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Discussion on Mare Died of Colitis/ Any preventitive measures for other horses?
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jessicaw
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 2:55 am:
Really long story short,Tuesday before last my 11 yr old previously completely healthy 11yr Arab mare Died from Colitis.She presented with mild colic symptoms.Never had Diarreaha. She did pass one cow pattie like manure when she was having symptoms, and Ive since looked around the pasture and seen a few more similar..that are old(not from current horses). Im really worried for my other 3 horses. They all shared the same pasture areas, and are usually brought in at night. A Necropsy was done but the cultures were all negative so its inconclusive....Is there anything I should do preventatively for them? Bio Sponge for a week or so?? Probiotics? My local vet said Bio Sponge wouldnt hurt, Vet at hospital said no Bio Sponge can cause impaction Colic, dont use it as a preventative measure. I just am constanly worried. Her symptoms came on so fast and she was dead so fast.(36 hours from colic like symptoms..24 hrs in vet hospital) Just feel like I need to do something!!! They all seem ok so far. I am monitoring there vitals and temps daily.There in stalls every night to check manure. Just feel like I DrOpped the ball with my mare. I had let them stay out in the pasture for a few days because the weather was really nice and I had been really busy. I raised this mare from birth so this has been really hard on me.
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jessicaw
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 2:58 am:
To add- She had colic symptoms,HR of 60,regular temp by vet but that was after 2 rounds of Banamine.Vet tubed her/palped/ couldnt feel anything odd. Nothing in stomach. Took her to vet hospital fluids/meds for 24 hours. She was going down hill really fast. Vet there said she wasnt going to make it so we put her down. Upon Necropsy was a VERY severe infection. How long would that have been developing? She was her normal self eating...etc...up until that Sunday night.
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scooter
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 7:46 am:
Jessica so sorry for your loss. My old mare went through something like that years ago including explosive diarrhea and high HR, no fever. She did pull through but it was touch and go for awhile.
I too was very worried about my other 3 horses. This kind of thing can make us very paranoid. My other 3 remained fine. I never found out what my mare had for sure. I never did anything "proactive" for the other 3 but did keep a close eye on them. Seems my mares first symptom was depression and standing off by herself, which I thought odd, but didn't act upon. Then the diarrhea started.
Hope the rest of your herd remains fine
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canter
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 9:42 am:
Jessica, my deepest condolences at your loss. I surely hope the rest of your herd remain OK.
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 10:22 am:
My condolences Jessica,
What were the lesions found on necropsy and how did they rule out toxins that would cause inflammation of the bowel?
DrO
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cheryl
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 10:28 am:
So sorry for your loss, Jessica. Will be pulling for your other horses.
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New Member:
jessicaw
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 10:45 am:
Dr O, I havent gotten the full necropsy report back yet. Spoke to the Vet on the phone and he said they had taken samples from the colon ( I believe he said Mecosa samples ?) and that the cultures/tests were negative for salmonella and Clostridium. He didnt say anything about lesions or any other cause for the Colitis. Deemed it Colitis X...unk cause.
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jessicaw
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 10:50 am:
Thank you everyone... It has been very stressful!
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mrose
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Posted on Saturday, May 8, 2010 - 11:39 am:
I'm so sorry Jessica. I know well the pain and concern you are going through. It is so difficult to loose a friend we love and then to worry about the rest of the herd too. Best wishes to you.
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 6:31 pm:
Hello Jessica,
The article associated with this discussion has a rather extensive list of causes of colitis and the pasture and feedstuffs should be reviewed with these in mind. This would be your chief step to take as prevention of further problems. None of the treatments you discuss have any work done on them as a prevention for colitis of unknown cause.
DrO
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lilo
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Posted on Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 9:54 pm:
Jessica, my condolences on the loss of your horse. Hoping sincerely that the rest of the herd remains healthy.
So sorry,
Lilo
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vickiann
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Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 5:57 pm:
Very nasty and potentially deadly stuff -- "Colitis X."
I'm very sorry to hear of your loss, Jessica.
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Member:
stek
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Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 11:41 am:
So sorry for your loss Jessica. Hope your other horses don't experience any problems.
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Member:
jessicaw
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Posted on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 - 7:45 pm:
Just a little update; Other 3 are horses doing fine. Never really got any further info from vet as to what may have caused it or any further info about the infection my mare had. Thank you to everyone for your kind words. Thanks DR O for all the great articles and info on this site. I have been reading through lots of them to try to prevent something like this happening again. Although it is still mostly a mystery. I appreciate having this site and all of you as a resource and sounding board!
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vickiann
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Posted on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 - 8:40 pm:
Glad to hear that the others are doing well, Jessica.
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Jun 6, 2010 - 7:33 pm:
Thanks Jessica.
DrO
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