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Moody mares: Treatments and supplements

Gayle Hallowell, 23 February 2010 12:16

Most of the veterinary treatments available are either hormonal or surgical. In terms of hormonal treatment, Regumate, which contains a progestagen, is used by vets to assess whether the sex hormones are to blame for the reported behavioural problems.Short courses of the drug will provide information but the behaviour is likely to return shortly after the drug is discontinued. Some use ...

Moody mares: Hormonal and medical conditions

Gayle Hallowell, 23 February 2010 11:57

In addition to the normal variation in behaviour due to the reproductive cycle, there are also a few conditions that affect the ovaries and hormones, which can lead to extremes of behaviour.Some of these include: Permanent oestrus ornnymphomania this can be seen for a variety of reasons, which include ovarian tumours or other tumours that secrete hormones.Behavioural problems that don’t ...

Moody mares: Understanding seasons

Gayle Hallowell, 23 February 2010 11:34

Seasons are the regular cycles of a mare becoming fertile and preparing for pregnancy. Around 20 to 25 per cent of mares have seasons all year round, and this is most likely to occur in Arab and Thoroughbred mares. The other 80 per cent of horses have different stages of their cycle throughout the year. During the spring, summer and ...

Why do mares get moody?

Gayle Hallowell, 23 February 2010 11:06

Horses reach puberty (the age they can conceive) between 12 and 24 months of age – fillies born late in the season may reach puberty at an earlier age than those born early. Most horses generally have reproductive cycles throughout the spring, summer and early autumn (called long-day seasonal breeders) but, for some, the cycles can be all year round.During ...

How to avoid strangles

Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 16:28

The reason that strangles continues to be such a huge problem and spreads so rapidly is because people don’t always act responsibly and don’t do the simple things discussed in this article. Here are six key ways to help prevent strangles: 1) Be vigilant – identify and isolate sick horses until they can be examined by a vet. 2) Isolate ...

How to treat strangles

Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 16:24

All horses should... ● Be fed good quality feed that might need to be soaked – soft hay or haylage is better than coarse feed. Some horses find it easier to be fed from a bucket at head height. ● Have access to clean, fresh water at all times. ● Be appropriately rugged. ● If they have burst abscesses, they ...

What to do in the event of an outbreak of strangles

Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 16:16

A vet should be called immediately. The yard will then be isolated until the last case has been confirmed free of the infection. Diagnosis involves taking a swab from the top of the nasal passages or from a sample of fluid from the air-filled pouches. Because the bacteria is difficult to grow, vets can only say the horse is free ...

What is bastard strangles?

Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 15:58

Bastard strangles is a rare development of the typical form which, in some outbreaks, can affect up to 10 per cent of horses. This is where the infection spreads through the body via the lymphatics – channels that normally protect against infection. Abscesses can form in lymph nodes throughout the body, including in the chest and abdomen. They can cause ...

Identifying the symptoms of strangles

Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 15:55

There are two different forms of the strangles disease: 1) The atypical form is the most common and mildest now seen. Unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to distinguish between this and a general virus, except that horses with a virus generally have higher temperatures, are sicker initially but may recover more quickly. Strangles generally spreads much more quickly around a yard ...

How strangles spreads

Gayle Hallowell, 09 September 2009 15:53

The bacteria is very hardy and lives in the environment on wood and in water troughs etc for six to eight weeks. It’s killed only by certain disinfectants – which include those containing povidone-iodine and chlorhexidene (Hibiscrub) – if left in contact for 90 minutes. It spreads in a number of ways: 1) Carrier horses – these horses show no ...

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