Natural diuretics for horses?

[rolsterlady]

I was just wondering....

Can natural diuretics such as dandelion be used to help excess fluid in legs (windgalls, thoroughpins etc)?

Thanks

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Won't help windgalls as they are synovial fluid, not just blood volume. Not sure you could persuade a horse to eat enough to make a difference though - he'd probably be more thirsty than usual and put his blood volume back to normal in the first long drink he had.

 

[popularfurball]

They can in things like lypmhangitis but not sure about windgalls.

 

[Oberon]

Look at Equinatural herbal products.

Detox and lymph herbs (clivers, dandelion, milk thistle, nettle, burdock root etc) are brill.

The Equinatural website has it all on there

 

[Oberon]

But, for windgalls and thoroghpins, I'd be looking at barefoot and hoof balance rather than herbs.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Windgalls are a sign of joint or tendon damage. The windgall itself doesn't necessarily cause lameness, but the underlying damage that has caused the windgalls can. Feeding a diuretic won't make any difference to windgalls.