OTHER DIAGNOSES CONSIDERED
Other conditions or ailments that might also need to be ruled out by a vet.
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Other conditions or ailments that might also need to be ruled out by a vet.
These are tests that might be helpful to make this diagnosis or further characterize the condition.
These treatments might be used to help resolve or improve this condition.
You might make these observations when a horse has this condition.
Recognize how common twin pregnancies are and understand the reasons why they are undesirable.
Your vet should perform an ultrasound at day 14-16 post-ovulation, searching for twins. A second ultrasound should be performed at between 40 and 50 days post-ovulation to ensure that the surviving singlet pregnancy is alive and well.
Mares that have had twins will likely twin again. Your vet will check and double check mares with that history to be sure there are not twins.
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