Sheath swelling

[Rough and tumble]

Typical Sunday out of hours and my poor boy has got swollen sheath and pockets of fluid

Only 7 been moved onto differnt field so poss flies and higher protein in the grass

 

[Highmileagereindeer]

Maybe give him a wash out. Wear rubber gloves, use warm water, and either a very mild soap or a lubricating gel. The skin folds can get full of muck and start an irritation, which brings on swelling. The joys of owning a gelding.....

 

[MuddyMonster]

It can also be a sign of metabolic issues going on. If he's just moved fields, I'd be restricting access to grass until it has gone down, personally.

 

[kerrieberry2]

has it been extra hot? has he been moving less since moving on the fresh grass? you might find it goes down with movement.
my gelding did get stung on his once too, so some antihistamines were needed

 

[Sanversera]

Can be a sign of equine metabolic syndrome. Remove horse from grass,feed only soaked hay no concentrate and get the vet out pdq.

 

[NiceChristmasBaubles]

A swollen sheath can also be a sign of a worm burden. Obviously you will know whether he is up to date with worm counts etc.

 

[little_critter]

My boys puffed up recently because of a fly bite (poor boy)