[wildstang]

Hi,

I think my horse got some poisonous plants, I'm not quite sure what he got, because some children were weeding and gave him some weeds. Now he has a belly ache. he bites at his belly and lays down and stands up. he hasn't been eating his food very well either, nor drinking water.

Is there something I can give him that will help absorb the toxins? I gave him some activated charcole already yesterday, and he is feeling a little better.

would some enzimes help him any?

[redhorseridge]

Have you called your vet? It could be colic.

[phoenixfyre71]

ummm a call to the vet is in order. I wouldnt wait any longer

[Caterina]

I think the only advice we can give you is to call the vet.
Especially if he isnt drinking, he needs vet attention.

[iluvannie412]

agreed...vet....keep us updated, though! I hope he's OK!

[wildstang]

do you have to be 18 or older to call a vet? I'm only 15 and no, nobody else will.

I treated him for colic, (minral oil, charcole, and bute) And he seemed to do a little better, but it is dragging on. We have had alot of horses get colic before, and the only ones that died are the ones we took to the vet. They didn't have colic though, they had strengles in the abdomen. the worst thing you can do for it is treat it like colic. That vet still thinks it was colic after 2 horses died. We saved the one we didn't take to the vet. so most of our vet expirences were bad.

He isn't rolling, just doesn't have an appitite, and he bites himself somtimes. He acts iritated. We guessed the children gave him some bad weeds because just after that is when we noticed him acting sick.

[wildstang]

Oh,
When I got him he had a bad habbit of biting himself, we thought it was because he was bored, but after I got him he is really busy most of the day and he still does it. Could this be a sign of pain? He is a really well mannered horse, the best I've ever seen, when he bites himself you can go tell him to stop and he will for a while, sometime the rest of the day. He has done it the whole time I have had him so I don't know how he was when he was younger.

[ncs]

don't let previous bad experiences deter you from what you need to do for this horse. It is not significant that you *saved* the one you didn't take to the vet, each is a different circumstance.
Have you looked in the area the weeds were picked from to see what they may have been?
How many days are you going to leave him out in the heat knowing he isn't drinking water? How many days would YOU last like that?
I hope the horsie is feeling better, I truly do, but if he isn't , get him medical attention!

[bugsys22575]

I would not be giving bute for a colic situation.

When did this horse supposedly eat the poisonous plants? You really should try to find out what it is they may have given him.

I agree that a vet should be in order.

And what do you mean by strengles in the abdomen? The only thing I can think of is Strongyles like the worm, but if they had that large of a load, it would not be the vet's fault rather it would be the person responsible for their general care and upkeep. If you allow your horse to build up that much of a parasite load, you cannot expect the vet to work miracles and save every horse.

I truly hope the horse is okay.

[rkhorserider]

Any update?