Re: Re[2]: Gut sounds
Joyce Kellenberger (joyce@homer.ca.boeing.com)
Thu, 12 Dec 96 18:30:02 PST
> If the gut stops moving, then the horse will run out of energy - maybe not
> on a 50 but definitely on a 100, Gut sounds is one thing I watch very
> closely. If I come in with low gut sounds and the gut doesn't start moving
> with eatting and drinking, then I would consult the vet before I went back
> out. Gut sounds is somthing I take very seriously.
>
Now I'm really confused. Someone (C.M. Newell?) said that whatever probiotics
you put into a horse at a vet check isn't going to get to the large intestine
(colon?) by the next vet check. If this is so, how could eating and drinking
bring gut sounds up within, say, 20 minutes? Doesn't all this stuff travel
the same path?
Need more discussion!