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Re: [RC] Horse w/ hematoma on butt/thigh (long) - rdcarrieOur 30 year old gelding has a hemotoma on his hind quarter he got from being kicked when he was 10 or 11 (according to the folks we bought him from). It's about the size of my fist, and has never bothered him. I have one in my left butt cheek. They *will* calcify - mine did. It feels like it's about 2" diameter now. Started out 7" x 9". Yes, fall from a horse, landed on a hard mud clump in 1999. Doctor warned me it would calcify, wanted to drain it, would have required having a drain in place for a week, but I had a ride coming up, so I said no, let it be. <G> It doesn't bother me unless I lean on that cheek against something and press on it. But I'd imagine if it were in an area with muscles I used more, like my leg, it might be more of a problem.
Dawn in east Texas (aka lumpy butt) -----Original Message----- From: Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:45:08 GMT Subject: [RC] Horse w/ hematoma on butt/thigh (long) Please Reply to: Kim kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I would like to get opinions from either the vets here or others here who have had experience w/ there horses getting hematomas. My horse took a bad fall this past Sunday and now has a huge hematoma on his butt/thigh. It has started to migrate down into his hock and leg now. I did read in the archives and on some other lists that it is best not to lance/drain hematomas and to let them reabsorb on their own because of the fear of infection when draining. I spoke w/ my vet tonight and his opinion is to drain it. He told me what can happen the hematomas can have blood clots and you have to get those clots out because if you don't when it does reabsorb those clots can calcify plus they may create scar tissue and can then possibly create a so called hitch in the horses gait, and the range of motion in the leg can be affected. He did say to keep the horse moving. Not to do anything hard mostly flats and maybe some hills to keep the circulation going in the leg. If anyone can give me some input or thoughts to what my vet said or other opinions I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you Kim =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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