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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 350"><p>Cupid has been doing this for about 3-4 weeks now. Can colic be chronic? I guess if it is a result of an ulcer or abcess, it could be. I wondered about urinary blockage. He always urinates when I bathe him. So I wet him with the hose one afternoon that it was warm enough, and he did urinate an ordinary amount without any apparent discomfort. I have noticed that his manure has more consistency and is more of a brown color than the normal greenish black plop. Would this indicate the ulcer or abcess? Has this happened because I changed his diet so abruptly or because he was not getting enough to eat before I started supplementing his pasture with hay? Is it a lack of protein or nutrient he was getting in the sweet feed? Yes, we have Virginia Tech about 2 hours away. I doubt my husband would let me incur vet expenses of that nature. I was lucky that he allowed me to have a pet steer. I had always wanted one but Bill wouldn't let me have one until I had an available stall. He knew that I would treat Cupid as one of the horses with his own stall, etc. And yes, I put him up in the worst of the winter weather. I keep all my animals until they die, and Cupid will be euthanized and buried as well. But everyone drools over the idea of eating him, so the compromise is that I don't spend a lot of money on an animal that could be used to save money if he were raised for beef. I'm sorry to ramble...I just love him and feel responsible. You have helped me a lot because I know the pulling his legs up means that something is wrong. If he does have something wrong, I would rather put him down than to have him suffer. Thanks again, Vicki. Susan</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:ogmare@comcast.net">ogmare@comcast.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 350"] Cupid has been doing this for about 3-4 weeks now. Can colic be chronic? I guess if it is a result of an ulcer or abcess, it could be. I wondered about urinary blockage. He always urinates when I bathe him. So I wet him with the hose one afternoon that it was warm enough, and he did urinate an ordinary amount without any apparent discomfort. I have noticed that his manure has more consistency and is more of a brown color than the normal greenish black plop. Would this indicate the ulcer or abcess? Has this happened because I changed his diet so abruptly or because he was not getting enough to eat before I started supplementing his pasture with hay? Is it a lack of protein or nutrient he was getting in the sweet feed? Yes, we have Virginia Tech about 2 hours away. I doubt my husband would let me incur vet expenses of that nature. I was lucky that he allowed me to have a pet steer. I had always wanted one but Bill wouldn't let me have one until I had an available stall. He knew that I would treat Cupid as one of the horses with his own stall, etc. And yes, I put him up in the worst of the winter weather. I keep all my animals until they die, and Cupid will be euthanized and buried as well. But everyone drools over the idea of eating him, so the compromise is that I don't spend a lot of money on an animal that could be used to save money if he were raised for beef. I'm sorry to ramble...I just love him and feel responsible. You have helped me a lot because I know the pulling his legs up means that something is wrong. If he does have something wrong, I would rather put him down than to have him suffer. Thanks again, Vicki. Susan [email=ogmare@comcast.net]ogmare@comcast.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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