Washing out mares?

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Hi,

how many of you have your mares washed out after service?

The stud asked if i wanted my mare washing after she was out of season.
Last year, she didnt the 1st time, but did the 2nd time she was there - made no difference and she was scanned empty.
In many ways, i am thinking this is additional intervention with her lady bits that may not be needed but - the stud said they do all of theirs - this makes me think that their hygiene isnt up to much!

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We swab all mares to see if they are dirty, and if they are they get washed out, if it is getting on in the season and a mare has returned once or twice we tend to wash them out anyway, or if they have fluid. But you can wash out too much and allow your mare to be open to fungal infections.
 
Washing out/lavage should only really be performed if there is more than 25mm of fluid present in any part of the uterus more than 18 hours after breeding, or perhaps as a precaution when frozen semen is being used.

Do they (the stud) think that you have a magic crystal ball at home, that tells you what state her uterus is in? They should be making these decisions based on what is going on inside your mare as observed via ultrasound, not asking you if you'd like it done.
 
When my mare was swabbed everything came back negative, (same as last year) and when she has been scanned (again, same also last year) there has been no excess fluid etc.
I'm just left with having to decide if i have her washed this time or not?
Shes swapped stallions so i am hoping that will make a difference! yesterday apparently she stood like a tart - something she never did last year with the other.
 
My mare was covered on Saturday and I had her washed out yesterday. I haven't swabbed her but lets face it, as clean as the stallion was and as clean as I could make her, she has been living out on good grass - and quite frankly, she was filthy! For me, it was too late in the season to risk any potentially preventable issues, so I made my decision for this particular lady! You could always ask to have her swabbed and make your call then?
 
they wouldnt be able to swab her after service, get the results and then wash her out as they have to be washed out within so long after the last service.
She was swabbed at the start of the season and everything was negative.
 
The purpose of washing out is not to clear pathogenic presence anyway (except when using special lavages which this won't be), so swabbing makes no difference!

Lavages are used to clear debris, fluid, and other bits and pieces out of the uterus, to make it a better environment for the embryo once it descends from the oviducts. Antibiotics infusions are used to clear infection.
 
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