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Location: USA | How long does it normally take for stocked up legs to go away once the horse is turned back out, and when should I start to worry? Is there something else that could cause both back legs to swell to the hock? This is on a young colt that is normally turned out to pasture and was put in a stall for bad weather for about 26 hours. Been out on pasture for 3 days now and swelling hasn't gone down a lick. |
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Location: Phoenix | That might worry me a bit. :/. But not sure what I would do besides cold hosing, little bute, and maybe a vet visit. You might dose with SLH Kidney cleanse--that helped my horse with stocking up really well. |
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| I would run a bag of silver lining kidney flush through, make sure the horse has access to water.
I would also poultice, if the swelling doesn't stay out off to the vet I go. |
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| cheryl makofka - 2016-12-06 11:13 PM
I would run a bag of silver lining kidney flush through, make sure the horse has access to water.
I would also poultice, if the swelling doesn't stay out off to the vet I go.
Silver Lining Kidney Flush. Make sure he is drinking enough water. I add a tbsp of sea salt in every feeding.
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| Any hear or tenderness? If either I would head to the vet.
After 3 days I would still probably head to the vet if he's been out and about and moving. I had a gelding who would stock up overnight in a stall, but after a few hours of moving around was back to normal. I would be concerned about 3 days... |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | For a horse that gets stocked up standing in a stall it would be normal for the swelling to start going down as soon as you get them out and moving around, not normal after 3 days of being out moving around and still have swelling.
Is the swelling tight and have heat? I would be calling my vet about this..
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Location: Where I am happiest | Yep, we had a young one that was chronic stocked up. Put her on the silver lining kidney cleanse and it went away and she hasnt stocked up since. |
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Location: Phoenix | The SLH Kidney is SERIOUSLY a miracle worker. |
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Location: Oregon | cheryl makofka - 2016-12-06 9:13 PM I would run a bag of silver lining kidney flush through, make sure the horse has access to water. I would also poultice, if the swelling doesn't stay out off to the vet I go.
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| I had a horse that stocked up super bad, would go down with ice/hosing, then right back up. My vet figured it was an internal infection and antibiotics did the trick. Have NO idea how he got the infection. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Best place to start is at the Vets to be on the safe side just in case its something serious.. If your horse is still swollen.. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | After three days, yes I would be worried.
On a side note, I've noticed that one of mine stocks up pretty bad if he has to stay on deep shavings. If I have to keep him stalled, I just put a minimal layer of shavings and he doesn't stock up nearly as bad (not at all sometimes). |
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Location: USA | Vet is coming out. She is only 7 months old and can't lift her legs to get in the trailer she's so swollen. I had one vet tell me to wait a week. On day 3, I came on here to ask y'all's opinion to make sure I wasn't wigging out for nothing. Morning of day 4 I called my other vet who is driving quite a ways to come see her. I'll keep y'all posted. Prayers are welcome =) |
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| My horses back legs would stock up when he needed de-beaned, He is one of those that has to be de-beaned about every 3-4 months. Edited to add, I missed that your horse is a filly.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Dreamingofcans - 2016-12-07 2:24 PM Vet is coming out. She is only 7 months old and can't lift her legs to get in the trailer she's so swollen. I had one vet tell me to wait a week. On day 3, I came on here to ask y'all's opinion to make sure I wasn't wigging out for nothing. Morning of day 4 I called my other vet who is driving quite a ways to come see her. I'll keep y'all posted. Prayers are welcome =)
Glad to hear that your vet is coming out, its better to have your vet check her out befor you do any kind of supplements, its better to be safe then sorry.. Some times it can be a simply fix and sometimes it may not.. |
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| I agree with checking in with a vet.
Usually I am able to reduce any swelling with 30 minutes of exercise. |
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Location: Arkansas | Dreamingofcans - 2016-12-07 2:24 PM
Vet is coming out. She is only 7 months old and can't lift her legs to get in the trailer she's so swollen. I had one vet tell me to wait a week. On day 3, I came on here to ask y'all's opinion to make sure I wasn't wigging out for nothing. Morning of day 4 I called my other vet who is driving quite a ways to come see her. I'll keep y'all posted. Prayers are welcome =)
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Location: USA | Chandler's Mom - 2016-12-07 7:43 PM Dreamingofcans - 2016-12-07 2:24 PM Vet is coming out. She is only 7 months old and can't lift her legs to get in the trailer she's so swollen. I had one vet tell me to wait a week. On day 3, I came on here to ask y'all's opinion to make sure I wasn't wigging out for nothing. Morning of day 4 I called my other vet who is driving quite a ways to come see her. I'll keep y'all posted. Prayers are welcome =) Prayers going up now
Thank you. She's pretty sick, I'm glad I called when I did 
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| Sending prayers.
We see our horses everyday and when something doesn't feel right there's no shame in calling in the vet, even if it is something that resolves itself. I'm glad you got one out when you did and I hope your filly is on the road to recovery.
Do you feel comfortable sharing what is going on? We don't have the worlds best horse vet in our area, so I love making mental notes about different aliments. It helps me decide if we call the local guy or load up and head for the clinic. |
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Location: Arkansas | How is she tonight? |
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Location: USA | OhMax - 2016-12-08 8:11 AM Sending prayers. We see our horses everyday and when something doesn't feel right there's no shame in calling in the vet, even if it is something that resolves itself. I'm glad you got one out when you did and I hope your filly is on the road to recovery. Do you feel comfortable sharing what is going on? We don't have the worlds best horse vet in our area, so I love making mental notes about different aliments. It helps me decide if we call the local guy or load up and head for the clinic.
She has some sort of inflammatory process going on, we're now thinking viral since her CBC came back normal. Her serum amyloid, which is an indicator for infection and is normally 0-10, was 1887. She had a temp of 104 and bilateral cellulitis of the hind legs. In all honesty, her being in the stall and stocking up was a blessing in disguise because the swelling never went down and I ended up calling the vet because of it. She never went off her feed and never acted "off". Her poop was normal, she was peeing the same and she wasn't febrile the day before the vet came out. I had to be at work the morning the vet came out super early so my husband went to feed and I didn't get a temp that morning. The swelling was likely caused from her lymphatic system being overloaded from whatever viral infection she has going on. Her fever is down now. Sweated her legs and they are now back to normal. She seems to be doing better =) |
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Location: USA | Chandler's Mom - 2016-12-08 8:06 PM
How is she tonight?
Much better thank you!! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Glad that shes doing better, just so much better having the vet run tests to find out whats going on. Did she/vet put your filly on any kind of meds? |
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Location: Arkansas | Dreamingofcans - 2016-12-08 9:24 PM
Chandler's Mom - 2016-12-08 8:06 PM
How is she tonight?
Much better thank you!!
Prayers at work, so glad for your baby and for you! |
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Location: USA | Southtxponygirl - 2016-12-08 9:49 PM Glad that shes doing better, just so much better having the vet run tests to find out whats going on. Did she/vet put your filly on any kind of meds?
Banamine for the fever and antibiotics at first because he was initially thinking bacterial infection. When he got back to the clinic is when he ran the CBC and it came back normal which is why he's now thinking viral. |
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