Emergency
What is an emergency?
If you are at all concerned about yours or any horse’s health please contact us at any time.
Our vets are more than happy to give advice over the phone. Better safe than sorry
Colic:
What to look for:
- Horse looking at flanks
- Kicking belly
- Pawing ground
- Sweating
- Lying down
- Rolling
- Not eating
First Aid: remove food, encourage horse to stand but do not force it to walk if it does not want to. If possible, move to a stable with a deep bed
CHOKE:
What to look for:
- Stretching neck
- Repeated attempts to swallow
- Saliva
- Food coming from the nose
- Distress
First Aid: remove all food and water and try and keep the horse as calm as possible
Wounds/Injuries:
Wounds that may require emergency treatment include:
- Any wound causing severe lameness
- A deep wound over a joint
- Wounds with arterial bleeding (pulsing)
FOALING DIFFICULTIES:
Please contact us without delay:
- if the foal’s feet are visible but it has not been born within 7 minutes
- a red bag presentation
- the mare is straining unproductively for more than 15 minutes