Pregnancy Test?

Dieselchic · 10-08-2006, 12:14 AM

Can you use a human pregnancy test to see if your mare is pregnant? or
Is there any other alternatives to the vet?

MyBelgianAzzy · 10-08-2006, 12:57 AM

I doubt (but am not sure) you can use a human test on a horse.

Valley Vet sells a kit to test your mare for about $40.

reiner girl · 10-09-2006, 02:14 AM

i don't think so! but i could be wronge! good luck!

Acme Acres · 10-09-2006, 02:25 AM

Nope, you can't. The levels are all different

The kit they sell you from Valley is based on progesterone (I believe Im remembering that correctly)... which does change as a mare becomes prego

Shotgun93 · 10-09-2006, 02:29 AM

No, a human test will not work. If you suspect your horse is pregnant, you need to get a vet to confirm it. If she is and you don't start giving her the prenatal care she needs, you can end up with a whole lot more vet bill than just the test.

appy99 · 10-09-2006, 02:37 AM

I know someone who gets a blood test done to see if her mares are pregnant.

Blistering Winds · 10-09-2006, 03:00 AM

Alternatives to the vet....

Wait it out and tease her to a stud ...however....

this late in the game....most mares are beginning to transition into anestrus....(no estrus).....everything stops for a few months.

So if you know when she might have gotten caught.....figure around 10-12 days weeks and call the vet for a U/S conformation.

You can also wait about 3-4 months and do it then.....the last trimester is key to getting the right nutrition into the mare. 2nd trimester you begin the transition of feed/hay to the "pregnant mare" levels. So you want to know definitly near the beginning of 2nd semester to begin transitions in enough time.

old horse mom · 10-09-2006, 03:59 AM

dieselchic- that was such a good question! A human pregnancy test is looking for human chorionic gonadotrophin- a hormone that is found in human urine (progesterone is the hormone that is produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary- then later in the pregnancy by the endometrium in the uterus- (to keep the pregnancy going)-. it is changed in the liver to pregnanediol, which shows up in the urine as hcg-human chorionic gonadotrophin. So, anyway, a human test is looking for a human hormone. In horses, you are looking for equine chorionic gonandotrophin. The human pregnancy test will not pick up the equine hormone. So you will have to have blood drawn from your mare, have it sent to a lab that can use the proper hormone sensitivity tests. Hope I made this clear, and didn't confuse you!

Dieselchic · 10-09-2006, 06:25 AM

Thank you for all the speedy posts. Unfortunately I don't know exactly when she would have mated. It wasn't since we got her but we bought her from a guy in Indiana around the middle of Feb.. When we bought her her belly was almost tuching the ground it seemed. She was fat. Any way she lost most of the weight and started looking healthy again toward the end of summer. Now she should have kept the weight off but she is fat again and looks prego. We have been looking more closely at the posibility that she was prego when we got her. She has only been on paster until about a week ago when we started them back on grain. Looks like I will be calling the vet then soon.

About how long does it take to get the test results back from the vet?

Dieselchic · 10-09-2006, 06:45 AM

She looks very horrible in this photo but it is the newest one I have it was taken Sept.14 and kinda shows her belly. Again sorry about how she looks all the horses were playing that day and she had rolled. All the scabbing on her face is from the sun burn she got this last summer. She is also my blind mare.

10-08-2006, 12:14 AM	#1
Dieselchic Full Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saint Helen, MI Posts: 42 Images: 20	Pregnancy Test? Can you use a human pregnancy test to see if your mare is pregnant? or Is there any other alternatives to the vet?

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reiner girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: with my horses Posts: 3,313 Images: 15	i don't think so! but i could be wronge! good luck! __________________ ~To Rein A Horse Is Not Only To Guide Him, But To Control His Every Movment~ ~~Mr.Bee Hollywood & Small Town Nic~~

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Acme Acres Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,423 Images: 433	Nope, you can't. The levels are all different The kit they sell you from Valley is based on progesterone (I believe Im remembering that correctly)... which does change as a mare becomes prego __________________ *Acme Acres* Home of Dun Overo APHA/PtHA Stallion: Reflections Playboy & ShowHorseSupplies.com www.azpainthorses.com

10-09-2006, 02:29 AM	#5
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,839 Images: 132	No, a human test will not work. If you suspect your horse is pregnant, you need to get a vet to confirm it. If she is and you don't start giving her the prenatal care she needs, you can end up with a whole lot more vet bill than just the test. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

10-09-2006, 02:37 AM	#6
appy99 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: N Florida U.S. Posts: 497 Images: 1	I know someone who gets a blood test done to see if her mares are pregnant. __________________ ~ I Will Say No to Fast Food ~ Member of the 20 lb Club! Weighed In: 135 Current: 135 Goal: 115

10-09-2006, 03:00 AM	#7
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	Alternatives to the vet.... Wait it out and tease her to a stud ...however.... this late in the game....most mares are beginning to transition into anestrus....(no estrus).....everything stops for a few months. So if you know when she might have gotten caught.....figure around 10-12 days weeks and call the vet for a U/S conformation. You can also wait about 3-4 months and do it then.....the last trimester is key to getting the right nutrition into the mare. 2nd trimester you begin the transition of feed/hay to the "pregnant mare" levels. So you want to know definitly near the beginning of 2nd semester to begin transitions in enough time. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

10-09-2006, 03:59 AM	#8
old horse mom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wyoming- I love the mountains! Posts: 197	dieselchic- that was such a good question! A human pregnancy test is looking for human chorionic gonadotrophin- a hormone that is found in human urine (progesterone is the hormone that is produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary- then later in the pregnancy by the endometrium in the uterus- (to keep the pregnancy going)-. it is changed in the liver to pregnanediol, which shows up in the urine as hcg-human chorionic gonadotrophin. So, anyway, a human test is looking for a human hormone. In horses, you are looking for equine chorionic gonandotrophin. The human pregnancy test will not pick up the equine hormone. So you will have to have blood drawn from your mare, have it sent to a lab that can use the proper hormone sensitivity tests. Hope I made this clear, and didn't confuse you!

10-09-2006, 06:25 AM	#9
Dieselchic Full Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saint Helen, MI Posts: 42 Images: 20	Thank you for all the speedy posts. Unfortunately I don't know exactly when she would have mated. It wasn't since we got her but we bought her from a guy in Indiana around the middle of Feb.. When we bought her her belly was almost tuching the ground it seemed. She was fat. Any way she lost most of the weight and started looking healthy again toward the end of summer. Now she should have kept the weight off but she is fat again and looks prego. We have been looking more closely at the posibility that she was prego when we got her. She has only been on paster until about a week ago when we started them back on grain. Looks like I will be calling the vet then soon. About how long does it take to get the test results back from the vet?

10-09-2006, 06:45 AM	#10
Dieselchic Full Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saint Helen, MI Posts: 42 Images: 20	She looks very horrible in this photo but it is the newest one I have it was taken Sept.14 and kinda shows her belly. Again sorry about how she looks all the horses were playing that day and she had rolled. All the scabbing on her face is from the sun burn she got this last summer. She is also my blind mare.

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