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Re: [RC] swollen back leg - Steven ProeHi Teresa: You may want to try just using a hose (hydro therapy) over and around the area that is injured. Soak the leg with the stream of water until you can feel that the heat has diminished. Then wait 15-20 minutes or what ever and then repeat the process as when the cold water pulls the heat out of the leg and when you stop the water the blood will rush into the area that has been chilled and flush out the toxins and other damaged material that may be injured. The cold hosing will cause a numbing or loss of pain in the area also. I would suggest that you discontinue the bute, it can mask the pain which will keep the critter from causing any additional injury. (if it don't hurt I can run and play) I can tell you anything about antibiotics, I am not a vet. You may wish to put a light wrap on the injured leg to cut down swelling loosen at least every 12 hours.( not to tight) HTH Steven Proe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Van Hove" <vanhove@xxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: [RC] swollen back leg My mare Shade scraped her right back leg below the hock overnight on tuesday and its pretty swollen and hot. I haven't called my vet as I dont know that there's anything to have him do for it - she scraped the hide off in a couple of places and must have bruised a lot of tissue to cause the heat and swelling, but there's nothing to stitch, she didn't scrape beyond the skin level and I dont know if he could even get a good ultrasound with I've iced the leg twice. I should try to ice it 2x/daily or more but have run been running out of light. She is not lame walking on it, nor when she took off yesterday after being messed with. I have not trotted her to get a good lameness grade -just know she is definitely sound at the walk. Last fall I gave her bute 1x daily for about a week cuz she had gotten very swollen a on front upper leg from a pigeon fever abcess and was very sore -AND she quit eating overnight the 7th day and had a round of cimetidine -the cimetidine got her eating again right away but I decided I didn't want to be giving her oral bute unless there was a very good reason. I gave her a shot of IV bute yesterday morning -her leg was swollen that night anyway and I found I am not real comforatable about giving her a lot of IV shots, even though I didn't experience any problems. So I'm wondering if I should: A) Only ice the leg and very light work to help bring swelling down B) give oral bute with cimetidine or C) give her a couple more days of IV bute D) give her bute and antibiotics? If any of you has dealt with similar type things and have a protocol you'd recomend I'd be happy to have some input on what would be the best thing to do. You can email me directly at tvanhove at (sign) direcway.com or this email addy . Thanks -- Teresa Van Hove =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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