Re: abortion/bleeding mares
This message is from: "Linda Bain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would just like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who e-mailed the list and privately regarding my mare. It has put my mind at rest. My mare completed her last course of penicillin yesterday and the vet does not think that she has aborted, so things are looking very positive. Thanks again to everyone, Linda
abortion/bleeding mares
This message is from: "Janet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am not a vet, so my comments are nothing more than observations mostly based on thousands of pregnant sheep but abortions almost always are accompanied with a brownish tinge to the blood, i.e. the blood is not fresh. The one exception was when I had a mare promptly abort 5 days after giving her quest, in that case everything was quite fresh, but with no warning. I have observed sheep that had some fresh blood on and off but produced normal live offspring. i.e. fresh blood means there is always hope all is well, brown blood always means something is not well. I believe placenta privia is possible in mares? (where the placenta lays accross the cervix). I think there are some risk factors involved if this is the cause, but it is possible for her to go term without incident. janet
Re: Abortion/Bleeding Mares
This message is from: "Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:19 AM 9/21/2005 +0100, you wrote: This message is from: "Linda Bain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My mare is 5 1/2 months pregnant (last covering 11th April) and has begun to bleed. Has anyone experienced anything like this before? I have looked through all my books and browsed the internet and I can find plenty on the causes of abortion but nothing actually describing the process and if it is possible for mares to bleed without actually aborting. Any information would be appreciated. We had a similar situation with one of our mares. She would bleed off and on, sometimes it was quite a lot (or seemed so) and she was also pregnant. Our vet checked the mare with a type of clear plastic tube that she inserted vaginally into the mare, then looked inside with a flash light. What she found were nodules of blood, clustered like grapes - was her description. She described these "nodules" as something on the order of varicose veins. The mare had five foals before we got her and she was otherwise healthy and active. Once we knew this was her problem, and it was described to us as "nothing serious", we stopped worrying so much. I believe the vet did cauterize some of the nodules and the bleeding ceased. I hope this is what is happening to your mare and that it is not a serious issue. Good luck. Jon & Mary Ofjord North Coast Fjords Grand Marais, MN 55604 www.northcoastfjords.com
Abortion/Bleeding Mares
This message is from: "Linda Bain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List, My mare is 5 1/2 months pregnant (last covering 11th April) and has begun to bleed. It is very light bleeding and red. I called the Vet yesterday when I noticed it and he is not sure if she is aborting or not, but is coming out every day to give her antibiotic injections and to monitor her. She is not showing any signs of discomfort and is eating and drinking normally. This morning the Vet came out again and she had passed a blood clot overnight which I showed him. He seems to think it is fresh healthy blood and wasn't any sign of any aborted material, so he doesn't think that at this point she has aborted. I asked about scanning her to see what was going on, but he doesn't think it is wise at this stage in case it causes her to abort. She has had 3 foals previously with no problem and both her and the stallion had clear swab tests. She was covered at home as I own both her and the stallion, and she has not left my premises since. The only thing that I have done differently in recent weeks was that I wormed all the horses with an Ivermectin based wormer on 1st September. The stallion had diarrhoea after this and lost a bit of weight. The others have shown no ill effects (until now?). I checked the wormer and it is safe to give to breeding animals up to 5x the maximum dose. Has anyone experienced anything like this before? I have looked through all my books and browsed the internet and I can find plenty on the causes of abortion but nothing actually describing the process and if it is possible for mares to bleed without actually aborting. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Linda
