Co-Lix

Supporting horses with Spasmodic Colic

Colic symptoms appear suddenly, not gradually and can include:

• Pawing, Rolling, Bloating, Sweating, Distress, Uneasiness
• Loss of interest in food and water
• Peculiar postures, such as sitting or stretching
• Absence of gut sounds
• Decreased faeces production and/or dryness of manure

Key Features:

Some common causes of colic include:

• High grain-based diets/low-forage diets without enough roughage.

• Mouldy or tainted feed or an abrupt change in feed

• Parasite infestation, especially from worms. • Lack of water consumption, which can in turn cause an impaction to occur.

• Sand ingestion and accumulation in the bowel over time