Strange swelling over night???

[Spyda]

This morning my rising 2 yr old filly has a swelling running forward from just in front of her teats, to about 3 inches infront of her belly button. It's about a palm width wide and isn't warm or tender to touch, but is hanging down about 2.5 inches and is flabby (not hard like an oedema). Around the old umbilicus is a splattering of black speckly crusts. Nothing much, but obviously something has been weeping. Horse is 100% fine in all respects, apart from this and it has popped up over night. Anyone else ever had this? I am mystified.

 

[Porkie]

My old boy got a swelling similar to that on his chest a few months back - it was really weird all hanging and flabby !!

It reduced every time he was exercised and then totally went after a particularly energetic hack!!

Lots of people on my yard had a prod and poke and decided it was some kind of fluid - but it went as mysteriously as it came and hasn't come back since.

Weird!

Hope it's nothing.........

 

[Spyda]

Vet came out and it's nothing more serious than..... FLY BITES! Ho hum. Blinking early in the year to be slapping on the fly lotion, but I guess I'd better get stocked up

 

[Porkie]

Ooh that's interesting !

My boy has got a really sore itchy weepy tail and we're wondering if he's suddenly developed sweet itch! Maybe it is because the midges are out early this year !

Glad she's ok - they like to give us a fright every now and again, just to keep us on our toes!!