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Colic sickness for horses and ponies is a sickness which can be cured by immediate action of a vet. Basically colic is a twisted gut, the horse/ponies' guts starts to twist and it hurts them so they want to lie down. The more the guts get twisted the more it damages the horses interior, if left untreated the horse will eventually die in the next 3-4hrs.
Do not let them lie down it will hurt them more, you have to keep them walking calmly round in circles and talk to them until the vet arrives, be sure to call the vet IMMEDIATELY after you notice the colic.
Symptoms of colic can be :
- Biting/scratching/snatching at their barrel (belly)
- Will to lie down constantly
- Looks in deep discomfort
- if in field rolls constantly
- kicking barrel (belly)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agocolic is a serious condition for horses. it is very painful and can even kill them. colic is mostly caused by man management. (humans doing) a lot of things can cause colic such as riding before an hour after a horse has fed and lots more...
it will cause a horse to roll a lot and lie down much more than often. this is bad as it could lead to the horse to having a twisted stomach and the results could lead to death.
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