Today Starbuck was lying down and rolling around a little when I went to see her and rolling her lip (
Flehmen response) and didn't get up even when I went into her paddock-- all signs of colic... So I took her out to walk around a little and longed her at a slow trot for about 20 minutes and then gave her a nice cold shower. After that she went straight for her hay, pooped and finally was back to her old self again so after watching her for a couple of hours to make sure she was fine I was able to breathe easy. But I got to thinking that I should really learn more about first aid and standard disease treatment for horses; so here are some links I've found with some useful information! And as an extra, a photo of Starbuck making friends with one of the barn kitties... awwwww!
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