This message is from: "Annette Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We have an older quarter horse mare who is prone to colic. One common denominator we've found in her episodes is a sudden drop in barometric pressure. On a Colorado winter day, the drop is easy to notice because the weather changes so drastically -- so, now we put the blanket on her, close her in the shed and skip her dinner as a preventative messure. She did just great all last winter. This summer, there was a pressure drop but it stayed hot so I didn't notice and she started to colic. Thankfully, it was a light episode. The vet said to keep her from eating, try to keep her walking, and he had us give her a banamine shot; she was fine by the next day. Oddly enough, giving her some alfalfa doesn't seem to affect her; neither does going out onto green grass in the spring. Annette Johnson
