Ridecamp: Re: [RC] [RC] Sewing a Sheath Shut?

Carolyn,
My old endurance mare had a caslicks done due to the fact as she trotted she
would suck wind down to her uterus.  She had a big trot and it would bother
her, so we did the deed.  She later produced a great daughter, so did not
hurt her.
Carolyn Loedeman
In His Image
83 and 84 HW champ NE region and best condition champ NE region
Ohio
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carolyn Burgess" <carolyn_burgess@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Sewing a Sheath Shut?


> Heidi:
>
> The difference between what they do to a pregnant woman who has an
> incompetent cervix is that the put a couple of stitches into the cervix.
A
> Caslicks is stitching the vulva closed, and is used to keep the vaginal
> tract reasonably clean in mares who have infection problems.  But on the
> race track they think that the mares are disctracted by it.  I don't know
> what kind of draft they get back there, maybe it works more like a wind
> spoiler on a race car :-)
>
> Carolyn Burgess
>
> <<<While I think this procedure (called a Caslicks repair) is way overdone
> in the racing world (it is done on runners as well), it is a useful
surgery
> in mares who are having difficulty carrying foals due to repeated fecal
> contamination of their vaginal tract, which in turn irritates the cervix
and
> can cause uterine infections.   A similar procedure is also done on women
in
> late pregnancy who have histories of miscarriage and are at risk again.>>>
>
>
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