Swollen fetlock help and advice please?

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Obv its saturday, so no vets to ring. He is weight bearing, although has waved his leg around twice, when I put his boots on to lunge and whilst lungeing, but not seriously lame, obvious enough in trot.
The fetlock was minorly swollen when I finished lungeing (obv finished when realised he was lame!) and has got more swollen, with cold bandages on in the past 4/5 hours (discovered at teatime)
The swelling is progressing up the tendon, its on the inside and is sore if poked too hard.
Any help? I haven't bandaged tonight as I thought if it was still swelling it would lead to constricted bandage and could damage his legs, he has arnica on it and had cold (equi-n-ice) bandages on for 4-5hrs which may have kept heat away I think. I'm also not the best at bandaging :S
 
If it's on the inside of fetlock he may have knocked himself in field or stable. Hopefully he'll be ok tomorrow
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I would hose it, the ice tight it. Box rest and provided still weight bearing get vet in morning. Could you ring your vet to see what they advise (mine doesn't mind you ringing for advice out of hours if you are worried)?
 
mm..not sure, I have his mobile but its a sunday, :S
Still weight bearing, although waving it in front of him if it's poked, haven't trotted him up this morning as can't see it being any better if more swollen!
 
It sounds like what mine did! although i cant say his was overly sore when i touched it!

I gave him 4 weeks off, box rested for 2 and bandaged (although he took to pulling them off and chewing them up!!!) vet came out last week and thinks could be suspensory or check ligament so he is out of work for another 6 weeks!

Leave him in today and get the vet out in the morning if you are still not happy, Have you given him any bute or anything as id hold back on that so not to mask anything for the vet!
 
Unfortunately it sounds like a ligament or tendon strain.

Box rest, cold hose and loosely bandage and call the vet tomorrow.

My horse had this, the swelling increased over a few days and he got more and more lame, but only at trot and it turns out he split his DDFT.

Its better to be safe than sorry.

I hope its nothing serious.
 
IT now appears to be moving up the leg, with the majority of swelling on the inside of the leg about the bottom 2/3 between the knee and fetlock, not sure if the swelling is bigger there or the swelling around the fetlock has reduced.
No bute, as didn't want to mask anything!
Been doing the cold treatment and hoping its a bruise
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