My horse has colic. What's the best immediate help I can give?

I'm so sorry Zoie is colicing! You absolutely need to find a vet to see her now, as colic is fatal without treatment. Keep calling local vets until you can reach one and have them come out to see her. Keep her as calm as possible, and confined to an open area in case she tries to roll. Remove her feed, and walk her. Walking can prevent her from rolling, and can help provide pain relief and encourage defecation. Get a vet out to your place asap.

It sounds like your horse is stretching out in pain, and the most common cause of that in horses is colic. This is a medical emergency, and I would call an equine vet to come out to see your horse now.

Sounds like he is colicking. I suggest you get a vet out there to check him out. Glad he drank some water and had some electrolytes but the fact that he keeps laying down is not good. He may need some Bute or Banamine (anti-inflammatory) - he may have muscle inflammation from being down/tangled.

I've very sorry that two of your horses have died! The best thing you can do it get an equine vet out immediately to see you horse. I would be concerned that they are suffering from something infectious if they all have had the same symptoms, but without seeing them in person, I can't give you a definitive diagnosis. They call could have gotten into something toxic. If you want your horse to live, he needs medical treatment now, please call an equine vet to come and see him ASAP.

This is so sad. Can you see if you can borrow money from family and friends to afford the hospital? Have you contacted your local SPCA to see they can help? If you cannot sign her over or afford the hospital, it may be best to have the vet come back out and put her to sleep so she’s no longer suffering. Then you can raise the foal yourself.

Colic is a symptom of disease that typically occurs secondary to gastrointestinal disease. The primary concerns are displacement, strangulation or impaction. In a patient with colic and pigmenturia (discolored urine), you have to determine if the horse has kidney injury secondary to colic or if it is a separate disease process. If your veterinarian has ruled out displacement, strangulation and/impaction, a toxicosis could be considered. In the US, this can be seen with blister beedle toxicosis secondary to the horse ingesting blister beetles in the hay. The third possibility could be some for of myopathy or rhadomylosis (muscle breakdown). If Kinny is not passing feces, he may have an impaction. You should contact your veterinarian immediately to discuss repeat diagnostics including rectal exam, abdominal ultrasound, belly tap, and fecal exam (looking for parasites).

She needs to be examined by a vet if she doesn't have enough strength to stand. That is very concerning so please call your vet and have her seen as soon as possible. Your vet can run lab-work to help diagnose and treat her problem.