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Hi so sorry to hear about this. Bearing in mind that I’m not a vet! my understanding is that, at least in people some calcification isn’t unusual, and it’s significance depends on things like whether there’s an underlying condition causing it, where it is, and if it’s causing problems e.g...

Chronic progressive lymphoedema is a disease of the lymphatic system affecting the skin and adjacent tissues, which needs to be treated with combined decongestive therapy. Although skin care is part of this, trying to treat pastern dermatitis alone will be ineffective as it does not touch the...

Hi, the link below is to the best article I've found on the use of oil and sulphur. Bear in mind that this cannot have any direct effect on CPL, it is to help with mite etc control. The article is American but similar products must be available here, it does make a point that is often...

Hi, treating the dermatitis that results from lymphoedema is of limited value, it can sometimes help to slow down the condition's progress but doesn't otherwise affect it. Horses with CPL are also more vulnerable to lymphangitis and cellulitis because of compromised immunity. Lymphoedema can't...

Hi have just come across these posts and read with interest. I’ve been practicing MLD for horses in the UK and internationally for six years, but unfortunately to date there are only a few practitioners in this country. There’s some confusion between two different conditions being described...

The idea that low protein diets can help lymphangitis is an old fashioned one based on a misunderstanding about how the lymphatic system works. In reality, low protein causes oedema, which is what happens when famine victims develop swollen abdomens. Lymphangitis is usually caused by...