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Post by lauranash on Jan 1, 2011 17:44:44 GMT 1
Just lunged my "sensible" gypsy cob after 4 weeks off due to my health and the weather. I did some groundwork with him yesterday and he was very good, so I thought today we'd trot some circles. Well, he decided he'd rather do a bit of cantering and practice some more exciting movements (airs above the ground, passage, standing on the hindlegs etc)  After he'd calmed down and done a bit of sensible walk and trot I noticed he had a bit of blood in one nostril  He wasn't blowing hard and seemed fine otherwise. He has had a bit of time on dry hay due to the weather, but he didn't cough during the exercise. Should I worry? Don't really want to call the vet out on New Year's unless there's actually anything wrong. |
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Post by kathrynp on Jan 1, 2011 18:40:43 GMT 1
If it was just a small amount of blood thats stopped and he is fine in every otherway then I wouldn't be too worried, it certainly isn't an emergency but you could always phone your vet on tuesday to discuss it.
A common cause of nose bleeds at exercise is blood leaking from over excerted vessels in the lungs in they have been breathing really hard (exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage) but you would expect to see this in both nostrils. Causes of bleeding from just one nostril include nasal cysts and haematomas and fungal infections of the nose or gutteral pouch. If it happens again or you are worried and want to rule out a more sinister cause you could consider having his upper respiratory tract scoped to be on the safe side. HNY
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Post by anastasia55555 on Jan 1, 2011 20:35:09 GMT 1
Toffee occasionally appears to have a nose bleed, hasnt happened for ages now, but on investigation we have always found its not actually coming down the nose but from a nick or cut fron something that poked her when she has been eating. Flows quick but stops as quick as it starts, frightens me to death! wonder if it doesnt happen now because we have a different hay supplier?!
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Post by lauranash on Jan 2, 2011 8:48:51 GMT 1
Thanks for the replies. I will check in his nose in case he's stabbed himself (I guess dry hay is probably more spiky and I may not have noticed it before I started). It was a very small amount of blood. He seems happy enough this morning so I think I'll just wait and see if it happens again.
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Post by penny70 on Jan 4, 2011 9:08:40 GMT 1
I was always led to believe by an old instructor that a minor nosebleed in one nostril is very common and nothing to worry about as long as it stops fairly soon (probably due to a burst small blood vessel in the nose which is easily caused by over-exertion), whereas blood coming from both nostrils is more worrying as the blood is likely to be coming from further down the respiratory system (usually the lungs).
I wouldn't worry unduly.
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He wasn't blowing hard and seemed fine otherwise. He has had a bit of time on dry hay due to the weather, but he didn't cough during the exercise. Should I worry? Don't really want to call the vet out on New Year's unless there's actually anything wrong.
