Heh, it was one of those days.

I did partake in some juice box tonight.

Too funny!

Can't wait to see pics of the new pup.

I do believe we have our own thread going here.

My better half just got called to our yard, my daughters pony is choking and is down on the ground. Waiting for the vet to get there. I'm sat here with a sobbing 10 year-old on my knee.

Bad times :(

Gah! Can you get her up?? If it's colic, ya gotta get her up!

He's up and about now. He had a choke at first but the vet has said that his glands are up and he thinks that he might have COPD.

We'll have to wait and see....

Could be strangles, too.

How old is he?

Aw, doggy, sorry to hear that. When I worked at the breeding farm, we had many mares that would choke and I've witnessed some at some of the barns I have boarded Boomer at. It can be VERY scary, but all the ones I have seen all ended ok. One of the horses at the barn right now is notorious for choking on carrots. We finally talked his dumb ass owner into not giving him carrots anymore.

The swollen glands can also be from over production of the salivary glands. It happens to Boomer and a few others in the barn when the clover first comes in very lush in the spring. Over production can occur also from other lush grasses.

I am hoping for the best for your daughter's pony.

OK, Mrs D giving an update, dopey doesn't really know much about horses so I'll let you know what's been going on.

Got a call earlier telling me to get on the yard asap as Tic-Tac was choking and he had gone down, they managed to get him back up but he was having real trouble breathing and had gunk coming out of his mouth and nose, I knew what was going on as I've seen it all before. When I arrived on the yard he had finished choking but was still really rattley and kinda sounds like he needs to bring something up, bit like when you have a really bad cold and need to clear the back of your throat but can't, his glands are up on both sides and underneath but he is much better.

He has had breathing probs since I first bought him, nothing major, but he'd definitely not right, he makes a lot of noises and coughs an awful lot, he gets really snotty too, no infection though or virus, the vets think he may have COPD which I had feared, will get an endoscopy done to see what is going on but he is OK for now.

Thanks for all your concerns.

Oh, and where do I post pics of the bullie for you to see? Didn't know if there was some special place for them...new to this Plime business!

Here might be a good place, Post pictures of your pets

*shakes head*

He's 10, it's not strangles though, I think his glands are up as he is not usually out on the grass too much as he is laminitic, we've been keeping in over night all winter but we've just changed it around so that they are in by day and out by night, he had a whole 24 hrs on the grass yesterday due to the change over so it could be the sudden intake of grass that has caused it.

You can shut up!!!! Could have just told me about that but he didn't, you'd think he'd have SOME uses wouldn't you??? Husbands...who'd have em! lol

Has he been checked for allergies?

no, not yet, he hasn't had a lot done since I got him, may go down that road next

Yep, he probably does have heaves. Although, I have never heard of swollen glands with heaves- just coughing, nasal discharge, intolerance to exercise etc. Keeping them closed up in the barn will definitely cause heaves, all the dust and mold. Some are more susceptible to it than others. I would chalk up the glands from the grass intake. Especially if he's drooling. COPD can be easily managed. It all depends how severe it is. If it's severe, they will put him on meds to help open his airway. Very similiar to asthma in humans.

Like I said, Boomer's glands will swell from over production of saliva when the clover first comes in. And he will drool alot also. That is really nothing to worry about.

Dude, don't downvote your wife!!! WTF????

He'd better behave or I may have to exchange him for a model that doesn't down vote me!!!!lol

I would prefer to keep him out all of the time but unfortunately, due to the laminitis, his grazing has to be restricted, I bought a muzzle for him but he's like Houdini and can get out of anything! The other problem that I have is that on the yard we have to keep the horses in for part of the day as they have taken on WAY too many liveries and we now have a severe shortage of grazing and they are worried that if they eat it all now over the summer there will be none for the winter months when we will really need it.

A little trivia for you all

Horses cannot vomit or belch.

That's difficult to manage since he has laminitis. If they leave the barn open and well ventilated that will help. Nothing irritates me more, than when they close the barn up when it's 40-50 degrees outside. Horses don't necessarily get "cold". They need air flow, ventilation and fresh air! Where I board now, the owner does that, closes it all up when it's just too warm out. If you see moisture accumulating on the inside barn walls, the horses are actually breathing that moisture into their lungs. Breeding ground for respiratory illnesses. Horses respiratory systems weren't meant to handle being cooped up in a barn. When I worked at the breeding farm, they had a stallion that suffered from heaves, so he was not bedded down on straw or sawdust, they used shredded newspaper because it was basically dust free.