Lymphangitis

[Barton Bounty]

Does anyone have any experience of this in horses?
My friends horse chewed all of his chestnuts off due to mites.. the yard has goats that a FREE RANGE and are riddled with mites etc, apparently they have been treated with everything, yet, Mr G is not getting any better, he is a heavy cob…. Who previously had lots of feather, now had legs shaved right down etc….
Anyone any ideas?

 

[Cortez]

Does anyone have any experience of this in horses?
My friends horse chewed all of his chestnuts off due to mites.. the yard has goats that a FREE RANGE and are riddled with mites etc, apparently they have been treated with everything, yet, Mr G is not getting any better, he is a heavy cob…. Who previously had lots of feather, now had legs shaved right down etc….
Anyone any ideas?

Sorry, confused: what has this to do with lymphangitis?

 

[Barton Bounty]

Sorry, confused: what has this to do with lymphangitis?

Because chewing his chestnuts etc off caused the bacterial infection that caused the lymphangitis!

 

[Cortez]

Because chewing his chestnuts etc off caused the bacterial infection that caused the lymphangitis!

Ah, clearer now. Vet, obviously.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Ah, clearer now. Vet, obviously.

Yeah sorry, ? all quoted from vet..

 

[Equi]

It can be very painful but get the pain meds and antibiotics in, cold hose that leg and when the horse is able to move get it moving. A brisk walk several times a day. That’s what I was advised and it went away in a week and didn’t return. Never found out why it occurred in the first place but of course it was on a Sunday ?

 

[Barton Bounty]

It can be very painful but get the pain meds and antibiotics in, cold hose that leg and when the horse is able to move get it moving. A brisk walk several times a day. That’s what I was advised and it went away in a week and didn’t return. Never found out why it occurred in the first place but of course it was on a Sunday ?

Typical isnt it? Poor boy

 

[nutjob]

It can be very painful but get the pain meds and antibiotics in, cold hose that leg and when the horse is able to move get it moving. A brisk walk several times a day. That’s what I was advised and it went away in a week and didn’t return. Never found out why it occurred in the first place but of course it was on a Sunday ?

Exactly my experience, including the fat leg coming on a Sunday for no identifiable reason. It came up extremely quickly as he was fine when turned out a couple of hours previously. It was treated with (I think) IM antibiotics for 5 days as well as painkillers and I walked him and cold hosed several times a day. Mine also made a quick and full recovery but equally the outcome can be very serious. Time to follow up with the vet again if it's been going on for a while. Maybe it needs a different antibiotic?

 

[Barton Bounty]

Exactly my experience, including the fat leg coming on a Sunday for no identifiable reason. It came up extremely quickly as he was fine when turned out a couple of hours previously. It was treated with (I think) IM antibiotics for 5 days as well as painkillers and I walked him and cold hosed several times a day. Mine also made a quick and full recovery but equally the outcome can be very serious. Time to follow up with the vet again if it's been going on for a while. Maybe it needs a different antibiotic?

Yeah I am hoping the vet will give it, id be pressuring the vet to get on top of it

 

[Carrottom]

Mine also had 3 steroid injections 3 days apart and 10 days of oral abs after the iv ab. Also 5 days of bute after iv. Also a Sunday evening call-out.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Mine also had 3 steroid injections 3 days apart and 10 days of oral abs after the iv ab. Also 5 days of bute after iv. Also a Sunday evening call-out.

Its a nightmare

 

[Mynstrel]

Ask the vet about water tablets, we were also advised to feed fenugreek seeds to help reduce fluid retention, which did seem to help - but then our mare was a recurring case so perhaps if it's a one off that won't be needed. Other than that, what everybody else has said.