Putting A Marble In A Mare

The marble was inserted of the 5th day of her cycle.

Putting a marble in a mare. On the positive side marble therapy is not expensive. At that point the cervix is closing which helps keep the ball in says nie. For the study nie placed sterilized glass marbles in 12 healthy mares with normal reproductive histories. At first it was only at the lope but each cycle she got worse.

I m sure there are plenty of success stories but on this occasion it didn t work out. These products do work but can be costly and occasionally difficult to work with. Placing a glass marble in the mare s uterus to suppress estrus was discussed at the 2001 american association of equine practitioners convention by gary nie dvm ms phd dipl. She was always cranky but ridable during a cycle until this may.

The oral progestin can be absorbed into the skin if spilled on the owner and the injections are oil based and occasionally cause. Does someone bred a mare after marble. I finally had enough when i couldn t even get the saddle on her without an explosion. However if you absolutely want to keep a mare from showing heat during a show or performance the best therapy is still administration of oral regumate once daily.

Hope you find the right treatment for your mare soon. At the 2014 american association of equine practitioners convention held dec. My friend s mare had a marble put into her uterus and frankly it was nothing but trouble. It is inserted by your veterinarian at the very end of estrus after ovulation has been identified.

I had a marble put in my mare oct. A 30 35 mm diameter marble has been found to work the best. Thanks a lot giulia jos 142 177 103 220 posted on thursday january 02 2003 09 20 am. Some mare owners choose to put mares on either a daily oral progestin such as regu mate or give intramuscular injections of progestins.

Uterine reactions appear to have been minimal or nil. She just wasn t comfortable with it from day one and then ended up with a nasty infection. Placement of a sterilized marble into the uterus is only effective in blocking heat in a limited percentage of mares treated.