equine nose bleeds

[sandraban]

-at weekend i took my 9 year old to my local gallop track, i decided to take him for a trot round first to warm up but he got spooked and galloped off (full pelt) i managed to stop him and calm him down about 3 mins walk from the end of the track when i got to the end i stood him still for about 5 mins and saw blood dripping on the floor so got off and he was having what looked like a major nose bleed from both nostrils it stopped after around 15 mins but took him for a trot he coughed and it started again so i decided to take him home

i appreciate it probably looked worse than it was due to his color (grey) but does anyone know what could have caused it and if there is any need to worry?

 

[FairyLights]

You should contact the vet. It might be nothing but it can be a result of gutteral pouch mycosis which needs early treatment if the horse is to recover. It can also come from the lungs some racehores bleed after a race;whatever it is he needs to be checked out by a vet.

 

[FionaM12]

This happened to my friend's coloured cob last summer. He wasn't doing much, and it was a warm but not very hot day. Suddenly he had a huge nosebleed. It looked dreadful, blood everywhere.

She never found out what caused it. It hasn't happened again.

I know that in people the veins in the nose are very easily broken, it's a bit like a safety valve. Great exertion or even a hot bath can result in a very gory bleed, with no aftereffects.

 

[FionaM12]

Perhaps you could post this in "Veterinary" too?

 

[be positive]

www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/1379/71931.html
This article gives some details, I would speak to your vet for more advice.

 

[mutley75]

have you considered burst blood vessel?

 

[FionaM12]

have you considered burst blood vessel?

Surely that's what all nosebleeds are? The issue is, what was the cause of the burst?

 

[be positive]

As it was both nostrils it is more likely to be exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage, bleeding from the lungs.