mare down 
in OC.. 20 hrs start to finish and it was really ugly.
 
 
> for 6 years.  So I figure if it works, don't fix it; the generic
> Metamucil is cheaper than the horse stuff per month anyway.
 
Chuckle.. ;)
 
 
> The vet said it didn't appear to be sand colic, but she was
> dehydrated.  Hell, we ALL are in the summer out here, just like in the
> spring we are all congested from allergies!  No known reason for the
> colic...but we will watch her very closely anyway.
 
Try some Vit C.. it tends to loosen up some horses.. I've regulated CJ that 
way when I knew she wasn't drinking enough water recently in a heat wave..
 
Her Poop output was down.. so I mildly oiled her (mineral mixed with A&M) and 
then put her back on C.. worked like a champ. 
 
 
 
 
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