A veterinarian who was examining a Shire’s uterine issues was shocked to discover an old Fanta can ingrained deep within the mare.
The RSPCA is appealing for details as it searches for out what took place to the mare while she was being kept in the Biddulph location of north Staffordshire about 2 years earlier. The mare has actually been rehomed because, and her previous owners are under no suspicion, however it is believed the mare “may have been interfered with by an unknown person while she was staying at a yard they were using at the time”.
“Two parts of the degraded aluminium can were removed manually by a vet who carried out an internal examination after being contacted by the horse’s current owners because they were concerned about her uterine problems,” an RSPCA representative said, including that the beverage can was date-stamped 30 April 2020.
“Anyone who has or had connections to a yard in the ST8 postcode area or the horses stabled there between 2020 and 2022 is being asked if they recall any suspicious activity during that time.”
The horse is anticipated to make a complete healing from her health concerns.
The veterinarian who discovered and got rid of the can called RSPCA inspector Pamela Bird, who said: “The Fanta can had actually broken down inside the horse and skin tissue had grown around it. It is rather dreadful to believe the poor animal had this ingrained deep inside her for so long and the equine veterinarian was shocked to discover it.
“The horse has actually been rehomed, however 2 years ago she was stabled in the Biddulph location. She was struggling with health issue then, however the owners couldn’t learn what was triggering them.
“There is no suggestion of neglect on their part, but it looks like this foreign object could have been inserted at that time without their knowledge by an unknown person. We are trying to establish how this happened.”
Anyone with details about the mare is asked to call the RSPCA on 0300 1238018.
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