I heard of a pony dying from colic today. Could you tell about how you learned to give the whiskey & water for the colic & how much experience you have with that both personally & knowledge of others using this treatment& the results. How & who did you learn this treatment from? Could you also tell us about yourself, where & how you learned to do some of the things that put in your videos? I hope you don't take offense to all my questions.
I'm not offended at all! First of all, I am very sorry to hear about the pony. They are the hardest to treat when they colic, I had 3 mini pony who all colliced at the same time and the vet tried to put them down 3 different times over a 4 day period. I as called and treated the horses, and with in 12 hours they turned around, but it was hard work, to get them through it, so they could survive. Worst case of colic I ever treated, but they pulled through it. I'm sorry your little guy didn't make it. It's an unfortunate situation for many colic sufferers. To make my videos, I actually spend a lot of time researching, and learning from people, sometimes watching a ton of TH-cam videos myself, and I read medical journals. When I have gleaned what I can, I work to apply the knowledge I've gained, and turn it into experience. I'm also very crafty, and I tend to invent many of my own ways of doing things. I get ideas, and try them out, and most of the time, it works out beautifully. I've had an interesting life, to say the least. At to who I am, that's a loaded question that I'm pretty certain a full sized novel couldn't even paraphrase. I actually learned about whisky and water to treat colic from a friend of mine, who had a BS in horsemanship, at an accredited college. It was an old fashioned trick, that my friend has since used and kept as a treatment for colic, and she passed it onto me. She ships animals and exotics all over the USA, and runs her own animal sanctuary and rehab center. I like surrounding myself with people who are smarter than I am, so I can always have something to learn, and then I pass it on to others, and videography is a great way to share experience! Since learning about the colic remedy, I have successfully used it on about 14 horses, and every horse I have used it on, have always recovered! As long as you catch it early enough, you shouldn't have a problem. I'm certain that one day I may have a horse with a twisted gut, or an intestinal perforation, and if that happens, the horse may die inspire of my best efforts. Only way to solve gut perfections and twisted guts, is by a massive abdominal surgery, at a large animal hospital, and there isn't a guarantee they will survive that. This is why colic is the leading killer of horses, and why early detection and whiskey and water are quick to be used at my barn. If there is anything else I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask! Feel free to contact me on my Facebook page basic Homesteading and survival, if you would like specific one on one assistance! Have a blessed day!
@@basichomesteadingandsurviv3699 thank you for your reply. The pony was Colt on Homestead Horsemanship. I have always watched videos about cats & dogs, a lot of abuse & rescue ( mostly about dogs ). That led to horse abuse & rescue videos & horse training videos, which led to Homestead HORSEMANSHIP'S channel. The actuion video about Oliver led to following their channel & wanting to learn about horses. Apparently the thought is that Colts problem was probably a twisting of the bowel. I will mention your treatment of colic for them to check out if OK with you. Don't know if they would be receptive to your approach of colic treatment for future reference, as they raise horses.
@@lorettarussell3235 ya, twisting the bowl happens in later stages of colic, and it is a death sentence. There is nothing you can do, when they twist a gut, except load them in a trailer, (if they can still stand and stay up) rush them to an animal hospital, and open up their whole bellies, while the surgeon takes out their digestive tract, untwists the colon, and puts everything back in, hopefully the same way it came back out, and hope the horse doesn't go into shock and die after all that. This treatment only works, when you catch it early enough. Colic happens in stages, and it can happen at any time: the first stages is when the horse looses interest in food, self isolated, and starts to cramp. Second stage, the horse will start to look back at it's belly, bite it's sides, and sometimes kick it's belly with its legs. Next stage, horses will lay down, start to roll, and don't want to get back up. Last stage, is when they thrash and roll wildly, and that's usually when they twist a gut, and usually die. These stages can happen quickly, sometimes with in an hour time frame. Because of the speed at which colic can occur, and the fact that anything can cause it, it's one of the worst things a horse owner can experience, especially if they don't know everything they can do to remedy the situation quickly. There is a product out there that is medical safe, especially for pregnant mars and foals. I believe it's "colic ez" and "say whoa." There are lots of videos and horse owner testimonials on the product. Some race horses got colic on race day, and were treated with this product, and were able to race just a few hours after the episode. There are other alternatives for horse owners, including ones who are uncertain of giving whisky and water to their horse is a good idea. The other colic ointment is given to horses just like a regular dewormer, which most horse owners are already familiar with. As long as you catch colic early, you could give them a product to correct it, like "say whoa" or "colic ez," which costs around $100 a tube, or you can use a $5 bottle of whiskey, and use some water from a hose, for a 50/50 solution. Either method, is still cheaper than a vet bill, and a "wait and see" answer. I hope this explains things a little better. Feel free to contact me, on my Facebook page, if you have any horse related questions you need answered. I have 30 years horse experience, and 17 of it as a professional, including my work on a 400 head horse ranch, where I had 13 horses a week to ride, and 5 to 6 of those horses would change out, every week. I have a lot of horse experience on a lot of horses, which has helped me in my career. Not many people can say that have that much experience with a variety horses, to the degree I can. There just aren't many horse ranch operations like that left in America. So please let me know how I may be of further assistance to you. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for your reply! Have a fantastic day!
I heard of a pony dying from colic today. Could you tell about how you learned to give the whiskey & water for the colic & how much experience you have with that both personally & knowledge of others using this treatment& the results. How & who did you learn this treatment from? Could you also tell us about yourself, where & how you learned to do some of the things that put in your videos? I hope you don't take offense to all my questions.
I'm not offended at all! First of all, I am very sorry to hear about the pony. They are the hardest to treat when they colic, I had 3 mini pony who all colliced at the same time and the vet tried to put them down 3 different times over a 4 day period. I as called and treated the horses, and with in 12 hours they turned around, but it was hard work, to get them through it, so they could survive. Worst case of colic I ever treated, but they pulled through it. I'm sorry your little guy didn't make it. It's an unfortunate situation for many colic sufferers.
To make my videos, I actually spend a lot of time researching, and learning from people, sometimes watching a ton of TH-cam videos myself, and I read medical journals. When I have gleaned what I can, I work to apply the knowledge I've gained, and turn it into experience. I'm also very crafty, and I tend to invent many of my own ways of doing things. I get ideas, and try them out, and most of the time, it works out beautifully. I've had an interesting life, to say the least. At to who I am, that's a loaded question that I'm pretty certain a full sized novel couldn't even paraphrase.
I actually learned about whisky and water to treat colic from a friend of mine, who had a BS in horsemanship, at an accredited college. It was an old fashioned trick, that my friend has since used and kept as a treatment for colic, and she passed it onto me. She ships animals and exotics all over the USA, and runs her own animal sanctuary and rehab center.
I like surrounding myself with people who are smarter than I am, so I can always have something to learn, and then I pass it on to others, and videography is a great way to share experience! Since learning about the colic remedy, I have successfully used it on about 14 horses, and every horse I have used it on, have always recovered! As long as you catch it early enough, you shouldn't have a problem. I'm certain that one day I may have a horse with a twisted gut, or an intestinal perforation, and if that happens, the horse may die inspire of my best efforts. Only way to solve gut perfections and twisted guts, is by a massive abdominal surgery, at a large animal hospital, and there isn't a guarantee they will survive that. This is why colic is the leading killer of horses, and why early detection and whiskey and water are quick to be used at my barn.
If there is anything else I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask! Feel free to contact me on my Facebook page basic Homesteading and survival, if you would like specific one on one assistance! Have a blessed day!
@@basichomesteadingandsurviv3699 thank you for your reply. The pony was Colt on Homestead Horsemanship. I have always watched videos about cats & dogs, a lot of abuse & rescue ( mostly about dogs ). That led to horse abuse & rescue videos & horse training videos, which led to Homestead HORSEMANSHIP'S channel. The actuion video about Oliver led to following their channel & wanting to learn about horses. Apparently the thought is that Colts problem was probably a twisting of the bowel.
I will mention your treatment of colic for them to check out if OK with you. Don't know if they would be receptive to your approach of colic treatment for future reference, as they raise horses.
@@lorettarussell3235 ya, twisting the bowl happens in later stages of colic, and it is a death sentence. There is nothing you can do, when they twist a gut, except load them in a trailer, (if they can still stand and stay up) rush them to an animal hospital, and open up their whole bellies, while the surgeon takes out their digestive tract, untwists the colon, and puts everything back in, hopefully the same way it came back out, and hope the horse doesn't go into shock and die after all that.
This treatment only works, when you catch it early enough. Colic happens in stages, and it can happen at any time: the first stages is when the horse looses interest in food, self isolated, and starts to cramp. Second stage, the horse will start to look back at it's belly, bite it's sides, and sometimes kick it's belly with its legs. Next stage, horses will lay down, start to roll, and don't want to get back up. Last stage, is when they thrash and roll wildly, and that's usually when they twist a gut, and usually die. These stages can happen quickly, sometimes with in an hour time frame.
Because of the speed at which colic can occur, and the fact that anything can cause it, it's one of the worst things a horse owner can experience, especially if they don't know everything they can do to remedy the situation quickly.
There is a product out there that is medical safe, especially for pregnant mars and foals. I believe it's "colic ez" and "say whoa." There are lots of videos and horse owner testimonials on the product. Some race horses got colic on race day, and were treated with this product, and were able to race just a few hours after the episode.
There are other alternatives for horse owners, including ones who are uncertain of giving whisky and water to their horse is a good idea. The other colic ointment is given to horses just like a regular dewormer, which most horse owners are already familiar with.
As long as you catch colic early, you could give them a product to correct it, like "say whoa" or "colic ez," which costs around $100 a tube, or you can use a $5 bottle of whiskey, and use some water from a hose, for a 50/50 solution. Either method, is still cheaper than a vet bill, and a "wait and see" answer.
I hope this explains things a little better. Feel free to contact me, on my Facebook page, if you have any horse related questions you need answered. I have 30 years horse experience, and 17 of it as a professional, including my work on a 400 head horse ranch, where I had 13 horses a week to ride, and 5 to 6 of those horses would change out, every week. I have a lot of horse experience on a lot of horses, which has helped me in my career. Not many people can say that have that much experience with a variety horses, to the degree I can. There just aren't many horse ranch operations like that left in America.
So please let me know how I may be of further assistance to you. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for your reply! Have a fantastic day!