Puffy fetlocks on fores; no lameness

[Georgie1234]

Recently girlie has has slightly puffy fetlocks on forelegs in the mornings. No lameness.

Could this be caused by spring grass?

 

[china]

Mine has been having the same, check for digital pulses as I did and they were there. The puffiness was what made me check as he wasn't lame etc.

 

[Georgie1234]

Ok are you saying the puffiness is a symptom of beginnings of laminitis? What did you do?

 

[china]

It can be a symptom but is more generally a lymphatic issue where they are stood in but its just worth checking for pulses anyway. If you havnt got digital pulses then there is nothing major, it should go down with exercise. I brought mine off the grass for a few days on soaked hay to establish if the grass was the cause. I'm not hugely concerned about the puffiness with mine, more the digital pulses as they shouldn't be quite so prominent! Clivers is a good supplement to give for lymphatics.

 

[BigYellowHorse]

Windgalls?

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Too much protein can cause legs to fill.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

My loan mare is sometimes puffy in her legs; is perfectly sound, but has arthritis in her hips/back area.

It might be worth asking the vet to take a look at yours tho'.......

 

[horseygin]

Or it could be slight tendon damage.