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Equine Colic: Understanding the Deadly Abdominal Pain in Horses

Learn about equine colic, a severe abdominal condition affecting horses. Discover its causes, symptoms, and prevention methods to safeguard your horse's health.

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Equine Colic: Understanding the Deadly Abdominal Pain in Horses

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  1. Equine Colic This presentation is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office.

  2. Facts About Equine Colic • Equine means horse • One of the most dangerous medical problem • One out of every ten horses have colic each year • Number one killer of horses

  3. What Is Colic? • Not a disease • General term indicating abdominal pain • In the digestive system • Every case should be taken seriously

  4. Organs Involved in Colic • The horse’s small, one compartment stomach • Small intestine • Cecum • Colon • Small colon • Rectum

  5. Horses with a history of colic are 6 times more likely to have colic again Previous abdominal surgery are 5 times as likely Environmental or feeding change Stress of horse Causes

  6. Symptoms • Mild pain • Pawing the ground • Sweating • Looking at the belly • Restlessness • Lack of appetite • Stamping the hind feet • Lying down

  7. More Symptoms • Severe pain • Violently pawing ground • Appear bloated • Muscle straining • Kick violently • Sweat a lot • Lie down and get up frequently

  8. Symptoms Cont. • Sit on haunches like a dog • Roll or lie on their backs • Have below normal temperature-because of stock setting in • Increase respiration rate • Elevated heart rate • Few or no gut sounds

  9. Prevention • Have a daily routine including feeding and exercise schedules and stick to it

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