Possible Haematoma......help please

[Mizzbecx]

I bought my mare with what looks like a haematoma on her back leg just below her quarters.

I had the vet out to her who said it could be a haematoma or a lump filled with fluid rather than blood, either way it's not causing pain to leave it, maybe hose it and it will go away....

I pressure sponged it will cold water two nights ago and it went down from a lump to a small retanglar shape (like a large vein)

Last night we ended up going on a ride with some canterig and bucking lol and when we got back it was a lump shape...

When I pressure sponged it again it got a little bigger, but this may have happened before I'm not 100%

I was wondering if anyone has ever known about haematomas that are work related rather than girth pinching etc and whether they keep happening through work....and if anything can be done as I guess draining won't wrok as it will fill back up when she works

Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks guys

 

[K27]

My horse had a Haematoma/Seroma about 5 yrs ago, they are normally as a result of a kick or blow, think mine got his by over zealous playing in the field!

Some say don't drain them however my horses was so large and just kept filling, at the time I had a rubbish Vet that came out and tried to drain it with just a small 20ml syringe- and of course it filled back up again, I was like he needs a big drainage hole put in that!!- she took a sample of the fluid and sent it to a lab for testing which confirmed it was definitely a Seroma and then, she agreed to put a big drainage hole in it which was held open for a couple of days with gauze, it really worked and my horse now has the tiniest, faintest small scar now. If he hadn't of got it drained it would have looked awful.

I think the trick is not to get them drained straight away, as they will continue to fill for a while.

Good luck!

 

[wyrdsister]

Do you have any idea what caused it? Is there any muscle damage underneath? I ask because one of my girls came in with a haematoma on her chest some years ago now and, although she hadn't broken any skin, a scan showed that she'd torn the muscle below (pretty sure she ran into a fallen tree, the wally!). My vet's advice was total rest until she'd had a chance to heal and to avoid doing herself any more damage (she ended up on field rest, because she was churning about like a fool in her box), anti-inflammatories (I think, it was a long time ago) and then a course of laser treatment. It took a while but she healed up well. At no point did she seem uncomfortable or even sore...

 

[Mizzbecx]

My horse had a Haematoma/Seroma about 5 yrs ago, they are normally as a result of a kick or blow, think mine got his by over zealous playing in the field!

Some say don't drain them however my horses was so large and just kept filling, at the time I had a rubbish Vet that came out and tried to drain it with just a small 20ml syringe- and of course it filled back up again, I was like he needs a big drainage hole put in that!!- she took a sample of the fluid and sent it to a lab for testing which confirmed it was definitely a Seroma and then, she agreed to put a big drainage hole in it which was held open for a couple of days with gauze, it really worked and my horse now has the tiniest, faintest small scar now. If he hadn't of got it drained it would have looked awful.

I think the trick is not to get them drained straight away, as they will continue to fill for a while.

Good luck!

That's what I thought so thanks for the advice I just needed so I didn't go into panic mummy and have it drained straight away

The vets came to see it last week and said that it would go down but now after watching it I don't think it will so I have phoned them and waiting for a call back, the are out again to my yard on Friday so if they agree to do something with it that works out well as I have the day off

 

[K27]

That's what I thought so thanks for the advice I just needed so I didn't go into panic mummy and have it drained straight away

The vets came to see it last week and said that it would go down but now after watching it I don't think it will so I have phoned them and waiting for a call back, the are out again to my yard on Friday so if they agree to do something with it that works out well as I have the day off

You're welcome- good luck with it, hope you can get it sorted easily!