sheath swelling??

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brea2006

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Can someone please tell me if their gelding has got the following?
Swelling in sheath- comes out march time and is more pronounced when weather is hot( he sweats round there from just standing there)
I thought it was dirty bits- as happened last year too, but I've cleaned and it's still just as swollen.

Equal on both sides in size, but not all the time.... Any info will be great :)
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I might be wrong, but I think a swollen sheath can be a sign of insulin resistance, which might explain the seasonal occurence. Does your horse have any other symptoms, e.g. a cresty neck, history of laminitis? How is he weight wise, what is he fed and how much exercise does he get?
 
He is a 17.2hh warmblood just 5 years old, no laminitis so far (touch wood)
He gets ridden between 3-5 a week, muscular neck but not cresty
 
He is a 17.2hh warmblood just 5 years old, no laminitis so far (touch wood)
He gets ridden between 3-5 a week, muscular neck but not cresty
He is fed once a day and on recommended amount of balancer - 600g of equilibra 500 and one scoop of mollichaff condition, in winter he has this split between two feeds and one scoop of sugar beet in each feed too.
Thanks for you reply :)
 
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