MOODY MARES

My mare had a bi-lateral ovariectomy about 4 months ago. she had tumours in both ovaries. The op went well, and she was a model patient! She was heavily sedated, and both ovaries removed with her standing up, by laparoscopy. she was in hospital for 4 days after the op, and then 3 weeks partial box rest... she was allowed to be walked in hand and hand grazed twice a day, and then 3 weeks restricted turnout. Then I resumed light exercise, and now we're back to normal. Her behaviour has improved a lot, and she seems so much happier in herself and more willing to work.
Hope this helps!
 
I also wondered if your mare showed behavioural changes before the op, have these now been resolved. Did she have any other treatment before the op.
 
Oh boy! Did she have problems! In the 5 years that I have owned her she had always been 'mareish' when she was in season, but in the last year or so, she had turned into a DINOSAUR! Very stallion like behaviour, downright dangerous at times. My vet put her on Regumate in Aug, but it didn't help much. Then she started biting at her flanks all the time [even when being ridden] and the final crunch came in Oct, when her back legs would 'give way' as though she was trying to sit down! That's when I looked it up online and read that if they have ovarian tumours, they feel a pulling sensation inside, and they respond to this by having a 'back end collapse'. She had a scan where it showed her ovaries were very enlarged, the following week she went into hospital to have them removed. She really should have been scanned ages ago, instead of trying Regumate, in retrospect, I'm surprised my vet didn't suggest this!
Anyway, the good news is that the vast majority of ovarian tumours are benign, and with todays advanced methods of surgery, the op is far less traumatic than it was years ago, and the recovery time is so quick.
And the end result is great.. she is even-tempered now, with no horrible mood swings, she still pulls faces
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but she is 16, so I think that may have become a habit for life!!
I'd be interested to know what your mares behaviour is like?
 
Many thanks for the reply She does have behavioural problems,aggresive, biting, kicking both human and horses a little terratorial and just generally in a bad temper most of the time. I can ride her though she is quite safe.Our vet have scanned her every 2 weeks since jan,her ovaries are normal but she has not shut down for the winter, she ovulates all the time either left or right or both ovaries. Shes been on regumate to no avail,shes had a mareball inplant and two coils put in all to on effect. An ovariectomy seems to be the only answer.
 
Reckon it sounds like she might be better off without her hormones! Hope you can claim on your insurance? My mares op came to just under £3000!
Good luck!
 
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