Lymphangitis

[Bright_Spark]

Has anyone had and experience of this, or anything smilar?

Horse at the yard. Was fine on Sunday afternoon and looked ok Monday morning (I check everyone over weekday morning & YO does evenings). Tuesday morning she had been picked up by owner and taken to vets. Found this out after phoning YO in blind panic because she wasnt in the field.

How quick do the symptons appear? As I said she has been fine in the field, no lameness or swelling, but I still feel guilty in case its something I should have picked up on earlier.

 

[buddly]

hi a horse on my old yard got it he was fine the day before then acted a bit coliky one night vet was phoned n he was got out hoping lame!! was in alot of pain if i remember he was given flamazine cream as the pus and gunk comes out through the leg and bute etc ...the leg was huge for ages and he had to be walked alot to try to get it to go down though vets did say it might never go back to normal!! although i have heard since his leg is now normal

 

[Horseymum]

Hi. My Husband's mare suffers from it and can be fine when you leave on an evening and next morning has a filled leg and if left until that evening can be like a tree trunk and starting to ooze lymph fluid. Unfortunately it is one of those things that once they have had it they are then susceptible to getting it again and again. I am paranoid about wounds (even the tiniest ones can start an attack off!) and scrub anything with hibiscrub and plaster it with Betadine as soon as I spot anything! I have learned from experience that if I suspect it is going to turn into lymphangitis to get the Vet out and start a course of antibiotics without delay. Our mare had a particularly bad attack where the swelling spread from her fetlock right up her hind leg and then across her belly. Lymph fluid was continually oozing from her thigh and it made me so upset forcing her to walk every hour to get her circulation going. The most important things to remember if you think it is lymphangitis is antibiotics and then as much turnout/exercise as possible. Don't feel bad about not spotting it this time it can escalate really quickly.

 

[ExRacers]

Can only echo those who posted above. My 15.2hh TB has just recovered from an attack caused by this miniscule nick on the inside of his off hind cannon bone. The leg was massive & extremely painful. Getting started on the antibiotics ASAP is vital or it can spread.

 

[Bright_Spark]

Thank you.

The horse in question isnt mine, but a livery at the yard I'm at.

She was ok Monday morning and was taken to her vet on Tuesday morning and is on a course of antibiotics. So it looks like it was picked up quickly.

 

[Marilyn]

my youngster had lymphangitis after scaling the fence a while ago...he landed on the other side but obviously hit his leg...I examined it for cuts and there was nothing so cold hosed it and he didn't seem lame...much to my amazement...the next morning he seemed a bit stiff on it but nothing unusual considering what had happened the night before and by lunchtime we had called the vet out because his leg was obviously causing him pain and had swollen up...as you say antibiotics are essential dn the faster the horse gets them the better,

 

[jumpthemoon]

My horse had it a while ago - I checked him at 8am in the morning and his leg looked a little swollen - I knew it was infection so I went to work meaning to call the vet and get some antibiotics on my way home. I got a call from the YO about 12.30 saying his leg was like a tree trunk and he couldn't walk!

 

[Daisychain]

my youngster had it, i found that global herbs lymph blend was brilliant for bringing down the swelling.

 

[Kristine]

The horse i used to loan gets Lymphangitis.

It goes down when the horse is worked but up if the horse is stand still for too long. When stabled he has to have his legs bandages and he doesnt take anything for it.
He's now started to get it in his other hind leg, owner suspects its an old racing injury.