Definition:
Contagious equine metritis is an infection in horses affecting the genital tract. This disease is passed on through sexual contact. It has been found in the United States, France, Morocco, Japan, Germany, Scandinavia and Netherlands.
Diagnosis:
Diagnosis is made by gathering cultures of all accessible sites, such as sinuses, cervix, endometrium and clitoral fossa in mares as well as urethra, prepuce, pre-ejaculatory fluid and urethral fossa in the skin folds of stallions.
Blood tests are used in mares.
Treatment:
The causative bacteria can be easily eliminated. Treatment involved in curing Contagious equine metritis is the infusion of antibiotics into the uterus to cleanse the clitoral area. After cleansing, nitrofurazone or chlorhexidine ointments are used to the clitoral fossas and sinuses. This process is repeated daily until five days.
Symptoms and Signs:
Signs show 10 to 14 days after being infected. The first symptom of Contagious equine metritis is discharge at the tail and buttocks. Mares are usually diagnoses when they cannot get pregnant in spite of sexual contact.
Causes:
The bacteria “Taylorella equigenitalis” causes contagious equine metritis.
