If this has been on-going for an hour and you aren't sure what is causing it, it's time to have your vet out. It could very well be choke or it could be a respiratory infection. But you need to find out and deal with it appropriately before you end up with a more serious problem.

 

She is a rescue, so she is very shy, so i wouldnt be able to catch to.. for a vet.

Plus none of the vets I know will come out...

(im only 16, and my parents are on there way home from a trip, wont be here til proly 5 or 6)

 

Usually chokers start to sweat because of the strain of getting the lodged food out. and there is usually a lump in the throat.

It really doesn't matter if she is shy. there is usually a way for a vet to catch ( or assist in catching ) a shy horse. if this has been going for a while- have a vet come out.

Why won't the vets you know come out?

 

Usually chokers start to sweat because of the strain of getting the lodged food out. and there is usually a lump in the throat.

The sweating depends on the severity of the choke and the panic/fear factor of the horse.

OP - if the horse is choking, by leaving it, you run the risk she will aspirate into her lungs. She will like you a whole lot less if you have to give her shots for 7-10 days for pneumonia.

 

call the vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I hear you that she is a rescue and difficult to catch, but if she does have a choking problem, having her out in the field where she can continue to eat is not a good idea. She may have a partial blockage that will only become worse with time. I would get her in a stall or arena or something with no food -- only water -- until you can get the vet out.

As a rescue, she may have developed poor eating habits (rushing mainly) that contribute to choke. I had a perfectly healthy horse come here, but she had never had hay -- first time she got it she didn't know how to eat it and choked. Rescues have issues

How is she doing tonight?

 

she is alot better... she has a cold! She is pretty much back to normal, just a little runny nose...

 

OH Good. That's nice to hear.

 

all the horses i've seen choke (unfortunately i've seen alot of them and all of them were TB's and WB's) got very panicky until they unlodged the food from their throat. luckily all of them got the food out on their own. Phew!