Next drama....chest haematoma

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Having had on and off lameness with one horse over the last 18 months it now seems that it is the 5 year olds turn....came in tonight with a chest haematoma I imagine from being booted by either sick note gingie or the geriatric hormonal cow horse.

Vet consulted, 15 mins cold hosing tonight and bute administered, but does anyone have stories about recovery from a haematoma that looks like a boob?

He is sore but I would say more stiff as he walked in from field loose and easy but seized up once stood in..

Hey ho....I nearly had a month without a vets bill....
 
My mare did this falling in a horse walker. She made a full recovery but it took a while for her body to absorb the clot. Cold hosing while it is the acute stage.
 
Glad your horse recovered well, glad to hear that it's just time. Ollie seems stiff and sore tonight which I'm guessing is just as a result of the trauma. With you mare was she sore for long?
 
My pony did the same many many years ago. It took ages to go away and possibly needed byte and antibiotics and cold hosing but it did go away eventually and caused no further problems.
 
Cool, ok so seems as though lasting damage is unlikely (although I do seem to attract bad luck when it comes to vet issues but hey...) and will just have to suck it and see re healing time and how long until he feels better.....guess it could be much worse then!
 
Keep an eye on it, and the horse. My lad came in with one:
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Which then abscessed and had to be lanced and drained, then flushed through with hibiscrub and hydrogen peroxide twice a day for about 2 weeks. He did make a full recovery though and that side is only slightly bigger than the other side now.
 
GreyDonkey ended up with one after falling on the road out hunting:

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Vet gave him a shot of steroids and anti-inflammatories and some fab cream (can't remember the name) . . . he had bute and oral anti-biotics for a week and it was cold-hosed three times a day for 20 minutes each time. After a couple of days, he was allowed on the walker for "controlled exercise" and by the end of the week he was allowed back in the field. Another week and he could be ridden - would have been sooner, but it was right where the girth lies.

Hope your drama-prone boy recovers soon :).

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One of my horses developed one after running into a fence post, presumably at speed. It formed an abscess which was revolting but healed beautifully with regular cleaning and antibiotics. It did take a while though.
 
Unlikely to cause long term issues/damage but might need a bit of time to come good.
Keep them moving gently along with anti-inflams and cold therapy.
 
Have had a few.....one was drained but that was years and years ago....don't think they do that now. More cold and keep gently moving so that the body can reabsorb the fluid in the swelling.
 
Lovely pictures people! Thanks for the advice....it is looking much less angry today but he is on bute. I would say very similar to yours broke but happy. Polar Skye ouch! Aren't greys a pain, ours shows up the tiniest amount of blood and looks dreadful with the most minor injury!.... Right onwards, will see how he looks at the end of the week once the bute has worn off and the initial trauma gone down a bit. We are meant to be going to a training camp for two days at nick gauntlets mid April, wonder what are the chances of him feeling better by then? Guess it depends how much damage the injury caused and which way the hematoma goes?
 
My two year old youngster did this larking about in the field and fell over whilst I was watching him. It took awhile to reduce with gravity having an effect on the shape of it but needed no active treatment and left him turned out and it gradually disappeared. He was rather sedate for a few days afterwards and he really did not like me touching it for about a week.

How near the girth area is it? My lad's one initially was quite pendulous then got wider and flatter so would have interfered with a girth.
 
Jnhuk said:
My two year old youngster did this larking about in the field and fell over whilst I was watching him. It took awhile to reduce with gravity having an effect on the shape of it but needed no active treatment and left him turned out and it gradually disappeared. He was rather sedate for a few days afterwards and he really did not like me touching it for about a week.

How near the girth area is it? My lad's one initially was quite pendulous then got wider and flatter so would have interfered with a girth.
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Well there is a little one where the kick presumably happened and a floppy boob bit at the bottom sort of at the front side of his chest but hanging down. He doesn't mind me orodding and poking around today and it looks better. I haven't trotted him up or anything but I did lead him out for a sedate walk off my other horse today for 10mims and he was happy, loose and free in his walk. I have my fingers firmly crossed that it's superficial and unsightly but not painful. Thanks for the info :-)
 
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