when my nasi was gelded it was found that his ingual ring was open and gut fluid was in his scrotum and the vet said it could have led to hernia where his intestines might have descended into the scrotum. And he said that would be life threatening. I didnt get the full grasp of that til today, one of my favorite young horses was purchased last week by a friend and my friend called to say they gelded him this morning, not by a vet, and when the man (experienced at it) made the incision his intestines spilled out in a big pile into his hands. The vet came and they had to put him down.... I am just shocked. The vet said nothing they had done could have made it a different outcome unless they had known beforehand and sent him to Auburn. Janice
-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
