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Discussion on Inflamatory edema/masses around the heart? Help needed
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rhinesto
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Posted on Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008 - 9:11 pm:
HI. I have a 10 year old horse that was first diagnosed with cellulitis (a month ago). I called the vet and she gave me probios. I called again and they took him to the clinic and told me there are masses around his heart into his chest. He is full of fluids and they drained him. They put him on tribrissen and enrofloxacin now. They said if he keeps coming up w/ alot of liquid they want to put him down. No cancer in the liquid that they took out and the blood is fine. He is eating/drinking fine. I am taking him to the univ. of pa on Friday. He is full of liquid again. His left leg and chest and stomach area.
What do you think? They told me I have to put my "baby" down if it keeps up. I am grief stricken. Anyone have this problem?
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Feb 7, 2008 - 8:35 am:
Welcome rhinesto,
I am sorry to hear about your horse this does sound very serious. How did they identify that there were masses in the chest? Also is the fluid they are draining exudative or inflammatory? You answer this by looking at the protein and cellularity, and type of cells in the fluid. This may give us a clue as to the nature of the masses but until the masses are characterized and identified it is impossible to give useful advice other than keep up the antibiotics in the hope these are infection succeptible to this regimen.
If it is possible these are abscesses there are better regimens for penetrating the masses like erythromycin with rifampin
DrO
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