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whill


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Date: Oct 23, 2010
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I've just been out on an errand with a friend who's horse was colicking.  We don't have a Vet nearby.  The only Vet is at least an hour away and isn't always available as he serves a wide area.  He comes to our town once a week for regular calls and will come if available for emergencies.  This morning we couldn't reach him.  We had analgesic and mineral oil, and discovered he had an abcessed tooth as we were giving him the oil.  Probable cause.  We got talking about what we should have in a first aid kit so we can help our horses when the Vet isn't available.  We have lots of bandaging stuff, but what should we have available for drugs?  Within the group we have Banamine, Bute, mineral oil and long acting Penicillin.  Is this enough or are there other things we should have?  Recently another friend had a horse with choke.  He had to be put down, and no Vet available.  Has anyone dealt with severe choke without a Vet? 

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Nikki Salo


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Hi Whill,

One thing that I would add to your first aid kit is McIntosh's 911 Emergency Paste. It is a paste of beneficial hind gut microorganisms, you'd use the paste in certain emergencys as dehydration, diarrhea, stress, heat stress, first signs of colic etc.

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whill


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I haven't heard of that. Where can it be purchased?

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Nikki Salo


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Here is a link to a drop-down on the McIntosh website, if you live in the US or Canada it might have a provider for you aww

http://www.mcintoshproline.com/equine/index.html

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whill


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Has anyone else used 911 emergency paste? Did it work for colic?

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I've never used it, but I've seen mineral oil used in gastric colic situations.

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When Lorenzo was suffering from a bad case of colic (I spent 2 days and 2 nights living in the stables, watching over him and listening for gut noises every hour) the vet came out and administered Paraffin oil via a tube down his nose and in to his stomach (drenching).

I now keep 3 litres of Paraffin oil + metamucil in the fridge just in case (along with a tub of Bute and bandages, gauze and disinfectant - Lorenzo likes to rip himself open on occassion). Does the job for me.

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whill


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How do you administer the paraffin oil? I have read that the oil can be aspirated into the lungs when given without a tube. How do you give the metamucil?

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