I also am battling a gas colic that could be
weather-related in my 27 year old gelding. I've had two vets out; he's had
banamine, some new drug that I don't remember the name of, been tubed and the
vet did a rectal. My instructions are to walk him 15 minutes every
hour. Since the tubing and the walking, he's pooped twice and pee'd
once. However, he still lies flat, passes a fair amount of gas, groans and
is definitely uncomfortable. It's snowing heavily up here in N. CA and I
don't think either of us enjoys the walks. He powers through them like he
thinks there must be a certain number of laps we have to do and we should just
get them over with. On the other hand, he certainly isn't comfortable in
his stall either. He's eaten a few bites of grass, a tiny amount of hay
and has refused carrots and beet pulp.
