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May 15, 2008 23:12:27 GMT -5
Post by tangosmommy on May 15, 2008 23:12:27 GMT -5
My lovely darling Change decided not to chew today so starting from 2pm til 7pm when the vet got out here we had to tube my guy....ugh ...this is the 4th time he has done this. So he is now on mostly beetpulp and now has to have his grain soaked and his hay soaked. The vet thinks that he has developed scar tissue and that he will continue to have these lovely episodes. Hopefully not now ...He doesn't bolt his food mind you...he just loves to eat and swallows whole!!!! He is an ottb...I love him to death but have had him listed for sale as he pushes little ol me around...maybe we have had a bonding moment today....we'll see....hate to have to let him go....
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choke
May 15, 2008 23:37:43 GMT -5
Post by jennywho on May 15, 2008 23:37:43 GMT -5
I don't know if this is an option for you, but you may want to have him scoped.
I recently had a filly choke three times in a two week period. I took her in to have her scoped to make sure she hadn't developed a diverticulum (sp?) and instead she had a HUGE ulcer on her esophygus. We treated her with sucralfate (ask your vet about this even if you don't get him scoped) and she was on a liquid diet for a couple of weeks (grain and hay pellets turned into soup). After three weeks of treatment the ulcer had healed, but with a bit of scar tissue. I gradually started drying out her food until she was back on regular grain and hay with no problems.
For an emergency choke when it's going to be awhile before a vet gets out try to encourage the horse to keep it's head down. For Kana's second choke the vet was already out on an emergency. Since she wouldn't keep her head low, I aced her per vets advice, and she was still choking. Desperate, I gave her banamine and it coupled with the ace relaxed her muscles enough to clear the choke.
Good luck, choke is scary.
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choke
May 16, 2008 12:59:49 GMT -5
Post by tangosmommy on May 16, 2008 12:59:49 GMT -5
Thanks Jennywho...this is the apparently 5th time he's done this...he did it I found out this am twice for the folks who leased him...That's a great idea to scope him...he is also a cribber and the vet said that could make things worse...He is ok this am, he got no grain just turn out on grass and tonight he can start again with his beetpulp and soaked grain and soaked hay...I really appriciate advice and different ideas on things thanks again!!!
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choke
May 16, 2008 14:48:01 GMT -5
Post by Gingersmom-Tate on May 16, 2008 14:48:01 GMT -5
I lost Tate to choke, not the choke but instead the tube is what killed her, the vet felt a lot of scar tissue by the next day, she had resp and kidney failure, 4 days of IV antibiotics and fluids plus 3 injections a day and we still could not save her.
EDITED TO ADD, I never again used that vet, I feel he killed her, all of her after care was done by a different one.
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choke
May 16, 2008 14:58:09 GMT -5
Post by huskiesnhorses on May 16, 2008 14:58:09 GMT -5
Chewy choked for the first time (at least with me) about 2 weeks ago - I was handgrazing him in my front yard (which admittedly was long as my mower was in the shop) and he was grabbing huge mouthfuls as if the grass were going to run away. And just about the time I thought .. "geez, I wonder if...." suddenly he picked his head up and starting walking a circle around me... Then the drooling and retching/coughing started. I walked him to my driveway and started dialing - I rubbed his throat (it felt like he had an apple stuck in his throat latch area) and by the time Lisa came over - he passed it. Longest 4 minutes of MY life......GEESH!!! No more long grass when he's grass starved (from months off during the winter)
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choke
May 16, 2008 15:21:46 GMT -5
Post by tangosmommy on May 16, 2008 15:21:46 GMT -5
OMGosh Ginger!!!! sooo sorry about Tate!!! I really feel soooo lucky. My guy is out in the field as if nothing ever happened. But I guess we, the vet and I, are going to keep an eye on him for now....if he chokes again we may not be so lucky....Mine choked on a simple horse treat...the berry ones made of compressed alfalfa..they are large pellets about the diameter of a nickle....so obviously no more treats for him.....not even carrot pieces for quite a while....I will certainly be very careful about the horse treats that I give my guys now...he loved those and I suppose that's why he pretty much inhaled it and was looking for more....
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