Possible Infection from adequan injections/treatment

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My horse has been on a course of adequan.Before the course started we moved yards and he was put next to a playful gelding.His rug buckle went missing and we thought they had been playing roughly and the swelling on his neck was a bite.The vet had a look yesterday but as the neck is still hot and swollen we are begining to think that the swelling might be related to his injections and nothing to do with a bite.Im waiting for the vet to phone back with his opinion, I have left a message on his phone.Has anyone experienced this and what would the treatment be.
 
Mine often has swelling after injections. Don't think it's infection with her - more just bruising and tenderness associated with having had a needle pierce the skin. She's had this more in her neck where I imagine there's less 'room' for any inflammation. She has it less often in her chest but it has happened before here with a vaccination.

She also had the Adequan injections (7 over the course of a month) and we always put these in the fleshy bit of her chest. She sometimes had a small lump which was almost under the skin but nothing too bad.

I'd say it depends how long the lump has been there and whether it has changed/increased in size etc. But your vet will be the best judge.

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Hi we are on number 6 of 7, we remember doing it twice in one week on same spot by mistake.Hes having injections every 3 to 4 days.There is a fluid sack underneath the neck maybe where the extra fluid has drained.Vet had a feel when I mentioned it and didnt think it was a kick he would have found a foreign body, we assumed it was bite but it was nearly a week ago when they messed around and its worse than before.It just occured to us that the injection could have caused the problem .
 
Ill have another look tonight and wash with hibiscrub.Only one more to go out of block of 7 injections.I have just been told that chestnuts are thinner skinned and more reactive to things like this ,Dont know if thats rumour or fact.
Lump is getting bigger like a haematoma(SP) .Hope the vet rings later.Thanks for your help
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Huge improvement today spoke to vet last night and it appears he has reaction and bruises easily.Yo daughter has been given him his injections and she is a shorty like me so possibly the injections should have been made a bit higher up his neck.He has lump rather than huge swelling and heat has gone he looked like a camel with a slipped hump. lol
After all your problems didnt want to bother you with another one of his many incidents .hny j x
Thanks for the email and pic lovely photo
 
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