Sorry for this OT subject, but hoping someone with some knowledge can
identify cause and cure. Two months ago my 11-year-old mare rubbed off half her
tail overnight. Saw no sign of worms but hadn't wormed her for over 2 months so
gave her ivermectin and rubbed MTG into the tailhead. A week later she went to
be bred (didn't take either). Ever since she has held her tail unusually high
and more often than not off to the side. She's a Morab with a nice tail set
but not extreme. I have bathed her, kept her udder clean, the vet checked when
she was ultrasounded for pregnancy and found nothing wrong. I've used anti-itch
gels. I did note about a week ago the skin on the underside of the dock was
flaking off, but had fresh, smooth skin underneath. Lately she's been rubbing on
the fence to either side of the tailhead. Any ideas? Aside from the fact that
she doesn't look right to me with this high, offset tail after 11 years, there's
obviously something still wrong. Any help would be appreciated.
