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RE: [RC] Define Colic - heidi

Dabney said:


I haven't either, but I did cause a tummy ache once (just not
to the colic stage)...


I must confess that I find this statement a bit unusual.  For ME, 'tummy
ache in my horse' is the definition of colic.

For those of you who make a distinction between these, at what 'stage' does
a tummy ache become colic?

It is difficult to talk about whether something causes colic or not if we
aren't all using the word colic in the same way.


Thanks for bringing that up, kat.  A colic is any sort of abdominal
discomfort.  It can range from a gas bubble with minor and transient
discomfort to a twisted gut resulting in intestinal death,
enterotoxemia, and death of the horse--and contains everything in
between.  So Dabney, being a legal beagle, should know that indeed, she
DID cause her horse to colic--albeit a mild case.

Heidi


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