Swollen Glands on Face

[SecretSquirrell379]

Yesterday while I was putting Cropis conjuntavitus drops in I noticed that she has got a small swelling on her face. Its just at the bottom of her cheek, it feels like a gland and feels fluid filled. The reason I think its a gland is that the other side is slightly raised too. I am tempted to ring the vet today but don't want to over react (like I normally do) It is not sore to touch, she is not bothered by it, she seems her nomal self, is eating ok???

Has anyone got any idea what glands these are and do you think its ok to wait until Monday to ring the Vet?

Thanks

Tricksy

 

[carthorse]

Some horses get this in the summer at grass and usually go down when head is up in stable overnight. Check temp. check nose ,check eating if ok ignore

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

Thank you, she is out 24/7 at the moment and eating constantly! Her nose is fine, I had a good look at it yesterday for any discharge, I also gave it a good wash so I will be able to see today if she has had any gunk, I'll go and get a thermometer today so that i can take her temperature. She woofed her diner down last night and had a couple of apples with no problems as well. I think I might be panicking a bit

Google didn't help when I tried to search for something and it just kept coming up with Strangles!!!!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Agree with Carthorse will be down to the grass. Commonly known as 'Grass Mumps' or 'Grass Glands'. See link for more details - Swollen Glands

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

Thank you so much, that it describing exactly what she has, phew, I can breath again now!!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Cool

- My mare gets them all the time in the Spring/Summer, hers can stay up for weeks (they reduce slightly during the day while she is stabled, but she isn't in long enough for them to go down completely).

 

[kayleigh_and_rocky]

Sounds like the salivary gland and its not anything to worry about - horses can get them for all sorts of reasons, change of grazing etc and they tend to just go down of their own accord

 

[kirstieg]

My sisters horse has them at the moment and we feared it was strangles

They are saliva glands

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

Thank you so much for your advice this morning

The glands were not as pronounced this morning when I went down there and by this evening you can hardly see anything. I'm sure she just likes to keep me on my toes!! I'm glad that I asked on here first and didn't call the vet out, I would of been very embarassed

Thanks again xxx

 

[mickey]

Agree with what others have said - Lots of horses at our yd are having swollen glands currently....now the spring grass is coming through. It is due to production of saliva used in digestion.

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

My mare got thsi for the first time in her life just last week,i panicked thinking she had been kicked initially, but they went down and have not come back yet *touch wood*

 

[miniemy]

My boy looks like a little hampster, his cheeks are so swollen its funny to look at him. The mares opposite my stable suffered really badly last week to the point where they had droopy cheeks.

Poor little horses atm, hugs to them all with their swollen faces