Lymphangitis -HELP having serious issues.

[Nailed]

Hello. Ted has lymphangitis, therefore i keep him on a low protein diet with lots of walking out and work and as little time as possible in his stable. He is bandaged at night and although his leg is always larger than the other (this is normal) resently it has bveen filling more. This is usually fine as it clears rapidly, however i am finding it harder to shift.

Does anyone known any massage, movements to aid th emovement of lymphatic fluid?
Lou x

 

[Heather40]

try global herbs lymphaid. Worked a treat on my mare. She is a nightmare once she gets it. It was the herbs that seemed to do the trick.

my mother in law used to use a sort of shiatsu massage on hers

 

[pfarrugia]

agree with global herbs lymphblend - fab stuff - works a treat on my big boy.

Good luck

 

[_jetset_]

I bandage my mares legs because she had this a bit ago caused by an infection... the vet said work, hosing and bandaging will do it no harm and it can take 4-6 months for the swelling to completely disappear.

 

[madhector]

my tb gelding is prone to lymphangitis, and he has had 2 attacks with me, same leg, vet came out and injected him with all sorts of stuff as he was really bad, she advised hot and cold massage, which really helped, just use a towel dipped in ice water, and then use one dipped in hot water, then repeat

 

[Fahrenheit]

When my horse had lymphengitis (he was also called teds) he had a long course of strong antibiotics and I had to do the cold hose and massage thing as well, they said he would get weeping blisters but he didn't luckily. Unfotunately I got lymphengitis as well and the first lot of antibiotics didn't work and I had to have stronger ones as well! To add insult to injury I GOT THE WEEPING BLISTERS!! I can tell you from personal experience it isn't nice and its something I never want again!

 

[Stella]

My mare has severe, chronic Lymphangitis. Eventually, it got to the point where living in (with daytime turnout) made it very difficult to manage. For the last year, she has lived out (she comes into a big barn with hay in different places at night in winter - just because its available) and she has never looked back

Her leg is actually virtually normal size again, the difference is incredible

Once they have had it bad and/or several times, the tissue in the leg is perminantly damaged, making good drainage of lymphatic fluid impossible. virtually constant movement is the only thing that keeps it all moving at that stage.

Not the easiest option for those of us without our own land, but it is really the only thing that helps beyond a certain point.

 

[Nailed]

He has chronic lymphangitis.. his leg is up constantly and will never return to its normal size, however i was looking for massages to shift the fluid. What s a hot /col massage?
Damn race horses!
I love him really

Lou x

 

[Kezza]

maybe try veredus magnetic stable boots? my friend got them for her mare when she had a bout of it and brought the swelling down rapidly.