Nickel_and_Rascal
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Hello!
Recently my horse has been suffering from a massively swollen penis. It's been two weeks now with absolutely no changes and now he has pitting edema in his belly!
Horses Name: Rascal
Breed: Quarter Horse
Age: 11
Notes: Has PSSM but is well managed.
Here's how it started:
I have pics from the first day of swelling and most recently today.
I can tell you that there was absolutely no signs of trauma, splinters, scratches etc. Second week of December I noticed he was losing weight. I wormed with Ivermectin (My place was out of Strongid) and upped his feed intake.
First of January I noticed he wasn't moving from where he stood in the paddock. Not even to eat and or drink.
Third week of January when all of the swelling started, he was very dehydrated and I could not get him to eat his feed or drink for several days. This is when the swelling started.
I noticed after he peed he just didnt put his penis back. I looked at it and everything looked normal. I also keep all of my boys VERY clean so there was no bean or anything of the sort that could have been causing this issue.
Next day it was swollen and seeping badly. Vet was called and he told me to clean with soap. Next day swelling had doubled. Vet was called again but he couldnt make it out until next day.
That day (The one before my vet came out) he finally drank four 5gal buckets in one sitting. Swelling again doubled over night. Vet came out and cleaned but found nothing, Shot of banamine and something else but I cant remember. Then twice a day he was to be given 10 SMZs and bute.
Next day it was the size of a football and the 'bubble' was even bigger. Vet came out and drain the fluids in the bubble and took blood. Blood came back with very low White Blood Cell count, low sodium and low chloride. 3 Table spoons of salt was added to his feed twice a day. As well as a mineral block. He drank excessively for about three days after he first started drinking again, then went back to drinking as normal. He still wasn't eating his feed until a couple days after the vet came out the second time. Meds were being given by force through a syringe like wormor. His pee is and has been normal yellow in color throughout this whole process. Swelling as stayed the same since being drained. A yellow/crimson type substance has been dripping and sticking to the area since day one and has not stopped. The entire thing is cold to the touch and has been since day one. Now getting purple patches all over. I am rubbing an antibiotic ointment on twice a day as well as using a belly wrap to try to keep swelling down.
He has full control of his bladder as far as I can tell. It just looks painful and messy when he pees.
He is PSSM positive and currently eats a scoop of Sentinal Senior feed with a cup of corn oil and a scoop of alflafa (Until I can find alfalfa bales to go with his normal hay) twice a day. Just recently with his drop in weight I have been feeding him a scoop and a half of feed twice a day with the vets suggestion of salt. He is exercised daily with the exception of a week before all of this started, he wouldnt move, eat or drink.
As of today:
I took his rug off to measure him for a new one and found that he looked like a pregnant mare! Despite how thin he really was! Pitting edema about 3 or four inches in depth, running from mgirth to groin on his entire under belly. Its like memory foam.
What the heck is going on with my horse?! I have read that Large Strongyles and Redworms could cause this? But my vet doesn't seem to think so. Someone else said EHV, Rabies or EPM but he is showing no neurological issues or any other symptoms! It has been very cold, rainy, muddy and now snowy here. But up until last week, its been nothing but rain and mud and cold temperature but not quite cold enough to freeze.
Yes my vet has been contacted, but he is so busy it's just been a wait game since all of this started. He and other vets I have contacted are stumped. I just need help before this turns into amputation or euthanasia.
I have pictures but I'm not sure if it's something that should be posted. I can post them if needed though.
Thanks!
~Nickel
Recently my horse has been suffering from a massively swollen penis. It's been two weeks now with absolutely no changes and now he has pitting edema in his belly!
Horses Name: Rascal
Breed: Quarter Horse
Age: 11
Notes: Has PSSM but is well managed.
Here's how it started:
I have pics from the first day of swelling and most recently today.
I can tell you that there was absolutely no signs of trauma, splinters, scratches etc. Second week of December I noticed he was losing weight. I wormed with Ivermectin (My place was out of Strongid) and upped his feed intake.
First of January I noticed he wasn't moving from where he stood in the paddock. Not even to eat and or drink.
Third week of January when all of the swelling started, he was very dehydrated and I could not get him to eat his feed or drink for several days. This is when the swelling started.
I noticed after he peed he just didnt put his penis back. I looked at it and everything looked normal. I also keep all of my boys VERY clean so there was no bean or anything of the sort that could have been causing this issue.
Next day it was swollen and seeping badly. Vet was called and he told me to clean with soap. Next day swelling had doubled. Vet was called again but he couldnt make it out until next day.
That day (The one before my vet came out) he finally drank four 5gal buckets in one sitting. Swelling again doubled over night. Vet came out and cleaned but found nothing, Shot of banamine and something else but I cant remember. Then twice a day he was to be given 10 SMZs and bute.
Next day it was the size of a football and the 'bubble' was even bigger. Vet came out and drain the fluids in the bubble and took blood. Blood came back with very low White Blood Cell count, low sodium and low chloride. 3 Table spoons of salt was added to his feed twice a day. As well as a mineral block. He drank excessively for about three days after he first started drinking again, then went back to drinking as normal. He still wasn't eating his feed until a couple days after the vet came out the second time. Meds were being given by force through a syringe like wormor. His pee is and has been normal yellow in color throughout this whole process. Swelling as stayed the same since being drained. A yellow/crimson type substance has been dripping and sticking to the area since day one and has not stopped. The entire thing is cold to the touch and has been since day one. Now getting purple patches all over. I am rubbing an antibiotic ointment on twice a day as well as using a belly wrap to try to keep swelling down.
He has full control of his bladder as far as I can tell. It just looks painful and messy when he pees.
He is PSSM positive and currently eats a scoop of Sentinal Senior feed with a cup of corn oil and a scoop of alflafa (Until I can find alfalfa bales to go with his normal hay) twice a day. Just recently with his drop in weight I have been feeding him a scoop and a half of feed twice a day with the vets suggestion of salt. He is exercised daily with the exception of a week before all of this started, he wouldnt move, eat or drink.
As of today:
I took his rug off to measure him for a new one and found that he looked like a pregnant mare! Despite how thin he really was! Pitting edema about 3 or four inches in depth, running from mgirth to groin on his entire under belly. Its like memory foam.
What the heck is going on with my horse?! I have read that Large Strongyles and Redworms could cause this? But my vet doesn't seem to think so. Someone else said EHV, Rabies or EPM but he is showing no neurological issues or any other symptoms! It has been very cold, rainy, muddy and now snowy here. But up until last week, its been nothing but rain and mud and cold temperature but not quite cold enough to freeze.
Yes my vet has been contacted, but he is so busy it's just been a wait game since all of this started. He and other vets I have contacted are stumped. I just need help before this turns into amputation or euthanasia.
I have pictures but I'm not sure if it's something that should be posted. I can post them if needed though.
Thanks!
~Nickel