Twins and Placentitis in Mares

Question 1

If you suspect that a mare is at risk of carrying twins, when would you perform a pregnancy diagnosis exam?

Answer 1

Day 14 post- ovulation

Question 2

(T/F) Once you have vaginal discharge, it is beyond the time you had to treat the mare and would most likely abort

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A mare presents to you at 280 days of gestation with premature mammary development and scant vulvar discharge. On transrectal ultrasound examination, the combined thickness of the uterus and placenta is 1.9 cm (19 mm). What is the BEST course of treatment?

Answer 3

This mare likely placentitis - a combined therapy of antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and progestagens

Question 4

What is the most common sign of placentitis in the mare?

Answer 4

Premature Lactation