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Hi
Hope this is the right forum for this, a mare has been on the yard for approx two months, in that time she has turned from a sweetie to biting when grooming her tummy, ears well back when approached and generally being a mardy mare.
Her figure is rather rotund, no real reason for that as we are on limited turnout just now and her urine is very cloudy and she visibly strains to pass it.
We are assuming she arrived pregnant, but could it be anything else, mare is fit and well otherwise
 
Er, call a vet? Straining to pass urine isn't normal, so why wait and ask us amateurs??

Imagine having cistisis and having to 'put up with it' without treatment. You'd be grumpy, especially if someone touched your belly, and a very mardy person. Poor mare, having to put up with what sounds like considerable pain because someone assumes she's in foal.
 
I asked for advice not sarcasm.
For your information, there is a wealth of experience on
these forums.
Since there were several mares with foals on the yard this mare came from,
is it not a possibility she could be pregnant, there had to be a local stallion.
Since no one on our yard has experience of pregnant mares, but a lot of experience with horses, the consensus is she's not in pain, being bright in herself,
eating, well like a horse, in lovely condition, nothing about her implies pain, so if
you have nothing constructive to say please say nothing.
The vet is coming to check the mare out on Tues so all bases are covered.
 
I don't think duggen has ment to upset you but pregnant or not she shouldn't be straining to pass urine. My mare is due to have her foal any day and she has never strained to pass urine.
We had a mare at my old yard cone in who everyone thought was pregnant by they way she looked and acted and in fact she had a major kidney infection.
As you said you have the vet coming tues
 
From what you say the mare does sound like she is in pain, straining to pass urine is a serious symptom and she should be seen by the vet asap. Other problems may include ulcers, issues with coming into season or she may need her ovaries checked.
 
You say nothing implies pain, yet you say she has become mardy and grumpy. So how does she tell you she's in pain? You're right, you didn't ask for sarcasm, but I find it hard to believe you can ignore the straining to pass urine and obvious discomfort just because there is a possiblity she could be in foal. As said above, in foal mares dont' struggle to wee without a reason. Hence so many mares drop foals without any knowledge of them carrying.
You asked for other reasons, I suggested a water infection. You already feel she is in foal so why would I suggest that? And you are correct, there is a wealth of intellegent and experienced people here on this forum, but we can only go by what we are told, and everything in your first post suggests the mare is in discomfort without a definitive reason, and at that point I would always involve a vet.
I replied because no one else had, and because I felt it would be good for the mare to get some relief from her discomfort. Feel free to press ignore!
 
I always ask for vets advice when in doubt, they are better able to decide if it is urgent or not
Take the temp, respiration rate and pulse before you ring him, and check temp twice a day till symptoms disappear.
 
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