Ovarian Tumours

[teddypops]

Does anyone have first hand experience of a mare with ovarian turmours and having the ovaries removed?

 

[webble]

Yes , done at leahurst both removed, cost about £1.2k covered by insurance. Box rest for a week, yard rest for a couple more and back in work after about four or five weeks I think

 

[magicsmum]

Two years ago our 21 year old mare was diagnosed with a huge Granulosa Cell Tumour. She had the surgery to remove it by keyhole, under heavy sedation. She stayed at Rossdales for about a week before coming home, was suppose to have 2 weeks box rest but we ended up auctioning off a small area in the jardstandings sonsje was out with her friends and not stressed. She was allowed to start very light work after about a month. She is now a completely different horse to the one we had before the op. She s now so calm and laid back about life. She s much calmer to ride as well, before very few people would dare get on, now ever to e wants to ride her, she still has her spark though. Hoping this year to get her back into doing more dressage and showing, we just wish we had known she had it before.

 

[ramsaybailey]

Hi, sorry bringing up an old thread, but can I ask what the symptoms of your mares were? Thanks

 

[Ish2020]

Hi, sorry bringing up an old thread, but can I ask what the symptoms of your mares were? Thanks

I got the symptoms of goggle. my mare had these symptoms but it turned out to be a very swollen ovary according to my vet . My mare had to go on medication for 7 days than she got a injection. It fixed the problem and it never came back . It caused my mare a lot of pain.

• Persistent and unexpected behavioral changes such as stallion-like behavior and aggression
• Intermittent or prolonged heat cycles (continuous estrus)
• No heat cycles (anestrus)
• Difficulty getting bred.

 

[ramsaybailey]

I got the symptoms of goggle. my mare had these symptoms but it turned out to be a very swollen ovary according to my vet . My mare had to go on medication for 7 days than she got a injection. It fixed the problem and it never came back . It caused my mare a lot of pain.

• Persistent and unexpected behavioral changes such as stallion-like behavior and aggression
• Intermittent or prolonged heat cycles (continuous estrus)
• No heat cycles (anestrus)
• Difficulty getting bred.

Thank you!
I've got mine booked in for a scope she she's being showing tyat sort of discomfort. However her last two seasons she's been very stallion like, and is just getting more aggressive and unhappy in general. So I think I'll discuss with vets about getting ovaries looked at.

 

[doodle]

An old boss had a mare who was difficult to ride. We kept track and she was worse every 3 weeks. She would canter but not allow you to sit on her back. Very Marish and grumpy with other horses. When she bought her she was on regumate which was continued. Her symptoms got progressively worse. You would randomly be trotting along and then you were on the floor. Regumate at double dose. She had previously had ovaries scanned showing no problems however that had been a year back. Vet suggested getting ovaries out as last resort. Said insurance would not pay as behavioural.

She went to vet school. Done standing sedation. When they got in both ovaries were huge and covered in cysts and without a doubt we’re causing her a lot of bother. Insurance then DID pay for the full op as there was proof a year back ovaries were fine and now clearly causing pain and her issues.

She stayed for about a week I think. Had a further week box rest till stitches out. 2 weeks more in field and then came back into work quite quickly. She was a reformed horse and was lovely to ride. Was sold on when outgrown and became a kids first horse.