What is this? Vent Gleet?

[pntdhorses]

Sorry for the nasty pictures but I’ve had 3 Roos in the past that have developed this issue. It’s not a prolapse but a very swollen anal area with a slightly calcified area below it and it smells pretty bad. It’s so red right now because I brought him in to wash all the poop that had been clogging up. I don’t know what is causing it. His feed is Purina Flockraiser crumbles. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[azygous]

The bad smell clinches it. It's likely vent gleet, all right.

You will hear that Nystatin is the best treatment, but an Epsom salt three-day flush, administered by tubing it into the crop is the most effective treatment as it both neutralizes the yeast while flushing it out of the system. This would be followed by probiotics to restore good microbes in the digestive system.

It requires a small animal tube feeding kit you can get from your vet or from Amazon. I will give you 'how-to" instructions if you are interested.

Meanwhile, this happens when bedding or food go moldy. You may wish to give the area a good inspection and clean up any mold you come across.