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Hi Dr, O
My friend has a 11 yo mare who tends to colic every month during her cycle. Symptoms are mild and easily managed, but she also has a very drastic change in behavior (she becomes a lot more tolerant to other horses and humans).
This mare had a filly who is now a yearling and is showing the same type of colic discomfort starting her cycles.
The owner is wondering if this can be some genetic predisposition or a specific hormone that she could investigate about?
Are there any articles in the library about colic symptoms associated to hormones?
Thank you
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Hello clauee,
How many months old is the yearling? I do not know of any commonly recognized hormonal induced colic’s though behavioral changes are usual. If there is a strong correlation of the onset of colic occurring during estrus I would have the veterinarian out to palpate and ultrasound the repro tract looking for abnormalities and ovulation in particular comes to mind, though I have not seen any such cases. Preventing estrus would be a different way to handle this problem.
DrO
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