Does anyone know how long it takes for baling twine to go through a horse's system? We're trying to figure that one out because Ace passed a length of it today. It had knotted itself somewhat, so the length of the mass was around 12- 18" and I am hoping there is no more left inside. Gayle noticed it dangling just as we were starting our lesson tonight.
All too often we find baling twine mixed in with the hay because someone is too lazy to remove it and dispose of it properly. The yellow and blue lengths seem to get lost pretty easily, especially if people sweep up the loose hay to feed to the horses.
It's scary--it could have caused a world of hurt. My stomach is still in knots.
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I don't know th answer to the question of how long it takes to move through a horses system. But I'm glad it did and he is rid of it. How scary is this development. You're right it should never have been left where he could have gotten it, that's just pure laziness on the staff's part. We always take it off completely, roll it up and tie it and in the garbage it goes.Glad he's alright.
I think it takes a couple of days for anything to move totally through a horse's digestive tract. When Silk had her episode with the Erlichia tick, they thought it was colic at first and I believe that's how long they said it would take for her to pass the oil after they tubed her. I hope that Ace is doing okay now. It is scary when things like that happen.
He seems to be doing alright. I can't get my hands on the only psillium he'll take (SandBuster--can't recommend it enough), which both Gayle and I thought would be a good idea. He's acting just fine.
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