Licorice seems to be doing alright. He's eating and drinking like he should. Because his hay is getting soaked before he eats it, he is drinking a little less but my vet said that's fine.
Someone asked about EPM (I think that was it) and we did have Licorice tested for everything. All of his blood work came back normal.
At this point, we don't have any good idea about what happened. It was probably a viral infection that gave him a fever and diarrhea. Who knows what caused him to colic.
We are starting him on Succeed next week, which is supposed to help sensitive flowers like my new pony.
I have also been given the okay to lunge him lightly today. I'm pretty nervous about that since the last time I did that, he ended up getting sicker.
It's been perfectly sunny (and cold) here. I'm sad that Licorice has been sick because it's VERY unusual to see the sun this time of year and it would have been fun to be out exploring the trails. Hopefully we'll see some more sunshine in December when we can actually get ourselves outside!
Fingers crossed he keeps looking better. My Arab caught a cold that really knocked him for a loop and took awhile for him to recover from.
ReplyDeleteWe keep all of ours on Pysillium to help ward off colic. Horse owners worst nightmare.
Glad to hear he's feeling better - hope he's 100% soon!
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