http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/ need to ask about health concerns of horses? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:55:01 GMT Dorothy McGowan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34074 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34074 Lisa, don't know if you ever got an answer to this question and it is way late but thought I'd comment anyway.  Horses NEVER do things for no reason.....we Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:53:03 GMT Arabmom2002 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34073 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34073 Just a warning about MTG. It was recomended to me by a freind when i had a mare that had rubbed alot of her mane off. I used it on her and everywhere it had Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:13:20 GMT oagrant http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34072 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34072 Actually, MTG smells like a mixture of bacon & smoke. O Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:52:45 GMT Dorothy McGowan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34071 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34071 Since most mares are not cycling during the winter their cervix is closed for that entire time.  It is possible that they can develop a mucus plug similar to Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:52:26 GMT Judy Hood http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34070 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34070 I too have used M-T-G however, what I have found works just as well and can be just as messy is bacon grease. If you are like me, after I fry up bacon, I pour Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:55:15 GMT Renee Ilse http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34069 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34069 I have not noticed that from my mares when they are in season.  They typically pee a lot more often, but it is clear and the vulva is pink and healthy Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:15:48 GMT morghanc http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34068 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34068 I have a little mare who I think is in heat. When I was loading her into the trailer she "winked" a huge glob of thick white mucus. Is this discharge normal? Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:49:48 GMT Dorothy McGowan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34067 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34067 Still working my way through old e-mails and came across this one.  Recent article in "TheHorse.com" reported research suggesting that floating may not be of Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:34:19 GMT Lisa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34066 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34066 OMG Dorothy that's awful!! If I told my husband it would be $200-$300 just for the vet to pull in the driveway his response would be: "Your horses will be Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:09:35 GMT Dorothy McGowan http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34065 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34065 I understand supporting vets.....and will do as much as possible to do so.  However....there is no large animal vet where I live...there two nearest are 66 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:29:37 GMT Teddi Dunn http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34064 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34064 I agree but having been in my 3rd year of vet school and having to leave I knew the student loans were my responsibility.   At the clinic I have worked for Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:06:51 GMT Teddi Dunn http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34063 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34063 I could not have said it better. As an equine vet tech that is exactly what I do. I also give the shots to my friends or customers horses that they have Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:10:45 GMT Lisa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34062 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34062 I agree CJ. I have 2 Rottweilers and 5 horses. My dogs are on the "Wellness Plan" through Pet Smart so I pay every month weather they're sick or not. They Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:20:58 GMT oagrant http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34061 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34061 I think it's pretty unusual. I have friends that use it all the time with no problem, but I know of 2 other people that have had the same problem with burns. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:14:14 GMT Lisa http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34060 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/askavet/message/34060 Oh thank God. His previous owner always raves about how amazing he looks now. I've worked so hard on his skin and coat. He looks like a different horse than