My horse vomited what do I do?

Answer 1

It is actually physically impossible for a horse to vomit...maybe it was snot or flehm? It is actually physically impossible for a horse to vomit...maybe it was snot or flehm? It is extremely rare for horses to vomit. Usually when something is wrong with the horse's digestion, food is rushed through it and the horse scours. A horse cannot vomit in the way most mammals do, and the regurgitated stomach contents are directed into the sinuses and come out of the nostrils. If this is left untreated the horse is likely to develop inhalation pneumonia, and whatever is wrong with its digestion could be bad enough to kill it. In the meantime, keep the horse moving and when this is impossible, tie its head to something high up - not high enough to pull the head higher than is comfortable, but tightly enough to stop the horse from lying down. It is probably very uncomfortable and if it gets down it could roll and get a torsion. Horses with torsion are almost always put down as surgery costs many thousands of dollars and has a high failure rate. CALL THE VET IMMEDIATELY or your horse may well die. If there was something running from the horse's mouth it was not vomit, it could have been mucus from the nose that ran into the mouth or chewed food. If the horse drops food from its mouth when eating it needs to be seen by a vet. This usually means its teeth are overgrown and need rasping.

Answer 2

Horses cannot vomit, as their esophagus and stomach are built in a way that does not allow food to come back up. If you have observed something that looks like vomiting, it could be regurgitation, in which case you should contact a veterinarian as it could be a sign of a serious issue such as choke.