Had a shock when checking my in foal mare tonight (also in breeding)

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I have a mare which is in currently in foal. She didn't have a foal last year. Her last foal was weaned in Nov 2007. I went down to check her tonight and noticed that one of her bags was up with yellow gunge sitting at the end of the teats. The whole bag is rock hard and her other bag is normal. I cannot understand how this happened and I haven't been checking her there since the Summer so god knows how long she has it. I rang our vet and he is comming tomorrow but I can't help but feeling worried. The vet said to release some of the pressure and I milked her a bit and a but gunge came out and then went to liquid (there didn't appear to be any grit) although the liquid was slightly yellow in colour.

Has anyone experienced this? And can this happen to a mare which hasn't had a foal on her since Nov 2007.

I am worried sick for her and her unborn foal.
 
Thanks. As a dairy farmers wife I thought it was mistitus but I can't understand how she would of got considering the time of year and since she was dried out as such.
 
In the same way as heifers can get mastitis (albeit "summer mastitis) Im fairly sure mares can get mastitis even when dried off. Hopefully it will not be too deep-seated and will heal with some anti-biotics, though bear in mind, as with your cows, that side may be damaged and not produce milk in the future. Will be interesting to hear what your vet says. Fingers crossed it turns out well. xx
 
Defo mastitis! My rescued mare was used (we think) just to pop foals out and she had an episode of mastitis last August when she was moved to the Trainers yard for backing. All sorts of things can bring an attack on including a change to higher calorie feed/grass, stress, nearby stallions, nearby foals and (I guess) hormone changes brought about by stages in pregnancy. But you do need to get on top of it or it can be life threatening (so my vets said).
 
Vet has been and it is mastitis. He took a load of liquid out of her (according to my dad looked like puss) and injected her with antibiotics. I am going to have to inject her tomorrow and he is comming on Wednesday to check how she is. He reckons she will lose some of the milk function in the bag effected by it but doesn't appear to be too concerned given that she is a non TB.
 
My mare got mastitis this year four years after her last foal vet did what he had to do and said it is quite unusual for a non-lactating mare to get it but not unheard of, she is completely fine now but will probably have a 75% loss of use in both her boobs as they both burst with her pus
 
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