Sorry for not updating sooner. Her heart rate is slowly coming down and she seems to be more of her normal self. Bloodwork came back good except she is anemic. Started her on red cell for the anemia and we have upped her grain a little and started giving her alfalfa in addition to her other hay. Her owner came home this morning, so I'm a bit more relieved that I'm not here alone with a potentially sick horse. So far, so good. She's doing good enough that we have put her back out with

My heart is with you. I understand all too clearly the fear that comes with having a horse colic. I've experienced good and bad endings with colic. Glad to hear that she did pass a little manure. Every little bit out means less that's stuck in. Keep us posted on her progress. T

Hi. Thanks for the response. Last week she was "off" on one of her forelegs. Doesn't seem to be any more, but maybe. I have given her banamine, but it had little effect on her heartrate. This morning, her heartrate is down a little, so keeping my fingers crossed. We did draw her blood yesterday and should have the results back by noon (2 hours from now). If it shows anything unusual, our vet is in the clinic today, so we will try and get her in. Her owner will be home on Monday, so

This is our newest foal. He or she is due to be born April 4, 2009, but since the mare is usually 3 weeks early, we should have a mid-march foal.

Hi. I'm new here and am in need of a bit of advise. One of my friend's broodmares has an elevated resting heart rate. All other vitals are ok and she is eating. She is a draft so her rate should be approx 25-30 bpm and hers is up to 64 bpm. She is a bit thin from her foal, but we have her on free choice hay. She does have normal gut sounds. I have checked her heart rate 5 times today and they have all been the same. What could be causing her elevated heart rate and is there anything else