Help! Mare aborted???

[cidermillcottage1]

Have just been out checking my mare, she has been back from stud for about a week and is approx 6-7weeks in foal and she has yellow, quite thick vaginal discharge...not that much just a few drips but there is signs of a little dryed discharge on her legs..it wasn't there yesterday. She seems absolutley fine and normal in herself but did have a bit of conjunctivitus type gunge in her eyes last week which has now cleared. She isnt showing the normal signs of being in season - she is usually very grumpy and winks a lot...is the discharge normal?? should I be worried? I have been reading up about in my breeding book and it suggests discharge can be a sign of abortion??

 

[zipzap]

Hi, Sorry to hear - know how stressful this can be. Also know though that since my mare came back from stud plus also from her mum 9 yrs ago that both have continued winking (in dams case - til end of pregnancy & beyond!!!) after taking a pee so it may not be the end of the road..... perhaps call vet after the bank hol if you're really worried.
Good luck - hope you stay lucky!

 

[Anastasia]

Cidermill my only advice to you would be to give the vet a call and get her re-scanned. That way you will know for sure either way. Good luck.

 

[cidermillcottage1]

yes defo..am gonna call him out after bank holiday w/e, really hope i am worrying about nothing!

 

[neverlate]

hi, my mare aborted her pregnancy a few days ago. she had a milky discharge, got her scanned and there was nothing there, just a uterus full of fluid-wich could mean infection. so shes on anti biotics, and she had tests done. she was 8 weeks :-(

 

[AndyPandy]

It is a possibility... approximately 10% of pregnancies are aborted before 60 days, with a further 9% aborting after 60 days. Discharge is not always a sign of abortion, but certainly is an indicator of possible abortion.

Not to put the wind up you, I'm just thinking about the possibilities, but conjunctivitis followed shortly after by possible abortion... that does sound worryingly like EVA. Was she bred to a foreign stallion? Or did the stud have any mares that were, or new horses brought in from abroad?

I would get her checked & scanned asap.

 

[cidermillcottage1]

andypandy..i have been reading about this on the internet and did wonder....

she was covered naturally by a local stallion but there were well over 130 visiting mares at the stud...so there could be something in it. am going to call vet in morning and also stud owner..

I have her daugther who was also covered at same stud (by different stallion) who is out in the field with her...but hasn't been scanned as yet...this could be a daft question but should I separate them??

 

[AndyPandy]

I guess within those numbers there could have been one which was infectious. It's unlikely that the stallion is shedding or someone would have noticed by now.

If it was EVA, then your mare with the discharge is probably already through the infectious stage, so it won't make any difference now, but I guess it might be worth separating them as a precaution. If it is EVA, it's a notifiable disease, which will cause a bit of hassle... but it's worth finding out now and sorting it.

Fingers crossed it's not EVA! Let us know though.

 

[AndyPandy]

Has the vet been out? What's the latest?