This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HI everyone... Storm coliced tonight. Found him lying down on the snow at suppertime. Brought him in the barn and he would not eat. We started walking him and called the vet. The vet turned out to be a new guy originally from the Netherlands. He is replacing one of the regular vets and happened to be on call tonight. He took his temperature..(normal)....he gave him a shot and tubed him. Afterwards Storm ate his portion of grain..but vet said no hay till morning and only after a good bowel movement. I Just checked on him at midnight and he has had a soft bowel movement. He believes that drinking icy cold water (our weather finally turned cold this past week) probably caused this. What do you think? Does anyone really know what causes colic? He suggested giving him warmish water in the morning before he gets a chance to drink the cold stuff. Our water supply for him is an overflow from an artesian well. Do most of you use heater coils in your water tubs or feed cold water?
Do any of you carry mortality insurance on your horses? Could I get it on Storm where he has had this one episode of colic or belly ache...or would that matter? Just wondering.....This tummy ache episode has really got me worried. Thankfully, he did not show too much discomfort. He did pass some gas and had a bit of a loose bowel movement before the vet got here. Does this seem to be true colic symptoms? Lying down, not eating and passing gas...also he did bite and kick at his sides.. not a whole lot but some.....but other than that did not seem to be suffering too much. We had him out and walked him an hour and a half after the vet left and he seemed lively and normal...sure hope the worst is over. The vet seemed to think it might have been gas...is that classed as colic? Anyhow goodnite . I will keep everyone informed....say a prayer. Sue, (Desert Storms mom}
