TED2010
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Much appreciate any experiences ....
Last night I brought my TB horse in from field, he had been standing resting hind leg earlier when I checked them but thought he had just had belly full of grass and was resting. Caught him to bring him just before 7pm and he was very stiff and uncomfortable on off hind. Pottered in slowly, moving badly and stood tied up still resting that leg. Weight bared on it for me to pick up other feet. No new visible cuts, abrasions, swellings or heat although he had a couple of tiny scabby healing wounds which he did a week or so ago hooning around field. I was terrified that damage was further up in stifle or hip from stiffness moving and no swelling in lower leg. Because it was late and I couldn't see what vet would be able to do in the dark other than give bute, thought I would see how he was in morning. Tried to get some equipalizone into him but he wouldn't eat feed. This morning, no obvious sign of swelling, he wouldn't eat breakfast with equipalizone but had eaten most of haylage so wasn't off feed altogether. I had to be in a meeting for work an hour away at 8.30am so assessed that he seemed no worse, was stiff but weight bearing and put him out with other horse, he just put head down to eat grass quietly. Left my mother to bring him in early if he was standing looking depressed. Got hold of farrier who said he would come and check for pus in he foot in first instance. I arrived home just as farrier arrived, brought the boy in and he then had considerable swelling to inside of hock. Thought most unlikely to be in foot and not walking on toe but as farrier was there he checked anyway. Nothing. Then called vet who came out at about 5pm. Treating for Lymphangitis but if no improvement by morning wants to come back and x ray. I have never known Lymphangitis isolated to the hock and no further down the leg. I understand it may be because of infection in one of the little healing scabs (both were treated with veterycyn). Has anyone had a horse with Lymphangitis isolated to swelling on inside of hock? The ones I have seen in the past have been in lower limb and have been like small tree trunks!??
Alternatively, has anyone had swelling of inside of hock that turned out to be something else??
Sorry for long waffle, just trying to include all info any thoughts gratefully received!
Last night I brought my TB horse in from field, he had been standing resting hind leg earlier when I checked them but thought he had just had belly full of grass and was resting. Caught him to bring him just before 7pm and he was very stiff and uncomfortable on off hind. Pottered in slowly, moving badly and stood tied up still resting that leg. Weight bared on it for me to pick up other feet. No new visible cuts, abrasions, swellings or heat although he had a couple of tiny scabby healing wounds which he did a week or so ago hooning around field. I was terrified that damage was further up in stifle or hip from stiffness moving and no swelling in lower leg. Because it was late and I couldn't see what vet would be able to do in the dark other than give bute, thought I would see how he was in morning. Tried to get some equipalizone into him but he wouldn't eat feed. This morning, no obvious sign of swelling, he wouldn't eat breakfast with equipalizone but had eaten most of haylage so wasn't off feed altogether. I had to be in a meeting for work an hour away at 8.30am so assessed that he seemed no worse, was stiff but weight bearing and put him out with other horse, he just put head down to eat grass quietly. Left my mother to bring him in early if he was standing looking depressed. Got hold of farrier who said he would come and check for pus in he foot in first instance. I arrived home just as farrier arrived, brought the boy in and he then had considerable swelling to inside of hock. Thought most unlikely to be in foot and not walking on toe but as farrier was there he checked anyway. Nothing. Then called vet who came out at about 5pm. Treating for Lymphangitis but if no improvement by morning wants to come back and x ray. I have never known Lymphangitis isolated to the hock and no further down the leg. I understand it may be because of infection in one of the little healing scabs (both were treated with veterycyn). Has anyone had a horse with Lymphangitis isolated to swelling on inside of hock? The ones I have seen in the past have been in lower limb and have been like small tree trunks!??
Alternatively, has anyone had swelling of inside of hock that turned out to be something else??
Sorry for long waffle, just trying to include all info any thoughts gratefully received!