Stocking up; MAJOR swelling for more than 24 hrs; together leg; won't shift down?
On Saturday, I kept Chrome in her stall all day because I have a show on Sunday. In the morning, her lower left back leg was stocked up. I took her to the show besides in case she got over it. She didn't progress any. In between my runs and my mom's, both on Tulsa, I walk Chrome, hoping that she would walk it off. I talked to my trainer, and she said that some of her horses do it too and that I should know how to compete on her that day (Sunday). I walked Chrome for half of the show (from roughly speaking 9- noon), then let her rest so she could drink and eat her breakfast. when we departed, we almost couldn't get Chrome in the trailer she be so bad. it took some time and strong muscles. she's able to walk fine presently. so today, her WHOLE leg is swollen, so i hosed it off for ten minutes and the swelling went down ever so slightly. adjectives in all, she's gotten worse. my mom said that we'd take her to the vet whether she doesn't get better within a few days.
what do you guys think? should i verbs hosing and walking her? should i take her to the vet now? any other suggestions?
sorry for the huge long story!
she may enjoy pulled a muscle of something. we have a horse that tore all the muscles in his butt and pulled some muscles surrounded by his legs and the one in particular swelled all the style up. we soaked in it ice water and it go down dramaticly within a week. at first he couln't walk hardly any and hen get better. there is this medicine called bute and it comes contained by a paste and you give it to them like dewormer, and this help the soreness. when he pulled all those muscles he started to run when we went to go achieve him because the bute was just disgusting and we were putting DMSO to lend a hand the swelling but it burns so he didn't want that done to him. an ice-boot will also help. you freese these packs and stick them in a boot and permit it stand for about thrirty minutes and it wil help the swelling
why didnt you consult with your vet when the swelling didnt progress down and it was painful for her to get on the trailer? yes! you involve to consult with the vet. obviously what you are doing isnt working.
Answers: About all I can relate you is that I had a similar issue with my horse last year. He does tend to stock up some when he's surrounded by overnight but this was one big fat elephant leg - no lameness and no obvious injury. Cold hosing didn't give the impression of being to do a lot and neither did walking so I called the vet in.
It turned out to be lymphangitis - he get an antibiotic jab and a course of Bute plus field rest. He was right as precipitation in a couple of weeks.
My suggestion is call the vet as soon as possible.
Why why why would you not at least call a vet to ask for their view on how long this type of condition can wait for treatment?
Call the vet ASAP, before your horse suffers permanent overexploit!
I would beckon the vet asap. this could be an infection or obstruction affecting the lymphatics (lymphangitis, lymphedema) and shouldn't be guessed on.
Okay, first a bit of guidance and then a couple of questions.
1. Call the vet, immediately, 24 hour emergency vet are on call for a reason and I think you've get a reason (just the opinion of a concerned horse owner who has deal with way too many leg blown up type of issues surrounded by her time).
2. Not knowing exactly what it looks like and where specifically within the lower hind leg it is located I'd recommend both cold hosing and ice. Take a leg wrap and the instant gel ice packs you can acquire from the grocery store. Preferably 2 ice packs if you can. Douse the rime packs in cold water and stick them surrounded by the freezer. In the meantime, cold hose the leg for 30 minutes. Then, give about 10 minutes of no cold hosing and wrap the ice pack around the swelling in the leg using any kind of leg wrap. In about another 30 minutes (or sooner whether it melts) take the ice wraps off and return them to the freezer. Repeat this process and it should assistance lessen some of the swelling.
Now the questions:
1. Where in the hind leg was the swelling precisely the first day? In between the hock and ankle, below the ankle (if so, was it in the vertebrae and was it a hard bump indicating a potential tendon rupture or strain, around the hock, above the hock, etc.
2. Would you say the swelling has now spread both up and down the leg? More up the leg? More down the leg?
3. How thaw to the touch is the leg? (Think scale of 1-10 where 10 is a volcano and 1 is no heat at adjectives.)
4. Will Chrome put weight on the leg? How sound is her walk on a standard lameness scramble? Will she let you touch the leg to feel for swelling?
5. Is there perceptible evidence of cuts in the area where the swelling first appeared? Check for puncture wounds or even small surface cuts beside dirty hair around it.
6. Have any bute, banamine, or SMZs been administered since you first discovered the issue?
7. What's her temperature and respiration rate? How do they compare to usual rates for a horse?
I'd say for sure to call the emergency vet and hold him or her come out. If the vet can't come out then definitely ask if the cold hosing is okay and whether bute, banamine, or SMZs are recommended. Just my out of the blue, haven't seen it so I don't know your exact situation guess, I'm betting a vet would recommend a bute and some SMZs. The SMZs are good for reducing the inflammation and infection (which I'm thinking is why the leg is blown up) the bute acts as an anti-inflammatory and make Chrome more comfortable. If you're not a bute fan, or worried about ulcers, you can other do banamine or combine the bute with an anti-ulcer medication like gastroguard (equine version of prilosec), omeprazole (generic of prilosec), or even crushed up rantitidine (generic equine journal of zantac).
Good luck - I hope Chrome gets better!
ice for a very long time and wrap the leg very tightly.
Hey There,
I am a racehorse trainer, exercise rider, and vet tech in Lexington, Ky. I own had a few horses with the same problem your horse is have. First things first you will want to soak her leg in a tub of ice water and around two cups-three cups epsom salts. Soak for about 30 minutes-45 minutes. When she comes out, pick her feet tremendously well, and I would put poultice or mud in the bottom of her feet. You can buy already made poultice at any tack shop or you can get your own mud.
Mud: Tack shop should have bags of dry powder mud. Put enough mud so it fill to about 1/4 bucket. Add about 4-5 cups of epsom salts, give or take a few 1/2 cup-1 cup apple cider vinegar. Add intervals of water until the consistency is a paste. If it gets too runny simply add more mud powder. After you clean the foot (feet) pack the bottoms with mud or poultice. Put a piece of serious newspaper the size of the foot on the bottom of the hoof and vet wrap the foot (feet). Poultice or mud the injured leg and opposite leg, also wrap the injured leg and the opposite leg for equal ballance. The mud should stay in the foot for about 24-48 hours but after it falls out, if the leg is still swolen, repeat all steps until swelling go down. If swelling is still there after five days, contact a vet. If you have anymore questions, perceive free to IM me or e-mail me at rsteigmeyer(a)yahoo.com
Also, You can continue walking her every day for about 20-30 minutes.
Good Luck!
Rebecca Steigmeyer
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Obviously, this is not a normal "stocking up". There is a problem and I would call the vet ASAP. In the meantime, whether you can, don't keep her in a stall. Turn her out so she can move around as much as she wants. This will help out her with circulation and drainage. Until you have a diagnosis, I would not begin to present her random drugs and treatments. You could be doing the very thing that would be detrimental to her. Never treat your horse whether you don't know what is wrong. Some things are "general" in their application, but while these generic treatments are good for some problems, they may not be for others. Being safe and doing no injure is the main concern. It seems that the cold water reduced the swelling. Cold constricts tissue and pushes out fluid from an nouns and it can reduce inflammation if the cold therapy is repeated consistently. If the cradle of the problem is not resolved, the benefit from the cold water will be temporary. It's good she is walking customarily. Hope you get some help. Good luck to you.
