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I hope Conker continues to improve throughout the day Lavender.

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Hoping he will continue to improve Lavender. <3

Thank you! He's now had 800 ml liquid paraffin mixed with water so far… still lots to get down him through the evening. He's been in the stable but had a walk to see if it would help but still no poop.

He's just being turned into his little paddock. There's nothing to eat but hoping he will walk to ease things and possibly get a result... <3

He sounds a lovely little pony Lavender. I had ponies many years ago, but luckily I never had to deal with colic. I can remember horses at stables I went to getting it though and being given drenches by the vet. Hopefully the liquid parafin will lubricate his gut and soften the blockage. As you say, a bit of walking might gently get things moving too. You must feel so helpless just watching and waiting.

Sending positive thought's your way Lavender.

Simply, because I don't know what else to say.

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everybody has their fingers crossed xx

come on Conker you can do it :-D

Hope Conker can get rid of the bad stuff & feels better. positive thoughts & <3 to the little fella Barbra x

Hoping Conker has managed to 'go' so he will feel lots better and make a good recovery.

Lizx

A friend's pony (New Forest) had this problem and she had to get the vet to operate on the little intestine. The pony was abt 17. Still doing fine. This is not especially an age problem and with vet intervention the chances of recovery are quite good.

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We have spoken with a specialist horse vet this morning.

I was up in the night with him (the pony lol) and was surprised to find him not in pain as I was expecting. Still no sign of poop.

This morning more painkiller, and olive oil in his rear end, twice! He's had a little graze on a rein and back in the stable. He won't touch the bran we've been trying all week. He's definitely not ready to give up on. Have cancelled our holiday tomorrow.

It is possible to operate, Rollo. However, it is not a child's riding pony and we are already facing a bill for vets visits and drugs, we've not finished yet. An operation would mean leaving the only home he's ever known, a bill of thousands of pounds and more pain. We are trying our best to keep him comfortable yet give him every opportunity of recovery without surgical intervention. Yesterday, the vet visited and decided against putting a tube up his nose as he is a miniature Shetland and very tiny.

There is still hope for him. He looks much better, the paraffin must be helping, but he said to withhold it today. We are giving him loads of tlc all day long, he must be feeling well loved, anyway. The vet said we need to wait for 24 -48 hrs to see if the liquid paraffin works.

Thank you all for your kind thoughts. Keeping everything crossed here. He's certainly not looking ready to leave us today so we are not giving up on him

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I'm so glad he's not in pain. <3

Roll on tomorrow, we're waiting with baited breath for Conker to poop :-D

The Extra Virgin is up his rear end, more from the village stores

The vet said that we don't really know what's going on in there. I suppose he's thinking could even be a growth or something

One of the guys in my tree was a horse vet and he compiled the classic work on horse health. It was published 100 years ago but is still very useful especially if you are working on a traditional basis and budget!

Downloadable:

https://archive.org/details/horseitstreatmen01axej

Color incomplete:

http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/month/nov2008.html

I am glad you are staying with him. Horses are brave animals but very emotional and they need their owners when the going gets tough.

Everything Crossed for Conker lets hope something moves him x maybe talking out of turn but would warm blankets not help they would comfort him & maybe help get the poop out ? .come on Conker we want you alright <3

Is he rolling around? If not that is a good sign as too much rolling and their intestine can become twisted, surgery then being the only way out. A Sheltie being small this is less of a problem tah with larger animals.Most horses affected by colic survive with a lot of TLC, ESPECIALLY after they seem to be picking up..

Hopefully the treatment will work and he will gradually pick up - keep feed to a minimum if at all.

Once a horse has had colic it is a tad more likely to get it again, not because of age or himself but because colic is always linked to food, environment, pasture etc etc and these factors tend to repeat. Shelties tend to get spoilt.

As soon as he is getting better take some advice from a horse nutritionist it won't cost a lot.

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Have received a message from my niece who has been involved with horses for a long time. I sent her a copy of your posts and this is her reply.

"The fact that the little lad is getting better is a very good start. The liquid paraffin should help as it breaks everything down (burns it up) to help everything pass through again. Colic is a horrible thing but if he's getting better that's a very good sign in itself. Cross fingers, it sounds like all the right things are being done"

Hope this is of help.

Mr M.

Thank you all so much. Am taking on board all the good advice, it's very kind of you all to care about him.

You do feel very guilty when these things happen but the vet said we had been doing everything correctly, i.e. keeping their grazing pasture really tight. You wouldn't believe what a weeny little area of land they have been grazing on. We aren't really horse people even though have had these little ones for such a long time, have just learned as we went along and they have asked for very little, hay, a dry mix, regular feet trimming etc.

He has gone from looking so unwell to walking his little paddock and quietly grazing now and then but still no poops :( I keep popping out to look and give him a cuddle.

Many thanks Rollo and Mr Magoo for going to all that trouble for us :-)

edit* he was rolling a lot but the painkiller stops him. I'm aware that there is a danger in him doing so, trying to prevent him.

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So thinking of you Lavender.

Poop Conker, Poop!!

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