Scoping for nose bleeds- advice please

[Tinsel Trouble]

Hello!

I understood that a horse could be scoped for ulcers, but after speaking to my vets about my horse's recurring nosebleed (one nostril only, not a lot of blood, stops after 2 or 3 mins- had 4 in 5 weeks now) they would be interested in scoping to try and find the cause.

What is likely to be happen? Would he be ridden under scope or just left in the stable and looked at (I understand he will be sedated).

I am slightly concerned because he is slightly headshy (though much better now) but still has a habit of trying to beat up the EDT, so the last thing I want him to do it to take his temper out on very expensive equipment, or very expensive vet!

Any help is much appreciated!

(also in NL)

 

[amage]

Fairly standard practice...if sedated and vets are good and relaxed then he should not be in a position to take his temper out on anything!! I would certainly be investigating the nosebleeds when they are happening that frequently.

 

[BeachBreaker]

I had this procedure carried out on my old show jumping mare several years ago due to similar symptoms. Bleeding was only light and occurred as a result of work. We took her into the vets and she was put in a stock and fairly heavily sedated. The scoping took no more than 20 mins and they found nothing, in the end suggesting that it may be a sharp piece of bone in her nasal cavity occasionally catching on the vessels but nothing to worry about. Definitely worth getting it checked out if you're insured, it's not a nasty procedure for the horse and it will most likely be nothing. Good luck x

 

[aregona]

A horse here had the same symptoms so we had him scoped. He was head shy, would take one look at us carrying a twitch and leg it, but he was good as gold to scope and there were no problems afterwards.

 

[Birker2020]

Hello!

I understood that a horse could be scoped for ulcers, but after speaking to my vets about my horse's recurring nosebleed (one nostril only, not a lot of blood, stops after 2 or 3 mins- had 4 in 5 weeks now) they would be interested in scoping to try and find the cause.

What is likely to be happen? Would he be ridden under scope or just left in the stable and looked at (I understand he will be sedated).

I am slightly concerned because he is slightly headshy (though much better now) but still has a habit of trying to beat up the EDT, so the last thing I want him to do it to take his temper out on very expensive equipment, or very expensive vet!

Any help is much appreciated!

(also in NL)

Hi there. Had my previous horse scoped as he had exactly the same as your horse, out of one nostril only. They sedated him in his stable and scoped him. They had to get the camera in each gutteral pouch (apparently its a very difficult procedure - not in danger but in skill) and they could only to the one pouch to check for infection. They never got down to the reason why, just thought it might be a dust allergy from what I remember. Nearly 8 years ago now. The horse was quite calm, being headshy wouldn't make much diffference, when they are sedated they are normally not bothered.

 

[whizzer]

My horse is fairly headshy, he's had numerous scopes-both gastroscopes & Sinusoscopy & it's never made him any worse. They sedate,often have them in stocks & will use a twitch so there's not really any chance of them damaging anything!