Anybody ever seen anything like this before? PICTURES *Also in comp riders*

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Jem has been off it for the past couple of days, since the JAS. Nothing huge, but just not quite finishing her haynet, and being a little quiet. Yesterday a fluid filled lump appeared just behind her girth on the left side. I assumed she had prehaps banged herself jumping on Saturday. Today when I was grooming her I found another fluid filled lump on the left side of her neck. Suddenly (within a 5 minute window) a sticky clear fluid started oozing from her skin on the left side of her nose. At the same time the left side of her face swelled. Her temperature at this point was 38.6 degrees C, so over 1 degree higher than her normal temp. She was picking at her haynet, but not tucking in like she would normally do.

Vet came to see her this afternoon, and she does still have a slightly higher temperature and slightly raised heartrate, as well as the swellings. The vet thinks these must be linked as they are all on the left side. The oozing sticky fluid had got worse, and whilst the vet was there another patch started just below the original patch. First thoughts are it is an allergic reaction, but vet thinks this is unlikely due to her being off it the past couple of days, also non of her glands are up. So we are thinking some very strange infection at the moment. The vet has taken bloods, so should get results tomorrow, and she has had a shot of steroids, some bute, and is on antibiotics.

Here are some pictures of the sticky patch, vet has never seen anything like it!

Note the localised sticky area, and the swelling to the side of the face and lips

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A close up view of the sticky patch

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Any thoughts appreciated! She is more comfortable this evening and has eaten her dinner, and was tucking into her haylage when I left her.
 
Gosh how odd??!! Sorry ive not much to add really exccept a friend of mine had a horse whos legs became really infected due to mud rash. Her legs swelled so much that the skin started to oose a sticky fluid just like this. I know its not the same but all i can think of it is some kind of infection and its just finding its way out of her body in any place it can??

Sorry not much help but i hope shes ok and its nothing to serious?
 
My sisters horse had something exactly like this on her belly, had a swelling with a sticky oozing patch in the middle. The vet diagnosed an infected bite of some kind and it got better with antibiotics and cleaning, hope she gets better soon x
 
Stinkbomb said:
Gosh how odd??!! Sorry ive not much to add really exccept a friend of mine had a horse whos legs became really infected due to mud rash. Her legs swelled so much that the skin started to oose a sticky fluid just like this. I know its not the same but all i can think of it is some kind of infection and its just finding its way out of her body in any place it can??

Sorry not much help but i hope shes ok and its nothing to serious?
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This is what I've seen as well. Elevated temperature would suggest some sort of infection. Hope she improves soon!
 
looks like an allergic reaction to something maybe a bite or sting. Had one at the end of summer with a huge lip and fat eye went all scabby and weepy like that picture had some bute and was fine after a few day albeit a bit scbby and bald! we think she was stung by something
 
A few years ago, an old retired pony mare who I used to have, developed some small patches of oozing skin, mainly on her head but if I remember rightly she also had a few areas on her neck too.

Some of the patches corresponded to where here halter had been, but there were other patches that would not have been in contact with any tack.

The vet couldn't really come up with any ideas. I understand that skin conditions can be notoriously difficult to diagnose.

We washed each patch in some antifungal stuff which the vet gave me (I forget the name, but I'd know it if someone else mentioned the name), and the patches gradually cleared up. Whether the wash made any difference, I don't know.

My mare was in her 20's at the time, and was starting to show some early signs of Cushing's, and I must admit that I always wondered whether the patches were just part of her immune system becoming more compromised as the Cushing's developed.

Not much help, as we never really got to the bottom of their cause, but they did seem to go away after a while.

Sarah
 
My TB had patches on his legs similar to this, following an allergic reaction to neoprene (and again another time after an allergic reaction to sheepskin - yes, sheepskin!). Vet diagnosed cellulitis and treated with anti bis, antibacterial shampoo and flammazine/betnovate.
 
My 18 year old Shetland mare spent last week at the vets as she had the same condition on one side of her face. It also affected her eye on that side.
After eliminating onset of Cushings with a blood test she was, and still is, being treated with antibiotics and steroids.
She had her head and neck clipped out to keep the area cool.
She is recovering very quickly now - touches wood.
The vets could not pin down a particular diagnosis but have had a spate of these cases in the last week or so. I am in North Lincolnshire.
 
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