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Tammy
Jul 17, 2008 - 8:00AM
Re: non pregnant mare with swollen teats

My new 13 year old mare was recently diagnosed with mastitis and was given antibiotic and bute for about 8 days. The swollen udders went down, but her teats are still swollen and somewhat hard. This mare was pulled from a pasture where she was with her 5-year old baby. We believe she may have nursed longer than normal. She is very lethargic acting most of the time, but I'm thinking this may be her personality. She had a grass belly when I got her and it has gone down some. She was overweight and had fat down her mane line. She's looking better (weight wise) but I still have concerns. Althought she is done with her medicine, the teats are still swollen. Could some of her problem be from nursing too long?

Tammy

Where are you from? Texas

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Dr. Getty
Jul 19, 2008 - 8:44PM
Re: non pregnant mare with swollen teats

Hello Tammy,

She may have developed mastitis as a result of nursing too long and it would not hurt to have your vet look at her.

She may also have nutritional needs from years of neglect and I would be happy to assist you with that if you would like to set up a phone visit. But, your first step would be to have her examined and have blood work drawn to determine how she's doing "on the inside."

Keep me posted,

Dr. Getty

Where are you from? Bayfield, CO

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