misstipsy
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Hi, I have an 8 year old, 16.2hh gelding who suffered from a nosebleed for the first time on august 6th.
He was bleeding when I went to him in the morning, it was a reasonable amount and he was leaving puddles on the floor. I got him in to have a closer look, he was OK in himself and ate his feed. I turned him back out and checked him at 11am, it had slowed down but not stopped. I had to go away for the afternoon but my friend checked him at tea time. He was still trickling but by Thursday am it was clear.
I was concerned but not overly as we have a mare who has nosebleeds although hers only last about 5 minutes, I thought I would rest and monitor him and see how it went.
There was nothing until 14th August, again I went to him in the field and he was bleeding this time more than last. I knew the vet was going to be on the yard later that day so I phoned and booked an appointment. It continued to bleed on and off all day . The vet looked at him and recommended he went for an Endoscope and possibly head x-rays. He went the next morning (15/08) at 9am. He was scoped, it didn't reveal much but did rule out any infection in the guttural pouch so he had x-rays. The x-ray showed up what the vet thinks is a cyst in his sinus and a collection of blood too. If you look and feel his face there does appear to be a lump where the cyst is. They have recommended surgery and he is booked in for the 28th August.
I am obviously concerned about the surgery but he bled pretty much constantly from Thurs am to Fri pm, luckily since Friday pm he hasn't bled again. I have visions of it staying constant till the 28th.
I just wondered if anyone else had had any similar experiences.
Thanks
He was bleeding when I went to him in the morning, it was a reasonable amount and he was leaving puddles on the floor. I got him in to have a closer look, he was OK in himself and ate his feed. I turned him back out and checked him at 11am, it had slowed down but not stopped. I had to go away for the afternoon but my friend checked him at tea time. He was still trickling but by Thursday am it was clear.
I was concerned but not overly as we have a mare who has nosebleeds although hers only last about 5 minutes, I thought I would rest and monitor him and see how it went.
There was nothing until 14th August, again I went to him in the field and he was bleeding this time more than last. I knew the vet was going to be on the yard later that day so I phoned and booked an appointment. It continued to bleed on and off all day . The vet looked at him and recommended he went for an Endoscope and possibly head x-rays. He went the next morning (15/08) at 9am. He was scoped, it didn't reveal much but did rule out any infection in the guttural pouch so he had x-rays. The x-ray showed up what the vet thinks is a cyst in his sinus and a collection of blood too. If you look and feel his face there does appear to be a lump where the cyst is. They have recommended surgery and he is booked in for the 28th August.
I am obviously concerned about the surgery but he bled pretty much constantly from Thurs am to Fri pm, luckily since Friday pm he hasn't bled again. I have visions of it staying constant till the 28th.
I just wondered if anyone else had had any similar experiences.
Thanks