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Location: Albany, Georgia | Has anyone ever dealt with swollen grass glands??? |
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| In 60 plus years in the horse world I have never heard the term GRASS GLANDS. So what are they? |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | jbhoot - 2017-04-09 10:17 AM In 60 plus years in the horse world I have never heard the term GRASS GLANDS. So what are they?
Never heard of this term myself, but I googled it and its similar to strangles but they say its not as serious as stranglers..
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Location: Where I am happiest | Southtxponygirl - 2017-04-09 10:30 AM jbhoot - 2017-04-09 10:17 AM In 60 plus years in the horse world I have never heard the term GRASS GLANDS. So what are they? Never heard of this term myself, but I googled it and its similar to strangles but they say its not as serious as stranglers..
Holy Toledo!! I've owned horses 50 years and never heard of or seen that! Interesting. |
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Location: Florida.. | no but I do know my stud when spring arrived would get swollen jawls to a certain extent.. vet said from the new grass or weeds.. never caused issues
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| My gelding gets them frequently. I give him benadryl per my vet. They don't get as big as these pics though. Usually disappear over night. Once spring is over no more new weeds/grasses and he's fine. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Interesting condition. Never heard of this either. Looks primarily to be some kind of allergic reaction?? |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | Never heard the term Grass Glands either! The pics look like an allergic reaction, which I have seen before and the vet attributed to some sort of weed and it resolved quickly and without complication. A quick google search glance makes it sounds like it's the salivary glands swelling, or reacting, to something. |
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Location: Fort Worth / Springtown | I actually googled and found out about it, earlier this year. One gelding I have seemed swollen on both sides, though not as bad as the pictures you posted. He seemed normal, otherwise. It went away in a couple/few of days. I've read sometimes their may be a certain weed that you need to get rid of in your pasture...Maybe just a certain time of year. I almost remember him doing this before - maybe same time, last year?
If it hadn't have gone away or looked like the OP pics, I would have found out/done more. I just added the ACV to his water that I had slacked off of in the previous couple of weeks.
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