Re: impaction followed by twist?

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not saying an > allaround > vet can't do it all so please don't anyone read that into it. For > me, I > feel better having my horses seen by and treated by a vet that does > horses only. Yesterday I took my cat to a small animal vet. I've been d

impaction followed by twist?

This message is from: Debby Stai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've gone through a colic that resulted in the eventually death of a well-loved first horse and then have had several others that have coliced, one from moldy alfalfa, the vet said it was a gas colic from the bad hay, and then our only Fjord had

Re: Impaction followed by twist?

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I get the idea that rolling is > NOT the > cause of a twist, that it is a hyperactivity of the bowel itself > that > causes it to twist This is why parasite control is so important. One theory is that the scarring and inflamation created by migrating par

Re: Impaction followed by twist?

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gail, You bring up some very good points and questions. Obviously there are many things about colic that we still don't understand. Maybe someday we will have it figured out. Until then a lot of what you hear and read is theory and therefore treatments w

Re: Impaction followed by twist?

This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gail, I am not a vet, but in my readings I get the idea that rolling is NOT the cause of a twist, that it is a hyperactivity of the bowel itself that causes it to twist, sometimes telescope on itself (Intusseption sp?) Seems there is some d

Re: Impaction followed by twist?

This message is from: "Laurie Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I thought banamine and other drugs were used to mask symptoms so things would not get worse. < No Gail, this can keep you from seeing if things are getting worse. That's why you should not give banamine without consulting your vet. It ca

Impaction followed by twist?

This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Steve, Thanks for the response. I understand that you are trying to keep me from imparting misinformation to the list...and appreciate that. I know that I don't have a good grasp of how all this works, but I sure would like to understand