Rectal prolapse

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The 17hh Shirexclydesdale mare has had this tonight, the vet has managed to repair and re-insert, but has never heard of it in horses before, can't find it in the books and we have no idea why this has happened. Also we don't know yet if it will remain in place. I know this should be in vet but that few people read that.
I will be up all night so feel free to reply at any time.
 
That is the weird thing, she has been a bit "off" and not eating as well as usual, 1/2 bale instead of 3/4, lost a bit of condition, but nothing too untoward. Droppingsnormal consistancey (I am now wondering what other forum would have that sentence in it)
 
Ive not heard of it in horses either. Hope your mare is OK.
Will be thinking of you tonight......keep warm, let us know how she is......GOOD LUCK
 
Hmmmm,i have to deal with this in the job i do(carer),usually put back ourselves,depending on certain factors!!Not sure about the horse form though,you will have to keep us informed
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!!Was there a vast amount exposed???What did the vet have to repair???Or do you mean he just pushed back in??Did he stitch to hold in??
 
Thank you, she was superb while she was bein gtreated, am now sitting here with everything crossed that it all stays back where it should be. The other thing is she is really my sisters mare and my sister went away this morning until Thursday night, so I am here on my own with it all.
 
Fingers crossed for you
Maybe think about a slightly 'wetter' diet in future
Need to make dropping very easy to pass
Soaked beet pulp
Mashes--soaked pony nuts even
Boiled feeds--barley?
Not a good time to be suddenly changing the diet but just try to get more fluids in
One old pony used to have his hay steamed with molasses poured over to make it more easily digested
I have had sheep with prolapse--usually when they have lambed several years, everything gets weaker, but it all stays in OK after lambing
Good luck
 
Thanks, have been feeding well soaked speedibeet, but I think mashes are the order of the day. I am trying to get some grass nuts and will soak those.
 
It had to be repaird as as she was pushing it back in it tore. There was a lump the size of a tennis ball protruding, am just going out to check it is still in.
 
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I was so left open for that!!!!
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lmao!!!
However if you need assistance????
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Joys of our work eh!!!
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I sure hope so, she is the sweetest natured creature, not the brightest bulb on the christmas tree, but so affectionate and has looked after my sister so well since sister broke her leg. (we are beginning to sound like an accident prone lot)
 
Hope everything OK this morning
Totally forgot last night but sugar reduces a prolapse--have used this on sheep
If you do a search it is a known method not just 'old wives tale'
 
I saw it once, old horse after having two colic surgeries - the horse ended up dying, but it was not a case where this was the horses only problem.

I would be a bit worried if it tore, but if it is staying in you are probably doing something right. I am surprised they let you feed the horse right away, I would have expected them to suggest starving it, to give it time to heal a bit - but what do I know. I would see if you can give your horse a stool softener, I know you can give them pepto-bismal so I would imagine most GI systems are similar, but you just want to make sure something you give is not toxic to horses.
 
My mare got this as a three year old, we were told to expect the worst sadly, i am really sorry, luckily for us our vet saved our mare, she had damaged some of the bowel but she is still with me, my little miracle 15yrs later, so they can survive it
but my vet at the time had never known a mare to survive in his 9yrs as a vet, i just count my lucky stars i have my girl still, i think my mares laid back attittude helped her as they apparently die of shock after it has been put back in
i hope the mare will be ok, sorry to give you the sad reality i was told of in my personal experience, but my mare did survive this, although rare, they can pull through x
 
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