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Discussion on Swollen back legs
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New Member:
Laogenjo
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Posted on Thursday, Sep 16, 2004 - 10:50 pm:
My tw gelding's two back legs are swollen since this morning. They are not hot and went down somewhat after an hour of cold water therapy. He is in a stall with no access to poisonous plants. Any idea on what's going on?
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Sep 17, 2004 - 8:34 am:
Lots of ideas Tamra and they are presented in the article Equine Diseases » Skin Diseases » Diagnosing and Assessing Swellings in Horses.
DrO
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Laogenjo
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Posted on Saturday, Sep 18, 2004 - 12:10 am:
Thanks for responding... I checked out what you suggested but unfortunately did not see anything that helped...he is still at the "down somewhat" stage today so I gave him some banamine and hopefully that will help
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Laogenjo
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Posted on Saturday, Sep 18, 2004 - 1:48 pm:
banamine helped a little but he is still swollen - any thoughts?
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Sep 18, 2004 - 6:19 pm:
None of the many conditions described in the article that cause stocking-up apply to your horse? By knowing a probable cause we can better suggest a treatment.
DrO
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Laogenjo
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Posted on Friday, Oct 15, 2004 - 1:42 am:
it turned out to be the oat hay - i somehow got a batch of "grass hay" that had oats in it - his legs swell up each time i feed him the oat hay mix - despite the advice of others - they say he is not having a reaction to the oats but obviously he is - hope this info might help -
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Oct 15, 2004 - 1:11 pm:
I too find the oat hay very unlikely, but perhaps it is contaminated with something: mycotoxins?
DrO
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