Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Recurring colics

Maryanne,

I've seen that with both sand and ulcers...  The horse with ulcers was put
on apple cider vinegar and it seemed to help.  We managed it for nearly 10
years with just that, although that may have been atypical.  He died this
past fall -- in his mid- to late-20s.

Since we live in a sandy area ("sugar sand"), I feed hay, beet pulp (just
started this one) and use psyllium.  I had a sand colic and she didn't
survive.  It was one of my broodmares.  My horses don't think they can eat
unless they dump their feed on the ground.  My vet has the same problem with
his and is dealing with it the same way I am (except for the beet pulp).

Good luck!

Milinda Ellis
Beargrass Cleveland Bays
Jewett, Texas
milinda@xxxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maryanne Stroud Gabbani" <maryanne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Equine-L" <EQUINE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "VetMed" <VETMED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 2:05 AM
Subject: [RC] Recurring colics


> There is a mare in our stable that has a recurring colic that attacks
about
> 5 pm roughly every two or three months for the last 8 months now. She's in
> lovely condition, eats and drinks well, shows no problems after work,
which
> is admittedly light as she's in rehab from a bowed tendon. The colic comes
> on very suddenly, she bloats with gas and tries to go down and roll. It
> usually passes after a few hours and the next morning, you'd never know
that
> she'd had a problem. Any ideas?
>
> Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
> Cairo, Egypt
> maryanne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.ratbusters.net
>
>
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