Paynter back in clinic; Colitis diagnosed..

[GPK]

Pardon the ignorance, but is it not treatable in the same manner as humans with colitis?

[Linny]

Humans don't get laminitis. Any sort of infections can and often do result in laminitis.

[Danzig]

yeah, for whatever reason (i don't think they've found why yet) stomach ailments such as colic and colitis have a connection to developing laminitis. i'm just hoping all ends well for him.
i don't know that there's been a crop of horses as star-crossed as this one. it's unreal.

[tector]

Good luck to the guy. We lament all the quick retirements, but there are worse fates.

[Merlinsky]

I was looking up some things about colitis and it was suggested that Swale actually may've suffered from that, but it sure sounds like he was struck more suddenly than Landaluce or Paynter. Would the effects occur that soon? You could gallop and then drop dead within 30 minutes? I'd always thought it was a heart attack, but apparently the autopsy didn't indicate heart damage.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

I was looking up some things about colitis and it was suggested that Swale actually may've suffered from that, but it sure sounds like he was struck more suddenly than Landaluce or Paynter. Would the effects occur that soon? You could gallop and then drop dead within 30 minutes? I'd always thought it was a heart attack, but apparently the autopsy didn't indicate heart damage.

Yes. Colitis is nearly always infection (variety of agents), and the colon is a "shock organ" in horses. A fulminating septicemia originating in colon can kill very quickly, unfortunately.

With Swale, if that's what he had, the gallop didn't give him the colitis, but would have exacerbated it quickly and fatally.

FYI there are "heart attacks" that are caused by arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm) that are not detectable on autopsy.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

I was looking up some things about colitis and it was suggested that Swale actually may've suffered from that, but it sure sounds like he was struck more suddenly than Landaluce or Paynter. Would the effects occur that soon? You could gallop and then drop dead within 30 minutes? I'd always thought it was a heart attack, but apparently the autopsy didn't indicate heart damage.

The real story behind Swale's death is shocking.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

The real story behind Swale's death is shocking.

and that would be what?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by GPK

Pardon the ignorance, but is it not treatable in the same manner as humans with colitis?

Colitis in horse nearly always infection, colitis in human variety of causes (infection, autoimmune, etc).

Colon in horse relatively much physically larger part of digestive system, horse colon has additional different functions than human (ferment substrates).

So "inflammation of the colon" (= colitis) not the same impact in omnivore vs herbivore due to vastly different colons.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Riot

Colitis in horse nearly always infection, colitis in human variety of causes (infection, autoimmune, etc).

Colon in horse relatively much physically larger part of digestive system, horse colon has additional different functions than human (ferment substrates).

So "inflammation of the colon" (= colitis) not the same impact in omnivore vs herbivore due to vastly different colons.

Thanks. Was curious as to the difference in the fatality of it. My brother had colitis and Crohn's for almost 30 years. Didn't realize the the different functions as well.