Another sweaty pony one…

[HopOnTrot]

Just been to feed the girls, my mare is sweating (cold sweat) around and inbetween her back legs.

This is unusual.

She’s not a sweaty pony but she has a winter coat and it was 18c today, but her front end seems fine.

She’s eating normally, I can hear stomach sounds, I’ve left her out and will go and check on her in an hour so.

What on earth? If she was hot wouldn’t the front swear too?

She’s 22 could it be the start of Cushings? Hard to tell as she’s on medication for EMS which makes her pee more and of course manages the risk of laminitis. She is slightly overweight and I’ve just ordered her a new muzzle.

We rode round the block earlier, 25 mins so (in total) 1 minute of trotting, she wasn’t sweating then. She seemed fine to ride.

Unlikely to be fireworks as she’s not bothered by them and the other pony (now trace clipped) was fine.

Google tells me she’s about to drop head of a neurological condition.

Any thoughts? I’m going to check on her a couple more times and will probably call the vet to book a Cushings test tomorrow.

 

[maya2008]

Have you taken her temperature?

 

[HopOnTrot]

No, good idea and will do on her next check, just getting the kids to bed.

 

[HopOnTrot]

Sweat has all dried up, temp 37.5

Maybe just hot???!!!

 

[little_critter]

My girl is still getting too hot. Despite clipping more off her this morning, the was still ‘dewy’ this evening and had clammy armpits and flank. She’s currently sporting a medium trace clip.
I’m just going to have to clip a load more off, poor girl.

 

[Marigold4]

Sweat has all dried up, temp 37.5

Maybe just hot???!!!

My horse was sweating last night in his rug. I took his temperature - normal. He was just hot! It's very warm.

 

[Gloi]

The weather here is 6ºC above normal for the time of year. All the hairy ponies here are sweating. It's going to cool down slowly over the next week so I'm not too worried.(well not about the ponies, anyway)

 

[Dave's Mam]

Dave is part clipped & is sweating standing still.

 

[Rough and tumble]

Mine is fully clipped and was
Still sweating , temp fine
And well
In himself just hot referred bacl
To
Fly rugs x

 

[Squeak]

Mine are also fully clipped and sweating. It’s so hot for this time of year.

 

[Lois Lame]

Dave is part clipped & is sweating standing still.

Yeah, but Dave is just attention seeking

 

[AppyLover1996]

My older lad has grown one hell of a coat and he can get quite hot and clammy in whatever rug I pop him in - I'll be planning on some sort of variation of the trace clip at some point in the next few weeks x

I'd keep an eye on her but I'd be inclined to go with the weird and wonderful weather we're having playing havoc with them x

 

[eggs]

My Cushings boy used to sweat in odd patches - under his armpits, his flank and between his hind legs were the usual places. He sported a very unusual clip!