Graphic pics... infection of vulva?

remaani · 02-12-2007, 04:54 AM

Went & looked at a mini mare today, 7yo, maiden & she's just been used as a pet.

Lifted her tail & was confronted with this!

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p148/remaanilodge/other%20pics/100_0387.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p148/remaanilodge/other%20pics/100_0388.jpg

She had ulcer type sores with puss, both around her vulva & inside, there is no smell to it. As gross as it sounds, stretching her vulva, in the creases its red raw with more puss.
It is a disgusting sight, so sorry for the pics, the mare is in no evident pain but obviously its a vet job.
What is it? After a vet check, could she still be used as a brood when healthy & clean again?

Has anyone seen anything so horrid??

madvoice · 02-12-2007, 04:59 AM

Looks like a type of Herpes. If not herpes.. warts. Still not a pretty sight. If it is herpes, I'd walk.

spyro1 · 02-12-2007, 05:50 AM

Same here. If they wont get a vet check on it, and are knowingly selling her like that I would walk as well. As hard as it might be.

Sondra · 02-12-2007, 05:59 AM

call some one who can take care of it, whether that be the police or an SPCA type group if the owners will not have it looked at. That way you know that the horse will be taken care of.

katylynn06 · 02-12-2007, 06:00 AM

I have one thing to say. Ouch poor mare.

4hooves4me2 · 02-12-2007, 06:02 AM

eww, looks like cancer, pics are cloudy to me though-course, I have apps, so whenever I see something like that I think Cancer-sigh.

ejforrest · 02-12-2007, 01:15 PM

Looks like it could be dermattitis. Inflammation of the skin, this one could be caused by urine. Could be due to allergy, or infection, or could be secondary to trauma and injury. Only way to know is have a vet check it out.

Quick2Skip01 · 02-12-2007, 01:18 PM

Poor girl! Whatever it is I hope she gets better! Unless the vet says and you personally talk to the vet, that its cureable, I would pass also.

Kicks · 02-12-2007, 01:36 PM

If I was interested in her I would get a Vet to check her and give an opinion as to rather she would ever be 'breeding sound'. No way would I put her anywhere near my horses until I had assurance from my Vet that she was not contagious. I'd also be sure that I disinfected whatever clothing/boots/myself/etc. I had on while there.
A call to the local animal control/state Vet/ etc. is in order IF you do not buy her. It could be something that is highly contagious.

Mary6478 · 02-13-2007, 01:51 PM

poor thing you need the vet out asap!!

02-12-2007, 04:54 AM	#1
remaani Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wheatbelt. Western Australian. Posts: 627 Images: 13	Graphic pics... infection of vulva? Went & looked at a mini mare today, 7yo, maiden & she's just been used as a pet. Lifted her tail & was confronted with this! http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p148/remaanilodge/other%20pics/100_0387.jpg http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p148/remaanilodge/other%20pics/100_0388.jpg She had ulcer type sores with puss, both around her vulva & inside, there is no smell to it. As gross as it sounds, stretching her vulva, in the creases its red raw with more puss. It is a disgusting sight, so sorry for the pics, the mare is in no evident pain but obviously its a vet job. What is it? After a vet check, could she still be used as a brood when healthy & clean again? Has anyone seen anything so horrid??

02-12-2007, 04:59 AM	#2
madvoice Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Australia Posts: 9,692 Images: 281	Looks like a type of Herpes. If not herpes.. warts. Still not a pretty sight. If it is herpes, I'd walk. __________________ Sep 1997 - 15 Jan 2006 ~Fry Baby I'll Miss You~ I'm not a complete idiot.. Some parts are missing I'm dodging snowballs

02-12-2007, 05:50 AM	#3
spyro1 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Swamp..Home of The SEC Champs~Go Gators Posts: 6,881 Images: 62 Blog Entries: 21	Same here. If they wont get a vet check on it, and are knowingly selling her like that I would walk as well. As hard as it might be. __________________ I used to have a handle on life, but it broke off. Do unto others......

02-12-2007, 06:00 AM	#5
katylynn06 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: AR Posts: 1,647 Images: 189 Blog Entries: 29	I have one thing to say. Ouch poor mare. __________________ Member of the 20lb club. 142lbs, goal lose 20lbs Ahhhh the smell of a horse. Who could resist. Proud Mom of a United States Marine

02-12-2007, 06:02 AM	#6
4hooves4me2 Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: INDIANA, about 1 hour W. of Indianapolis. Posts: 2,519 Images: 118	eww, looks like cancer, pics are cloudy to me though-course, I have apps, so whenever I see something like that I think Cancer-sigh. __________________ ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS NO MATCH FOR NATURAL STUPIDITY. SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS... ^^being said...keep your friends close-and your enemies CLOSER-hehe..

02-12-2007, 05:59 AM	#4
Sondra Full Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NEPA Posts: 553 Images: 59 Blog Entries: 2	call some one who can take care of it, whether that be the police or an SPCA type group if the owners will not have it looked at. That way you know that the horse will be taken care of.

02-12-2007, 01:15 PM	#7
ejforrest Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: U.P. Michigan Posts: 2,718 Images: 395	Looks like it could be dermattitis. Inflammation of the skin, this one could be caused by urine. Could be due to allergy, or infection, or could be secondary to trauma and injury. Only way to know is have a vet check it out. __________________ ej ----------- And God said to horse, trust no man if you cannot see your own image in his eyes.

02-12-2007, 01:18 PM	#8
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 4,046 Images: 287 Blog Entries: 7	Poor girl! Whatever it is I hope she gets better! Unless the vet says and you personally talk to the vet, that its cureable, I would pass also. __________________ ~Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.~ Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

02-12-2007, 01:36 PM	#9
Kicks Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Beautiful Black Hills of Dakota Posts: 2,235 Images: 31	If I was interested in her I would get a Vet to check her and give an opinion as to rather she would ever be 'breeding sound'. No way would I put her anywhere near my horses until I had assurance from my Vet that she was not contagious. I'd also be sure that I disinfected whatever clothing/boots/myself/etc. I had on while there. A call to the local animal control/state Vet/ etc. is in order IF you do not buy her. It could be something that is highly contagious.

02-13-2007, 01:51 PM	#10
Mary6478 Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 2,147 Images: 157	poor thing you need the vet out asap!! __________________ A pony is a childhood dream, A horse is an adulthood treasure. ~Rebecca Carroll ~ Patrick O' Malley ~ ~ Quest for Perfection ~

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