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Location: Loma Linda, CA | I have a 3 year old who has been getting 30 days under saddle and the trainer has been telling me she has some hind leg swelling.
Prior to her going I noticed it and took her to the vet. The vet thought she may have kicked some panels and gave me bute and that was the end of the vet.
However, my trainer thinks it might be cellulitis. I'm not too familiar with it - is it a career ending type of swelling? Is it something that can be treated, managed?
Why does it happen? Could her kicking panels have done this?
Thanks in advance.
P.S.
I'll be calling my vet tomorrow to see if he can go to my trainers :P I'm most likely going to be requesting x-rays to be on the safe side.
Edited by Phxbarrel 2015-11-23 9:45 PM
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The Advice Guru
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| I would tell the trainer not to ride her, get X-rays ASAP, it could be a fracture.
Cellulitis is a skin infection, easily treated, but I doubt it will be that
Edited by cheryl makofka 2015-11-23 9:51 PM
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Location: Loma Linda, CA | That was initially my thought, but the swelling is in both hind fetlocks and her under belly hair is going light. (from what I'm told) |
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| Cellulitis is an infection of SUBcutaneous connective tissue. In lay terms that includes ligaments and tendon below the skin. Usually treated with a derivative of penicillin. |
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Location: North Dakota | I would be a bit concerned about kidney function-especially that the horse is at a strange place-maybe not drinking as good as at home-being used more-maybe more or different feed.....could be an underlying kidney issue-when they don't hydrate normally the swelling will start in the lower limbs-should be pretty body sore as well. |
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 Owner of a ratting catting machine
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| First, hug your trainer. Many owners don't find out about this stuff.
Next, find out how much work she's been doing. If she's being pushed, as a three year old, it could be causing the limbs to swell from microscopic damage. She might just need some time off at home.
Find out if she's being confined to a stall. This can cause stocking up, and simple compression wraps can help with this. See if more turn out time might be necessary.
Do find out about the possibility of cellulitis, good idea to keep a vet involved. There's a ton of nightmare information about this, but several rounds of good antibiotics can probably fix her right up. Remember that all vets are not created equally, don't let one get your horse in a jam by being complacent.
I hope she gets better soon! |
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Hind leg swelling