dianneS
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My mare was very lethargic the other day and just stood in the barn all day with her head down, and did not eat at all.
I took her temp it was 103.9!! She had not eaten her grain the night before but was still nibbling hay and drinking a little water. I figured she might be slightly colicky so I gave her a dose of Banamine before I went to bed and was planning to call the vet in the morning.
The next morning, temp was down to 98 (she normally runs a lower than normal temp) She was behaving normally, her appetite was back, she was active and grazing all day. Gradually as the day went on, her temp began to climb slightly, but nothing considered a fever. By 4PM she was a little sluggish again, and her temp was 102.6.
I chose not to give her banamine this time and monitor her temp until morning. By morning, temp back down to normal 98.6. She's acting normal, pulse normal, respirations, mucous membranes and gums normal colors. No injuries or signs of external infection. Poops normal, gut sounds normal. She's fine so far today, out grazing and eating hay. She emptied her hayrack last night and almost her entire 5 gallon bucket of water.
What the heck is going on?? Why sluggish and feverish by the end of the day, but back to normal by morning? I'm confused.
I took her temp it was 103.9!! She had not eaten her grain the night before but was still nibbling hay and drinking a little water. I figured she might be slightly colicky so I gave her a dose of Banamine before I went to bed and was planning to call the vet in the morning.
The next morning, temp was down to 98 (she normally runs a lower than normal temp) She was behaving normally, her appetite was back, she was active and grazing all day. Gradually as the day went on, her temp began to climb slightly, but nothing considered a fever. By 4PM she was a little sluggish again, and her temp was 102.6.
I chose not to give her banamine this time and monitor her temp until morning. By morning, temp back down to normal 98.6. She's acting normal, pulse normal, respirations, mucous membranes and gums normal colors. No injuries or signs of external infection. Poops normal, gut sounds normal. She's fine so far today, out grazing and eating hay. She emptied her hayrack last night and almost her entire 5 gallon bucket of water.
What the heck is going on?? Why sluggish and feverish by the end of the day, but back to normal by morning? I'm confused.
Its just me and the horses here most of the time and I notice the slightest little change in behavior. I know a lot of people who aren't as fortunate to spend so much time with their horses, and might not even notice such subtle symptoms. I just don't like to call the vet out for no good reason. He's all the way across state lines! I don't want him to start to think I "cry wolf" too much, he might become reluctant to head all the way up here at a time when there really is an emergency.
