--- In [email protected], "Cherie Mascis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've had a rough horse week, first Mura swallowed an alfalfa cube without > chewing in order to keep another horse from getting any and got Choke! She > started gagging and copious amounts of green mucus poured from her nose! I > had to flush water in without having her get it in her lungs and the cube > finally loosened.
This happened to Dari over the winter, I think I wrote about it. It was really scary, and he started running from me, which may have jogged the cube loose. After the vet showed up and we watched him from outside the fence, I went to get him a drink, and when I came back it was down. Apparently it's not that uncommon, my vet had had another cube choking the week before, and had previously put a horse down because of it when the owners couldn't afford surgery and it didn't go down by itself. My cubes are still sitting in the bag, I don't think I will feed them again unless I soak them first. > > Yesterday, my bosses' Belgian Trigger colicked! You aren't having a good weekend, I hope he gets better, hopefully by himself! Kim
