Patches
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Patches first started with a runny nose before Christmas. She's had runny noses in the past, the last time being April 2007, which responded to antibiotics and 24/7 turn out.
This time the discharge was a creamy consistency and white, whereas before it was orangey/yellow and an even thicker custard custard consistency. Her eye was also watering on the same side, something she's never had before. No cough.
Vet presdcribed topical powders for antibiotics (we've always jabbed her before) and we had to change bedding to Thouroughbred Shavings and I had to get the neighbouring horse (which was at the time not owned by me) to change their bedding and I started soaking the haylage...it was quite dry for haylage. Vet's diagnosis was a dust allergy.
She showed a dramatic improvement from then on, not completely gone, but hardly anything at all. Still white. Never anything over night, but often a tiny bit of white dischage inside her nostril when bringing in.
She's been in full work throughout and the fitter she has gotten the better the nose gets. She's done farm rides, jumping courses in lessons blah blah. No drop in fitness, heart rate/temp/feeding all normal. No heave lines etc.
Over the last week she had a couple of days off due to bad weather and I noticed the discharge moreso on those days off. Still only the left nostril, still a creamy white colour and the eye sometimes has a small tear stain. Still clear overnight, not blowing out of the nose at all, so it's not bothering her at all. No cough, no heave line, respiration and temp again all normal. She's not off her food, no outward signs of feeling unwell in any way shape or form and her fitness is probably better than it was before Christmas.
There is no smell at all from the nostril. Dentist has been and found nothing untowards with her teeth, she was fine having her float.
On the one hand my instructor and various friends think I shouldn't worry as she's fit and well in herself...but on the other hand I keep wondering if there is a blockage in her sinuses and whether I should call the vet out to have her scoped and x-rayed and take it from there.
IF she does have a blocked sinus, is there any way other than a sinus flush to treat it? She was quite slow to rouse from a GA and had a dodgy time rising to her feet after an op in 2006 and I'm a little anxious of her undergoing a GA if it can be avoided.
Obviously I will call the vet, but when he was here at the end of January he was completely unconcerned about the discharge and told me to plod on as normal. It's just me who can't help but have it play on my mind because it's surely not normal to have this at all.....surely a dust allergy would affect both nostrils and I can't do any more than I am to erradicate dust/mould with my management.
This time the discharge was a creamy consistency and white, whereas before it was orangey/yellow and an even thicker custard custard consistency. Her eye was also watering on the same side, something she's never had before. No cough.
Vet presdcribed topical powders for antibiotics (we've always jabbed her before) and we had to change bedding to Thouroughbred Shavings and I had to get the neighbouring horse (which was at the time not owned by me) to change their bedding and I started soaking the haylage...it was quite dry for haylage. Vet's diagnosis was a dust allergy.
She showed a dramatic improvement from then on, not completely gone, but hardly anything at all. Still white. Never anything over night, but often a tiny bit of white dischage inside her nostril when bringing in.
She's been in full work throughout and the fitter she has gotten the better the nose gets. She's done farm rides, jumping courses in lessons blah blah. No drop in fitness, heart rate/temp/feeding all normal. No heave lines etc.
Over the last week she had a couple of days off due to bad weather and I noticed the discharge moreso on those days off. Still only the left nostril, still a creamy white colour and the eye sometimes has a small tear stain. Still clear overnight, not blowing out of the nose at all, so it's not bothering her at all. No cough, no heave line, respiration and temp again all normal. She's not off her food, no outward signs of feeling unwell in any way shape or form and her fitness is probably better than it was before Christmas.
There is no smell at all from the nostril. Dentist has been and found nothing untowards with her teeth, she was fine having her float.
On the one hand my instructor and various friends think I shouldn't worry as she's fit and well in herself...but on the other hand I keep wondering if there is a blockage in her sinuses and whether I should call the vet out to have her scoped and x-rayed and take it from there.
IF she does have a blocked sinus, is there any way other than a sinus flush to treat it? She was quite slow to rouse from a GA and had a dodgy time rising to her feet after an op in 2006 and I'm a little anxious of her undergoing a GA if it can be avoided.
Obviously I will call the vet, but when he was here at the end of January he was completely unconcerned about the discharge and told me to plod on as normal. It's just me who can't help but have it play on my mind because it's surely not normal to have this at all.....surely a dust allergy would affect both nostrils and I can't do any more than I am to erradicate dust/mould with my management.
