ru-fi-do
Well-Known Member
My mare has been a bit of a worry just lately, a few weeks ago she suddenly took a dislike to a 4yo gelding that had been in the field 3 months with no problem, she would charge him if he even looked at him and would also try and run out the gate if another was brought in, when we'd get there to fetch in in a morning she would be stood at the bottom of the field with her pal and the others would be at the top, no one else would be allowed near her pal and she would just circle him. She is the boss of the field and the others generally don't challenge her, when she is in season she loves all the geldings, she hasn't shown her usual signs of season but she has had yellow discharge, swollen teats and swollen mammary glands. She hasn't liked us touching her belly either.
I have noticed over the past month or so that part of her vagina is protruding from her vulva and tonight whilst washing her tail i thought she looked quite swollen so decided to be brave and have a proper look.
Does this look in anyway normal??? I thought it looked a bit like a growth and that is whats pushing the vagina up and making it protrude, I had no other mare to compare to........ or am I just getting paranoid now????
I will put photo's in sequence...
I will be ringing the vet tomorrow for advise, when i last spoke to her about her behaviour change she said that they may scan her ovaries if it happens when she next seasons.
Thanks so much for reading this far any thoughts appreciated xx
I have noticed over the past month or so that part of her vagina is protruding from her vulva and tonight whilst washing her tail i thought she looked quite swollen so decided to be brave and have a proper look.
Does this look in anyway normal??? I thought it looked a bit like a growth and that is whats pushing the vagina up and making it protrude, I had no other mare to compare to........ or am I just getting paranoid now????
I will put photo's in sequence...
I will be ringing the vet tomorrow for advise, when i last spoke to her about her behaviour change she said that they may scan her ovaries if it happens when she next seasons.
Thanks so much for reading this far any thoughts appreciated xx