Video of colicking horse

[natisha]

This shows Weebles with initial signs that something was wrong. Though she is not on the ground thrashing, kicking, biting at her sides, or showing any of the typical signs of colic, it was very obvious something was wrong. A vet was called, she came out and examined Weebles; she had a mild impaction. She was oiled, given Banamine, and the impaction passed the next day (20 hours later). Food was withheld.
The mare continued to drink the whole time, and was interested in food. This illustrates that even mild symptoms should be addressed to hopefully avoid bigger problems.

YouTube- Signs of colic.wmv

[JackieB]

Thanks for sharing. Very informative!

[Toodlestoo]

Natisha, glad you posted this. Tubbs had the same stance the other day. Kept thinking he was getting ready to pee but he never did. He eventually started kicking, biting his sides and then thrashing. Now, I know what to look for. Great video!

[natisha]

Natisha, glad you posted this. Tubbs had the same stance the other day. Kept thinking he was getting ready to pee but he never did. He eventually started kicking, biting his sides and then thrashing. Now, I know what to look for. Great video!Oh no. What happened then? I hope he's OK.

[natisha]

Thanks for sharing. Very informative!Thanks, I should have also pointed out the neck stretching & the chewing. Weebles had breakfast normally & grass turnout for an hour with a muzzle on. While she was on pasture is when I noticed something was wrong.

[WashingtonBay]

Good video Natisha... Most of the colics I've seen have been mild like that. So mild that if you're like me, you spend a lot of time staring at them trying to convince yourself for sure there really is something wrong that warrants a vet call. In my gut, I know... it's just my head that needs convincing sometimes that I actually have symptoms I can describe and that a vet would also recognize.

Trust your gut! I've said before something that makes sense to me, when it's mild like this, you may not be able to clearly articulate what's wrong, it's just a look in their eye sometimes... but even if you can't tell what's wrong, you sure can tell the moment it passes and the horse is really OK again. So if you have to ask... there's probably something wrong.

I have a video of one of pony's colics... of course, this one is more obvious than yours, but still... not thrashing, not really biting at sides, just very ill-at-ease. And pony would get a cramping line in her gut too, that I could see, a cramp that would come on and tense up her abdomen for a few seconds to a minute at a time... you can see it in the video.

Makes me sad to see this, this is, of course, one of her many colics that we never knew the cause of, and wonder if we should have investigated further what was going on with her. She colicked about twice a year for her last several years. She wasn't 'right' even then. Or did the colics and the treatment of one or all of them cause the stress on her kidneys? Were they a symptom, or a cause... Who knows... I don't.

Bless her heart.

Colicky pony movie video by WashingtonBay - Photobucket

[natisha]

WB, that was hard to watch. I know in people bad kidneys can cause pain & it is a slow progression to full kidney failure. Most cases never have an etiology, sadly this is probably the case with Pony. I think you were better off not knowing for years what was to come. The outcome would be the same but I think acute worry is better than chronic, if you know what I mean?

[WashingtonBay]

I do know, and appreciate it. I think that too, but I just wonder. Vet too, didn't have a definitive answer to that question, even looking back. Neither vet did.

[lisakaye]

Chance did the same thing on Saturday. I was completely confident he was colicking. Had an arguement with the BO about it. I ended up calling the vet and getting Banamine for him. He was also very mild. He just kept rolling and looking very lethargic. Couldn't get him to move. Once the banamine kicked in he felt a lttlle better but it was several hours into the night with lots of walking that he finally passed the good stufff if you know what I mean. Now I know to trust my insttincts.

[TLC97]

Thanks for posting this.

Some of you know I had a long night with Nike Sunday for this very same reason. Mild, caught it early and my vet was great and called me every 20 mins. or so to check in.

[Petra]

Thank you for sharing it! I never dealt with colic. It's good to know what to look for.

[natisha]

Thank you for sharing it! I never dealt with colic. It's good to know what to look for.Not all cases present the same. The main thing is to know what is normal for each horse, know their normal behaviors. Signs can be as subtle as napping at a different time of day or laying in a spot not usual for that horse.
Basically, as others have said, if you think something is wrong it probably is.