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When your horse refuses food and water looks around at their sidespaws the ground and tries to lay down often what is wrong?
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∙ 10y ago
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Those sound like signs of colic, which is a general term for gastrointestinal distress, and a veterinary emergency.
The two most common types of colic are spasmodic (gas and motility problems) and impaction (blockage), although there are many other potential causes for these painful symptoms.
Some common signs of colic include:
- Pawing at the ground
- Stretching
- Unsuccessful attempts to defecate
- Looking at the flank or stomach
- Nipping or kicking at the stomach
- Unusual restlessness (pacing, circling)
- Frequently laying down and getting up
- Rolling
- Grinding teeth
- Refusing food or water
- Increased pulse rate
Take your horse out of his stall and keep him walking. Do not let him lie down or roll, as this can cause an intestinal torsion (aka twisted gut), which is usually fatal.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is impossible to tell what made the horse colic by this description. There can be several different reasons for the sypmtoms. The vet is the only person that can tell what made the horse colic. If he has a twisted gut the symptons will look like sand colic and the other way around.
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∙ 13y agoThere is virtually no way to tell the cause of colic in a horse unless you know for sure that he ate too much of something or possibly ate something poisonous. Even with a case of sand colic you need a stethascope and a trained ear to hear the sand in the horse's gut. There are many causes of colic and all can be life threatening if not treated by a qualified vet. Horses can twist a gut, have a blockage, have gastric ulcers and more. Many times a vet may not know the exact cause and most cases of colic are treated the same way initially.
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∙ 10y agoThis behavior is common when a horse is colicky. keep them moving, call your vet, and don't let them lay down.
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∙ 14y agoSounds like colic, which is horse tummy ache. You need to give it a draught, call a vet.
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∙ 14y agoIt may possibly have colic. I would call the vet, and get professional help and care for the horse.
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∙ 13y agoHowrse.com
It is Impaction Colic
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∙ 13y agoThey have impaction colic!
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∙ 13y agoIt is probably suffering from Colic.
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When your horse refuses food and waterlooks around at their sidespaws the ground and tries to lay down often what is wrong?
Could be it has colic which is exceptionally painful for them. Seek veterinary help.
When your horse refuses food and water looks around their side paws the ground and tries to lay down what is wrong?
Your horse is sick
On howrse When your horse refuses food and water looks around at their sides paws the ground and tries to lay down often what is wrong?
the animal has colic
What is the most common type of colic when your horse refuses food and water looks around at their sides paws the ground and tries to lay does often?
impacted
If a horse refuses food and water look around at their sides pase at the ground and tries to lie down often what is it?
I would say this is colic. By all accounts that horse is showing classic "colicky" behavior.
When your horse refuses food and water looks around at there sides paws the ground and tries to lay down often what is wrong?
they probably have colic. HOWRSE ANSWER: impaction colic
What does it mean when your horse refuses food and water and paws the ground frequently and always lays down and looks around at it's sides?
Sounds like signs of colic to me...
When your horse refuses food and water looks around at the sides paws the ground and tries to lay down what is wrong?
It has colic. CALL A VET SYRAIGHT AWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER
When a horse refuses water and food looks at their side paws the ground and tries to lay down often what kind of collic does it have?
your horse has the impaction colic.
When a horse refuses food and water paws the ground looks at its sides and tries to lay down what is wrong?
it has colic
When a horse refuses food and water looks around at their sides pours at the ground and tries to lay down often what is wrong with it?
it has colic and you should not let it roll of lie down or else it could die
What happens when your howrse refuses food water paws at the ground looks at its sides and tries to lay down often?
The horse is colicing
