Comment on Fingies
RQG@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I have several horse riding people in my social circle.
Several horses have just randomly died for them. It’s apparently a thing that sometimes hallens.
Last time one had twisted intestines or something and had to be out down. Apparently that can happen if a horse moves wrong. Its what the vet said.
I imagine it as when you take a sudden move and pinch a nerve in your neck. But instead of some time of slight pain and discomfort, you just die.
Twisted gut cuts off bloodflow, and since intestines are soft tissue they can just stay twisted until that part of the organ dies, and then having a section of intestine dead is just fatal unless you get surgical intervention and usually still even then.
It’s less common in humans and more survivable, maybe because we can do bed rest. You cant just tell a horse not to move wrong or go to a liquid diet.
We do bed rest pretty well (other than bed sores but we can prevent those) and often a bit of “stop moving and let all the energy go to the wound” is helpful!
Testicular torsion might be a closer comparison. Sometimes it just happens.
that can happen in humans too. you can get torque on the lower intestines just on anatomy alone.
all of our digestive tracks are uniquely slightly different. some people can get a perferated bowel much easier than others.
kazerniel@lemmy.world 1 day ago
from what I remember it can also happen to large dog breeds