What To Do If..*Symptoms: Bleeding
Possible Cause: Injury
What to do: Apply pressure to stop the bleeding and call the vet immediately
*Symptoms: Blood in urine
Possible Cause: Severe infection or bladder injury
What to do: Call vet immediately
*Symptoms: Coughing and salivating with head down as food exits mouth
Possible Cause: Choking
What to do: Horse can breathe, but call the vet immediately.
*Symptoms: Inability to stand; staggering
Possible Cause: Severe sickness
What to do: Call vet immediately
*Symptoms: Liquid, foul-smelling excrement
Possible Cause: Diarrhea
What to do: Call vet immediately
*Symptoms: Profuse sweating, lying down and getting up, pawing the ground, biting abdomen
Possible Cause: Colic
What to do: Take food out of the stall and call the vet immediately!
*Symptoms: Rapid breathing, raspy breathing, heavy coughing
Possible Cause: Illness or infection
What to do: Call the vet immediately.
*Symptoms: Refusal to eat
Possible Cause: Serious illness or mild colic
What to do: Call the vet immediately!
*Symptoms: Severe pain
Possible Cause: Injury or illness
What to do: Call the vet immediately.
*Symptoms: Straining to defecate or urinate
Possible Cause: Intestinal or urethral blockage
What to do: Call the vet immediately.
*Symptoms: Teary eye, closed eye, red eye, or cloudy eye
Possible Cause: Eye injury or infection
What to do: Call the vet immediately
*Symptoms: Temperature signifigantly above or below 98-101.5F
Possible Cause: Fever
What to do: Call the vet immediately.