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Susan - I read something once about using activated charcoal in a case like this, similar to the way you would if a dog got into chocolate or some other poison. Have you ever heard of this? Assuming it's a good therapy, would the grain have been too far past the stomach in this case due to the time frame?

 

Just curious. I hope the best for the colt.

Kristen in TX

 

PS: If anyone wonders how to get a dog to eat activated charcoal, get the kind powdered kind and mix it with tuna fish juice.

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If there is an equine referral hospital within any reasonable driving distance (ie, less than twelve hours), load him up and get moving NOW.  Call and tell them you?re coming.  Decide on the way how much of a commitment you're willing to make to the horse if it comes to worst case scenario.  If he were my patient, I'd have him on a surgical table for a colon dump and IV fluids so fast, it'd make your head spin.

 

Close down your computer and get moving.  Good luck.

 

 Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, MS