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joanne
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Username: Lampert
Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, Sep 9, 2003 - 2:57 am: |   |
 My gelding developed a complete
jugular vein thrombosis on the left side after
colic surgery. He is currently getting aspirin
and having hot packs on his neck. However he does
have some swelling on the left side of his face
that goes and comes. Any suggestions of how to
relieve the swelling and how dangereous is this
thrombosis. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 9059
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Tuesday, Sep 9, 2003 - 8:53 am: | |
The head swelling is probably passive edema do to the occluded vein: it causes increased intravascular pressure and so serum leaks out. I'll bet the swelling worsens when grazing (the head down further increases the intravascular pressure) and improves when the head is kept up several hours. Probably your best therapy is feeding the horse high. On the other hand a little swelling is probably not a big deal.
How serious this is depends on many factors and best discussed with someone who knows the history and can visualize the thrombosis with ultrasound. But many horses lose a single jugular to thrombosis and lead normal lives.
DrO |
