emfen1305
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I am probably panicking over nothing but I got my gelding out of the stable this morning and he had what looked like a great lump protruding on his left side, around his stifle/flank area. Once he was stood up properly it looked like it had gone down so I gave it a poke and it felt squishy and didn't seem to bother him at all. I thought it might have been a kick or a fly bite but I checked his right side and it seems he has one there too and actually it seems like they are fat pads that seem to have appeared overnight! I sort him myself everyday so I definitely would have noticed them before. He's an OK weight at the moment, perhaps slightly on the podgy side but the weather seems to making our usually bare field quite green in places.
I'm slightly worried about these two fat pads and had a quick google (more fool me) and looked at the symptoms for cushings and it seems he does have them minus the fat pads round the eyes and the laminitis, plus he is only 10 - I noticed last week he seemed to be randomly quite fluffy despite being fully clipped in May, he's become quite lethargic lately, has a bit of a belly on him and now these fat pads appearing have made me worry.
I was planning on getting a blood test for him anyway to see if there is anything going on that is causing him to be lethargic but do i need a separate test for the cushings or will they test as part of a general blood test (supplementary question: do they just do a general blood test or do you need to tell them what you want them to look for?)
Sorry it's long, google has me panicking. Perhaps the extra bit of grass has just made him pack it on a little bit.. Any advice? I think i'll call the vet in the morning
I'm slightly worried about these two fat pads and had a quick google (more fool me) and looked at the symptoms for cushings and it seems he does have them minus the fat pads round the eyes and the laminitis, plus he is only 10 - I noticed last week he seemed to be randomly quite fluffy despite being fully clipped in May, he's become quite lethargic lately, has a bit of a belly on him and now these fat pads appearing have made me worry.
I was planning on getting a blood test for him anyway to see if there is anything going on that is causing him to be lethargic but do i need a separate test for the cushings or will they test as part of a general blood test (supplementary question: do they just do a general blood test or do you need to tell them what you want them to look for?)
Sorry it's long, google has me panicking. Perhaps the extra bit of grass has just made him pack it on a little bit.. Any advice? I think i'll call the vet in the morning