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| so my dad has decided to spay my mare. we are not planning to breed her at all but i honestly don't know much about spaying a horse. so pros and cons? |
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  Ms. Manners
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Location: Oklahoma | Ensure it is done by a vet who is very familiar with the procedure and using laprascopic methods.
http://www.thehorse.com/articles/14517/spaying-mares-with-newer-safer-methods |
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Regular
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| I asked my vet about spaying my mare who has bad heat cycles and was told that sometimes when you spay a mare they might stay in heat ALL the time. I decided it wouldn't be worth the chance of her acting that way all the time. |
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 Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | what made your dad decide that? |
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 Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | I thought about it with one of my mares, never pursued it, I put my mare on a shot once a week and it helped her a bunch. She isn't as miserable and is a lot nicer to be around. |
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 I Don't Brag
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| MBLACKMON - 2013-11-30 6:44 PM
I asked my vet about spaying my mare who has bad heat cycles and was told that sometimes when you spay a mare they might stay in heat ALL the time. I decided it wouldn't be worth the chance of her acting that way all the time.
I have spayed two now. Both had VERY painful heat cycles due to enlarged ovaries with multiple, retained follicles. Best thing I could have done for either mare. The one spayed almost 20 years ago comes in to heat when a new horse comes around...and sometimes just because. But it doesn't bother me because she is not in pain.
Depends on WHY you are spaying them. If it is because of pain, like my mares, it can bring them a great deal of relief when nothing else works. If it is because of BEHAVIORAL issues, it will probably NOT help.
The downside can be the cost of the surgery, possible complications (2nd mare abcessed in one of the surgery sites and turned out to be a MRSA infection. Also when it comes time to sell, you can't sell as a broodmare. |
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 Career in Looney Tune Land
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Location: the high desert | Sorry to hi-jack your threw brlbarrels but i have a question that pertains to your question. So why is it when you spay dogs or cats they no longer come into to heat but mares still do?? |
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| i have been very busy and off for awhile but we decided to spay because she kicked my nice gelding in the chest twice, kicks at other horses when tied up at a barrel horse, we put a marble in her and it hurt her ovaries and the vet said that getting spayed would help, she reared up multiple times which one time i fell off the backside, and she has kicked me twice. we goat tie off of her and we talked to multiple vets before we decided.. we just got her back a couple days ago and it went smoothly as of for now.. she's acting nicer but of course we will need more time to tell if it was a good decision but i'm just glad it went well! |
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 Chasin my Dream
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Location: Alberta | I had a friend spay her mare due to extreme behaviour her heat caused...mare was much better after....best of luck.... |
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I Don't Brag
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| Iwish - 2013-12-01 8:36 PM
Sorry to hi-jack your threw brlbarrels but i have a question that pertains to your question. So why is it when you spay dogs or cats they no longer come into to heat but mares still do??
A little late in answering your question. When they spay a dog or cat, they do a complete hysterectomy. Generally what we call "spaying" a mare is an Ova rectomy, where they remove only the ovaries. The intact uterus still produces some hormones and can cause "heats" . |
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