classiclady
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Hi, I own a 21 year old mare who has problems with her left sinus (snotty nose) when it gets dry and dusty. When I fetched her in on Friday her left nostril was bleeding, she has had small bleeds before but they stop with in an hour of getting her in. The yard manager checked her at 8.30pm and it was still bleeding but she felt it could wait till the morning.
Saturday morning it was still bleeding so I called the vet, I explained about her blocked sinus, that she was still eating, drinking, bright and droppings normal. She said she wasn't worried and that it can take up to 48 hours to stop and if it hasn't improved by middle of next week to call them back and to stick to her normal routine.
By the time I was ready to turn her out it was slowing down but she decided to go out like an idiot bucking and cantering round which made it worse again. I fetched her in and it did seem to have slowed down and by the time I left her it had stopped.
Been this morning and it has started again I have turned her out and tried to keep her calm but to no joy.
Can any one suggest anything to stop the bleeding or give me any advise if you have had a similar problem. My friend did say her old gelding had regular nose bleeds.
Another course could be that I did but a summer turn out on her on Friday but it did get very warm here and she does have some winter coat there was no sign of sweating but the vet did say if she had over heated it can course raised blood pressure.
Saturday morning it was still bleeding so I called the vet, I explained about her blocked sinus, that she was still eating, drinking, bright and droppings normal. She said she wasn't worried and that it can take up to 48 hours to stop and if it hasn't improved by middle of next week to call them back and to stick to her normal routine.
By the time I was ready to turn her out it was slowing down but she decided to go out like an idiot bucking and cantering round which made it worse again. I fetched her in and it did seem to have slowed down and by the time I left her it had stopped.
Been this morning and it has started again I have turned her out and tried to keep her calm but to no joy.
Can any one suggest anything to stop the bleeding or give me any advise if you have had a similar problem. My friend did say her old gelding had regular nose bleeds.
Another course could be that I did but a summer turn out on her on Friday but it did get very warm here and she does have some winter coat there was no sign of sweating but the vet did say if she had over heated it can course raised blood pressure.