DancinWithDiamonds
Well-Known Member
Hi guys! :saludando: Gosh, it's been awhile since I've been on here. I have a big favor to ask of everyone. I have a big mare that's been a broodmare since she was 4 (she's 8 now) due to a pasture injury as a baby. She's had 4 wonderful foals for me, although sadly we lost her 2006 foal after he was weaned, due to an unknown infection...I was hoping to rebreed her this year, but we got quite the surprise when we cultured her...
We got her culture back, and it was positive for rhodococcus equi. The vets are stumped as to how it got in her uterus, and one vet is wanting to flush her with Penicillin, and the other wants to flush her with erythromycin and rifampin which will damage her uterine lining rendering her unbreedable. I don't know what to do, I can't seem to find anyone whose ever encountered this.
I also wanted to ask your opinion on a situation on her blood results. We pulled blood from her when she was in heat to check her thyroid (since she had a foal last year with enlarged thyroid, but no clinical signs) and her T3 came back double the normal value. Have you ever seen/heard of this?
My vets are stumped. I've talked to 2 different clinics (who I've both used, one local, and one small hospital) and they both have no idea what to tell me. They've told me they will consult with vets down in the US, but it's been a week, and I have yet to hear back. I've posted on a few other boards with little luck, except 'why would you breed this poor mare again, she's already had 4 foals.' This mare loves to be a mom, and was a little confused as to why she wasn't put in the broodmare field once the snow melted...she stands at the fenceline at a least a few hours each day staring at the moms and babies. I just want to excersice every option I can to see if she can be bred again.
We got her culture back, and it was positive for rhodococcus equi. The vets are stumped as to how it got in her uterus, and one vet is wanting to flush her with Penicillin, and the other wants to flush her with erythromycin and rifampin which will damage her uterine lining rendering her unbreedable. I don't know what to do, I can't seem to find anyone whose ever encountered this.
I also wanted to ask your opinion on a situation on her blood results. We pulled blood from her when she was in heat to check her thyroid (since she had a foal last year with enlarged thyroid, but no clinical signs) and her T3 came back double the normal value. Have you ever seen/heard of this?
My vets are stumped. I've talked to 2 different clinics (who I've both used, one local, and one small hospital) and they both have no idea what to tell me. They've told me they will consult with vets down in the US, but it's been a week, and I have yet to hear back. I've posted on a few other boards with little luck, except 'why would you breed this poor mare again, she's already had 4 foals.' This mare loves to be a mom, and was a little confused as to why she wasn't put in the broodmare field once the snow melted...she stands at the fenceline at a least a few hours each day staring at the moms and babies. I just want to excersice every option I can to see if she can be bred again.
