My horse had
the same thing and it turned out to be caused by a broken tooth. The vet put
him on anti-biotics and loosened the tooth. She didn’t want to pull it
(that has it’s own set of issues) so she loosened it more every couple of
weeks so that the socket would fill in on it’s own. The problem resolved
itself.
Jean
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dyane Smith Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:57
PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Putrid pus from left
nostril
Has anyone had experience with this?
This morning, when my vet was here to give
vaccinations, we found that my 15 year old gelding (endurance horse hopeful)
had pus coming out of his left nostril. His temperature is normal.
The vet couldn't find hear any problems in his sinuses (he tapped on them the
way you would to see if a melon is ripe). His lungs sound okay.
He's eating and pooping. He's a little bit subdued, but still plays
some. But the smell is awful!
For the moment, we are stumped. Has anyone else had
this problem? What is it? What did you do?
