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Discussion on Green unilateral nasal discharge
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lindas
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Posted on Sunday, Oct 10, 2010 - 8:01 pm:
Hi Dr.O.
My 8 year old paint gelding has had a unilateral green nasal discharge on his left side the past two days when he is grazing and eating hay from the ground. Mucousy green juices and some solid green-brown mash like matter runs out of the left nostril when he puts his head down.(Incidentally, you may remember, this is the horse that I had nerved under general anesthesia two months ago) He is in no distress, his teeth were checked and floated in early June. Tonight I noticed a rare throaty, hacky cough like he is clearing his throat followed by blowing his nose. He eats normally with no problems. I have not been able to examine the back of his mouth without sedation, as he is being a brat. (not unusual!) Will have to get my horse vet out for that, he has the equipment and the right drugs! There is no swelling on either side of the throat and I cannot elicit a cough. Got any ideas?
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lindas
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Posted on Monday, Oct 11, 2010 - 6:58 am:
I percussed his sinuses this morning and they sounded normal. The vet is coming this morning to check him. Hopefully he will find a SIMPLE (and inexpensive) solution...I've been having a rash of bad horse luck lately!
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Oct 11, 2010 - 7:22 am:
Hello DrS,
The fact it is just the one side suggest disease of the sinus's or guttural pouch. The acute onset of a "mash like" consistency suggest to me your horse may have had a episode of choke and some food material refluxed into a sinus. The choke cleared itself and now the sinus is trying to clean up. But this is conjecture and a firm localization require endoscopy / radiography.
DrO
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lindas
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Posted on Monday, Oct 11, 2010 - 8:01 pm:
Wouldn't you know the vet came out this morning and we could not find a thing. No drainage at all, we tried feeding from the ground, grazing, etc. Then sedation and a thorough oral and physical exam. Nothing. Tonight I grazed him again and no drainage was noticed. We basically came to the same conclusion you did, either that or with all the snorting he was doing he actually had something stuck high up in his nose that he finally blew out. For now it looks like he is "cured", if he does it again I'll take him to a local specialist to have him scoped and radiographed. Thanks, Linda
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