Heavy infestation can cause anal prolapse in foals and mules.
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In young mules and foals, anal prolapse occurs with a frequency similar to that of " Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis ".
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Rectal prolapse occurring in horse and mule would be better termed "'anal prolapse "', as it only involves mucous membrane moving posteriorly to form a circular protrusion outside the anus The condition is not painful.
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At age 6, Beth's symptoms-- elastic skin, widened scars, easy bruising, anal prolapse, joint hypermobility, lax muscles and little fatty cysts or " spheroids " on her forearms and shins-- indicated the so-called classical type of the syndrome.