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
