Horse With Mucous!?

Question

My aunts horse has recently has had a thick, pasty, yellow mucous coming out of his nostrals. I really don't know what it is and the vet has not contacted us yet. Does anybody have some ideas what this could possibly be?

Answer 1

I don't know much about diagnosing horses but watch out cuz when there was a strangles outbreak at my barn the horses all had bright yellow or orange mucous on their nostrils

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Everyone is saying that strangles isn't that dangerous but I was under the impression that it was. two of the horses at the barn that I mentioned before died of it after being hospitalized

Answer 2

I think your horse may have a simple cold or flu...

You cant really do anything to get rid of it, but you can do things to help them feel better, such as, if you feed it grain or horse chaff, then u can pour a mixture of molasus and hot water over it and mix it in.... the warmth will help make them better, plus the extra sugar and vitamns will help make it better too....

This always works with my horses

A way to tell if the horse has a respitory tract infection or inflamation is to press  gentley on the horses trachea (wind pipe).. dont press hard so that it cant breath... but a gentle pressure, and if the horse makes a coughing sound, then it has a respitory ailment... If this is the case then call a vet immediatly, as prolonged lung ailments can affect a horses performance in the future....

Answer 3

Strangles is one that I know of. Very serious if not treated. I had three horses get it. Are the glands right behind the cheek bones on its neck swollen?

OK, don't freak out! If there is swelling in the neck area, you need to start soaking the horses neck in warm water and Epsom salts. As much as possible. That is really important! You don't want the swelling to block off the air way. Soak at least 30minutes three to four times a day. Or as much as your hands can handle ringing out a wet towel. Clean out the nose and other gross mucus on the horse ( check the legs)

Get the horse away from any other horses! NO contact with other horses if you have been dealing with yours. Clean the stall/pen and so on as often as possible.

Lastly though, you need a vet! It may be something else and/or the vet may have a better treatment than my home remedy. I'm only telling you what I did with my three. They are all alive and well,  but I spent hours/days and two weeks soaking necks and cleaning snot. But then there was three of them at once.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 4

sounds like strangles to me! some good antibiotics will clear it up but do NOT let it get around other horses - drink or eat... very easily spread... but once the horse gets over it, it cant get it again... have fun!

Answer 5

signs of strangles are a thick yellow pus or mucus from the nostrils. Swollen lymph nodes in the neck ( right where the jaw meets the neck)  that may burst and drain pus as well.  There may be a fever,  The horse may act depressed and stop eating.

Get hold of your vet. Strangles is highly contagious and very easily transmitted,  most horses recover but without vet help it can be 3 months or more.  The vet can give you antibiotics which will bring about recovery much sooner, and help diagnois any other horses in your barn that may be infected.

Answer 6

It could be strangles, or it could just be an upper respiratory infection, but even those can be pretty contagious...not to mention uncomfortable for the horse.  They usually require quarantine and antibiotics, just like strangles, unfortunately.  I would separate him for now if you have other horses around, and take his temperature on a regular basis--that will help the vet with diagnosis.

Sorry about your poor horse.  Respiratory ailments are a pain in the butt to deal with.  And they take quite awhile to clear up :(

Answer 7

Whether or not is is strangles, it is an infection by bacteria and that is why you see the thick yellow mucus...the vet should see the horse and determine if isolation is necessary.