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I never thought of that, thanks. She seems as if she's on the mend, no pain when touched, no lying down since 8pm last night and has produced some dung. I put on my survival suit and spent the night sitting, watching her. My young gelding was being such a doll with her. She was using him as a rubbing post and he just stood there letting it happen. He's shares top pony status with my older gelding so isn't usually very friendly with the 2 fillies. I called the vet this morning and he said that I could start giving her small amounts of hay often throughout the day, keeping an eye on how she feels before giving each lot. I described my set up and behaviours of my 4 ponies and he thought that the colic was due to Illona eating a lot of hay and not drinking enough. I thought that this may have been the reason because there have been strong winds here (up to hurricane force) and I don't think they moved from their sheltered spot.
So glad she is doing better. Your vet might be right with the hydration. Is there a way you can put some water buckets into their shelter (without getting blown away by the winds)?
I never thought of that, thanks. She seems as if she's on the mend, no pain when touched, no lying down since 8pm last night and has produced some dung. I put on my survival suit and spent the night sitting, watching her. My young gelding was being such a doll with her. She was using him as a rubbing post and he just stood there letting it happen. He's shares top pony status with my older gelding so isn't usually very friendly with the 2 fillies. I called the vet this morning and he said that I could start giving her small amounts of hay often throughout the day, keeping an eye on how she feels before giving each lot. I described my set up and behaviours of my 4 ponies and he thought that the colic was due to Illona eating a lot of hay and not drinking enough. I thought that this may have been the reason because there have been strong winds here (up to hurricane force) and I don't think they moved from their sheltered spot.
So glad she is doing better. Your vet might be right with the hydration. Is there a way you can put some water buckets into their shelter (without getting blown away by the winds)?
