Bleeding from vulva

[tankgirl1]

Hi, my mare had a couple of spots of blood down her legs today, and when I investigated found she had been bleeding slightly from her vulva. No sign of trauma or injury, she was happy for me to have a look. Only talking a very small amount of blood.

Any ideas?

 

[irishdraft]

Some sort of fly bite possibly if it was on the outside ?

 

[tankgirl1]

Some sort of fly bite possibly if it was on the outside ?

There was a bit of blood inside too, she has a massive thick tail so I'd be surprised if it was a fly

 

[PapaverFollis]

Check what she's scratching her arse on in the field. They can get some nasty injuries that way. She might not be but if that's what it is I would fence it off/move it asap and maybe provide a safe scratching point.

 

[tankgirl1]

Check what she's scratching her arse on in the field. They can get some nasty injuries that way. She might not be but if that's what it is I would fence it off/move it asap and maybe provide a safe scratching point.

She is quite the arse scratcher! Hopefully moving into a leccy fencing paddock next week.

 

[Midlifecrisis]

In season ??

 

[PapaverFollis]

She is quite the arse scratcher! Hopefully moving into a leccy fencing paddock next week.

Definitely go have a good look for nails or check she's not using a spikey tree or something then.

 

[meleeka]

I’d bet she’s got a small wound inside too from scratching.

 

[Fransurrey]

She may have a ruptured varicose vein.

 

[tankgirl1]

In season ??

Possibly, I can never really tell as her behaviour doesn't change.

Definitely go have a good look for nails or check she's not using a spikey tree or something then.

Spikey tree seems to be the culprit, found pine needles in there tonight. My son chopped down the offending branches bless him (He's only 13)

She may have a ruptured varicose vein.

Oh god that sounds scary, how would I know if that were the case?

 

[cobgoblin]

A ruptured varicose vein would bleed quite profusely.

 

[tankgirl1]

A ruptured varicose vein would bleed quite profusely.

Oh phew, it's not doing that, although she had worsened it today. Hoping chopping the branches down and her moving to a leccy paddock asap will solve the problem...

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

My son's old pony tore herself rubbing, made quite a mess. I had the vet out to check no internal injuries.

Can I suggest you also check for pinworm as that maybe a cause of "arse scratching".

 

[tankgirl1]

My son's old pony tore herself rubbing, made quite a mess. I had the vet out to check no internal injuries.

Can I suggest you also check for pinworm as that maybe a cause of "arse scratching".

Oh poor girl! I've leccy fenced the trees off today and I'm going to treat for pinworm as a precaution