Windgalls?

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hi, my throughbred mare has been on box rest for 7 months now. we have had 3 setbacks so far and last night when i was walking her out she was striking lame (coming up short) in her back right leg. when we looked closer we noticed that she had got a small lump between her feltock joint and her hoof. she already has symertical set of windgalls futher up her legs and i was wondering if you could get another one on the same leg?
she also doesnt have a symetrical set for the one that we found.
it isnt hard and would only notice it if you squeezed it (gently) she didnt seem in pain when we did this.
she has been acting outof character for a about a week now. we always do a general health check on her and do tend to notice things quite quickly.

-the vet is coming to see her later on today.

thankyou :)
 
anybody please reply, we have had the vet out to see her, but the YO didnt mention the lump. didnt want to cause friction between us and the YO so am going to call him if it gets any bigger/has more heat in it.

-the yard owner did know about the lump. and as she has been on box rest for 7months (this is the 4th setback) we just want her to get better and dont mind the charge, just as long as we know whats going on with her :)
 
can i ask why she has been on box rest for so long?
i have mentioned a few times that box rest tends to cause extra problem swellings because of the lack of movement. windgalls are usually caused by concusion so unless she has wacked herself in the stable it may not be a windgall. it may just be a swelling through box rest, if there is no ovbious heat or swelling around it i shouldnt worry to much. just get the vet to take a look when hes next out.
 
Hi....what did your vet say? If your horse has been on box rest for 7 months his/her circulation will be dire so I would expect odd swellings/fillings to appear,. However, the location you cite is not typical for windgalls, which are primarily due to conformation/concussion anyway. So, more information needed.......

How has she kept injuring herself and WHAT specific injuries has she sustained?
 
if she kept injuring herself that would have been a sign to me that they need to come off box rest and onto field rest. 7 months is a long time to be on box rest. but thats just my opinion. (im not a massive fan of boxrest as you can probably tell lol) i would be turning out for small amounts of time at first and see if the swelling goes.
 
What was the actual original diagnosis? Does she keep going lame with the same thing? It just seems a bit vague keeping her on boxrest for unexplained lameness for this long. Could she not go into a very small paddock? We use one approx the size of about 2 or 3 big stables made with electric fencing in the corner of another paddock. They can then touch and see their friends and move around a little more. They tend to be less stressed as well. I do know that this does not work for severe injuries but most other things can be dealt with like this if needed according to my vet, depending on mud and weather of course!
 
china said:
if she kept injuring herself that would have been a sign to me that they need to come off box rest and onto field rest. 7 months is a long time to be on box rest. but thats just my opinion. (im not a massive fan of boxrest as you can probably tell lol) i would be turning out for small amounts of time at first and see if the swelling goes.
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What she says...

Even if she is just turned out whilst her stable is mucked out to begin with and then brought straight back inside again. 7 months seems an awfully long time to be on box rest.
 
she first injured her sacrilliac joint and was off for 3 months with that then she was brought back into work in mid november. Then one day she whent crazy in her stable because of a chainsaw and fell and twisted her back. Then before she had fully recovered from that she whent mental again and reared vertically and damaged a muscle in her back right. The reason she cannot go out in a field is because the last time she whent in a paddock she jumped out because she wanted to be with her friends and we cannot put her in with her friends because she would go mental as there is a 3 and 4 year old in with her
 
I think I would risk turning her out. She is injuring herself "going mental" anyway. What about a small paddock with one quiet companion? Surely she could not do herself anymore damage. I think you are trapped in a vicious circle so need to break the cycle of her getting so stressed. She sounds very unhappy in her present setup. Sometimes they just do not appreciate our best efforts to look after them!
 
misst said:
I think I would risk turning her out. She is injuring herself "going mental" anyway. What about a small paddock with one quiet companion? Surely she could not do herself anymore damage. I think you are trapped in a vicious circle so need to break the cycle of her getting so stressed. She sounds very unhappy in her present setup. Sometimes they just do not appreciate our best efforts to look after them!
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ok, will see if any of the quiter liveries will be happy to turn out with her for a short period of time a day. am sure she will gp mad the first few times, but she will then calm down (but cant say i dont blame her, she hasnt even eated fresh grass for 7 months!)
 
Do check with your vet (and maybe insurance company?) first - that is just what I would do, not necessarily what you SHOULD do!:D Good luck
 
My vet has always given me sedalin for the first few turnouts, as it takes the edge off, speak to your vet and see what they recomend
 
Wingalls/puffiness around the fetlocks normally go down with exercise and is a build up of excess fluid-if it were to swell up after exercise then maybe it's not a windgall and could need investigation- but prob caused by lack of exercise!- the fitter and stronger she gets the flatter her legs should go- some types of liniment or even witch hazel can help tighten their legs- if one of mine has been short of work for some reason their legs may get a bit pufy around the fetlock whilst they are fittening up so i apply liniment after exercise and stable bandage which really helps.
 
misst said:
Do check with your vet (and maybe insurance company?) first - that is just what I would do, not necessarily what you SHOULD do!:D Good luck
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yeah i know, i would always check first dont want the horse to be in danger of inguring herself again

debby1 said:
My vet has always given me sedalin for the first few turnouts, as it takes the edge off, speak to your vet and see what they recomend
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she is already on sedaline for the box rest i think

K27 said:
Wingalls/puffiness around the fetlocks normally go down with exercise and is a build up of excess fluid-if it were to swell up after exercise then maybe it's not a windgall and could need investigation- but prob caused by lack of exercise!- the fitter and stronger she gets the flatter her legs should go- some types of liniment or even witch hazel can help tighten their legs- if one of mine has been short of work for some reason their legs may get a bit pufy around the fetlock whilst they are fittening up so i apply liniment after exercise and stable bandage which really helps.
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ok thank you :)
 
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