Janice, This sounds like something called petechiae (tiny bleeding spots right under the skin or in the tissues). Could be from vessel damage or platelet (involved in clotting) deficiencies. Sometimes, the clotting problem, when it is an acute situation, might stem from a viral infection (idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura). Petechiae don't normally bleed though, it is pinpoint spots of blood under the skin. It sounds like you are doing what you can to keep him comfortable till you can see the vet.
Trish > also, he has these dried blood spots from insect bites. like tiny > hemmoraghes (sp). When my Stali was dying of rabies he had that. > Must be some liver failure? Some failure to clot blood i think, a > sorta pinpoint bleeding where a fly bites. Healthy horses don't do > this... You can pet him and the blood specks fall away. Anyone know > about this? > Janice > > >
