--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, Susan Oliver <souzkous@...> wrote:
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> Poor Camyrn coliced this morning.� She was fine at 8 am�had�the normal amount and�texture poop in her stall, her water bucket was well drank from.� She chowed down her breakfast fine.� At 10 am I was watching her out the kitchen window while I made some toast and noticed her twitching her tail a lot.� It's winter, so no flies which had me stopping to watch further.� Whithin minutes I saw her pawing the air, shaking her head, putting her�lip up, looking at her belly, and�kicking at it. Then she laid down�got up, laid down.��Never having seen a colic I knew the signs.� Called my neighbor who was telling me what to do before deciding to call the Vet.� As I bundled up to go down to Camryn, I told her I'd call her back I was calling the Vet now.� Good timing as the Vet was just pulling out of the clinic and they caught her and�rerouted her to my place.� Otherwise she'd have been a few hours from us.� Doc got�here in 15 minutes. Pulled out
> what she could rectally, tubed her with mineral oil/water and soapy water.��She said I got her so early she couldn't give a definite prognosis as she hadn't distended and if there is a blockage, it hadn't had time to back up.� She�said calling was the right thing to do as Haflinger in general are so stoic that Camyrn had to be in severe pain,�&�had no gut sounds so it was definitly colic.� Could be simply caused from so many changes occuring in her life with the move and all.� While I weaned her from her original feed, my hay is richer than what she's used to. Could be blockage.� She said if Camryn was perky this afternoon after the meds had worn off, that we were good.� If she begin showing signs of pain again, it's�doesn't look good.� I hung out at the barn after, groomed her, mucked her stall, paddock, the entire time Camryn followed me like a pup.� Kind of like when my kids were little, had been sick, were feeling better but bored and
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> Camyrn was good as gold for me and the Vet.��I'd have to say she most definitly knew we were helping her even when being tubed.��Vet told me since I can watch her from the house to�just leave her out where she can move about rather than stalling her.� Let her have water but, no food till late�afternoon when I see she's OK.� Prayers for my� girl, I've only known her two weeks, but I love her.
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