Strange object found in horses poo

[Souxi]

Need Help!!

Whilst poo picking my field I found a strange object in my horse's poo. It looks like part of the intestines?

I was brave enough (and found some latex gloves!) and broke the object apart, inside was digested horse poo with some small red cotton like things (guessing red worms)

Here is the object (sorry its not pretty!!) my vet has no idea what it is from the photo, but if anyone has seen anything like this before or know what it is I would be very grateful for some advice!!

http://flic.kr/p/av4LNE

Thanks in anticipation!!

 

[berry]

Sorry but haven't a clue what it is but blughhh it looks disgusting!!!!!

 

[PingPongPony]

looks a bit like a stomach to me. horses have been known to eat animals before so may be a part of another animal that ponio found in the hedge or something? Just a guess.

 

[Fii]

Could the horse just have pooed on top of whatever it is, as appossed to haveing actually passed it?

 

[ChwaraeTeg]

Hi Siouxi, What is the size of this "object" ?
Teg

 

[madeleine1]

baby fetus?

animal remains?

 

[saxonhorse]

Could it be a Fetus. that of a baby Rat or mouse. I deal in Hay and have come across plenty of dead baby mice in bales of Hay. Pulling snakes out of a bale can be intresting as well, I dont worry unless i loaded that hay in the Okanagan area, they have Rattlers

 

[TarrSteps]

Is there any chance she could have been in foal?

 

[treacle_beastie]

grim! Maybe its an anal polyp or something?

 

[Souxi]

Hi Siouxi, What is the size of this "object" ?
Teg

Its around 4 inches in size!! and its horrible, but more concerning as we have no idea what it is.

 

[Souxi]

Is there any chance she could have been in foal?

I thought it was a foetus at first but its definitely not as it was full of poo!!

 

[legaldancer]

Are you sure she couldn't have pooed on top of this? Did you find it in the field. It looks like a bigger version of the thing my cat leaves when she eats rabbits, mice etc.

 

[Souxi]

Could the horse just have pooed on top of whatever it is, as appossed to haveing actually passed it?

That's what we were hoping! but its been digested and has horse poo inside so it looks like has come out of the horse

 

[Clippy]

I don't know what it is but i'm fascinated!

Probably some new kind of parasite previously undiscovered.... or an alien!

 

[CeeBee]

Grrrrrooosssss... But strangely fascinating. A haggis?

Sorry, I have no idea, but can see why you are worried. Try posting in the Vet forum on here, maybe someone on there may have seen something similar.

 

[CeeBee]

Grrrrrooosssss... But strangely fascinating. A haggis?

Sorry, I have no idea, but can see why you are worried. Try posting in the Vet forum on here, maybe someone on there may have seen something similar. Please keep us up to date if you find out.

 

[CeeBee]

Sorry, didn't mean to post twice.

 

[finkle]

No idea but looks gross....still will be watching the outcome with interest! Cant wait to hear what it actually is!

 

[applecart14]

It looks like a tumour to me that your horse may have had growing in either its stomach or anal passage

 

[Souxi]

Sorry, didn't mean to post twice.

lol no probs!! good thinking (i didnt know about that one! im new to this) i've posted on there now... thanks!

 

[springer1021]

Yuk, it looks like a dead "something", I'll be really interested to hear what it is.

 

[MissTyc]

I'd definitely let a vet have this for analysis - worth the cost for piece of mind, I think!

 

[minkymoo]

I'd definitely let a vet have this for analysis - worth the cost for piece of mind, I think!

Yes, I would bag it & take it to your vet for them to have a look at. They might want to do a biopsy on it or something.

Looks nasty!

 

[cremedemonthe]

looks a bit like a stomach to me. horses have been known to eat animals before so may be a part of another animal that ponio found in the hedge or something? Just a guess.

I'm with you on this one, it looks the same exactly the same as a rabbit's stomach. I pull them out of rabbits when gutting them, almost identical to this.

 

[teamsarazara]

It looks extremely like a fetus... Could your horse have been in foal?... you might want to show this to your vet!

 

[teamsarazara]

This isnt very nice to look at but http://www.nemr.net/~ccason/index.fetus.htm
It does look like one of these folded up??

 

[CeeBee]

Just googled 'rabbit stomach' and found this...

 

[CeeBee]

OMG, sorry, thought I was posting a link! Sorry again!

 

[dumpling]

I'd say it's a toss up between the rabbits stomach and the little fetus.

I found that foal page really interesting, how amazing.

 

[suestowford]

I'm leaning more towards the rabbit stomach - they eat grass too so the stomach would be full of partly digested grass and would therefore look a bit like horse poo.