Right...Big leg ideas please coz am going mad!

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Av came in from the field one day in early Jan with a slightly inflammed region under her knee on inside forleg. No pain or lameness but after 2 weeks of it not really doing anything I had her scanned. She scanned completely clean with no soft tissue damage at all and the scan was particularly clear. Vet said ride her but keep it quiet for a couple of weeks which I have done. Leg is still occasionally warm and bigger then the other after she has been in, ie in the AM and in the evening after she has been in for a few hours.

Spoke to vet today again to ask advice, coz am fed up and frustrated with being worried- she said defo no soft tissue damage, v. unlikely for there to be bone damage as no pain or lameness whatsoever, maybe a splint ? but no pain. Decision has been made to crack on and do a bit more and see what happens. Av is 9 and also a wussy TB. Her legs have always blown up with any bruising whatsoever but it has been a while and filling/heat goes with work....so any ideas or similar stories?
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My mare had huge knees on Thurs morning, the vet came out and she was completely sound but had heat in both knees and very sore to touch. Was instructed to give her bute, work her lightly and see what happens.

The following day the swelling had dropped down the outside of her leg a little... and has gradually disappeared with today being the first day her legs look back to normal
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Does your horse bang on the door at feed times?
 
My tbx had same with back leg .It took ages to find but the problem was tiniest little nick which developed into mud fever type of infection.Once I found the cut and it was cleaned treated and protected it never happened again.
Turnout and excercise always cured the inflammation but the infection must have been brewing for ages.Her infection went up to the hock maybe your horse has cut and its moving up to the knee.Do you use boots for work or turnout?
 
Same as...my friends very fine and wussy TB/X had a small nick on his hock which was the cause of an infection - fetlock and hock swollen, no lameness. Vet shaved area and found small nick, treated it and horse went out daily with nick covered in vaseline for protection. Anti-inflammatories prescribed and leg went down in a few days. Vet said was still ok to ride quietly.

Hope you find out what's wrong with yours.
 
Thanks all-

Diva, she doesnt usually bang her door :-)
Cellie, I dont tend to use boots unless jumping as it seems to have encouraged mud fever in the past
Messenger, thanks her leg been scalped so I think I will give a good old hibiscrub, explore at detail and see what happens!

...hmm dont u just love wussy TBs!
 
I just wonder whether she has knocked her leg and continues to do so... Might be worth asking others on the yard (unless you are at home and just you there). My mares sometimes bang when other people are feeding their horses...

It is great news that she is not lame and all her ligaments etc are normal...

We don't know what happened to my mare to cause her knees to swell like they did. She also had some mud rash type scabs under her elbows which could have contributed, but we will never know
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Hi messenger,
Well as per vet advice I'm kind of trying to ignore it...and fingers crossed ignorance is bliss as it certainly is not getting worse and might (...whispering so she doesnt hear) actually be starting to reduce a bit! However as per your advice i gave it a bloody good hibiscrub tonight and will do for the next couple of days when she comes in. Rremind me next time I'm looking for a horse to get a lovely hardy native type who is not wussy! I hope that your friends is feeling better now :-)
 
Found my TB with a blood covered fetlock last Friday night, he had kicked himself on the inside of the fetlock joint, leaving a cut about an inch long with heat and swelling half way up to his hock, no joint oil visible. Immediately tubbed with cold water, treated the cut and gave a bute. Saturday morning tubbed, buted and turned out as he does tend to fill up a little anyway overnight. Not lame but still a little heat and swelling. Deepened his shavings bed and repeated the tubbing and bute at night. Sunday saw no heat but still a bit of swelling. Repeated tubbing and bute Sunday night and by Monday morning leg had gone down noticeably. Tubbed again Monday night and by Tuesday morning swelling had disappeared. mind you water I used for tubbing was freezing cold but bless him, he didn't seem to mind!
 
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