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Discussion on Help to identify this?
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zbgirl
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 1, 2014 - 5:42 pm:
I've had my gelding for 18 months, and he has always had this lesion on his white rh pastern. I've been told it was a callous, or proud flesh, or a skin irritation from hitting his other foot while stamping at flies. It's suddenly changed for the worse, seems larger, and began with a stocked up pastern, and one day later a stocked up inner hind leg almost to the hock. The rf hoof is warmer than the lf, but not sore on palpation, no heat, but just the mushy swelling in and around the lesion itself, which is on the medial aspect of the right pastern.
There is no overt lameness at the walk, although I have been told he is sore coming down the hill to his stall. The swelling in the lower leg dissipated with an one hour ride. Yesterday I did a hand walk for 30 minutes, and there was no change. This is the 2nd day of the antibiotics and cream.
My vet is coming on Monday, and I have been following his advice so far: antibiotic apo-sulfatrim ds 2x a daily, and Flamazine cream.
This lesion seems to be wanting to peel away with the cold hosing. There are patches of bare skin underneath that look tender. I've attached a pic. Is this mud fever?
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Member:
zbgirl
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 1, 2014 - 5:55 pm:
Trying to load a pic! This was before...
The second photo is from today.
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mrose
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Posted on Sunday, Feb 2, 2014 - 11:37 am:
It doesn't look like mud fever to me. I am assuming mud fever is what we call scratches in my part of the country. I could be proud flesh perhaps. It's kind of weird looking. I'm glad the vet is coming out. The fact the pastern is starting to swell might mean infection. Let us know.
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juliem
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Posted on Sunday, Feb 2, 2014 - 12:19 pm:
Could be some vasculitis resulting in the swelling? I'm guessing your vet might have to biopsy or debride. Glad he's coming.
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 8, 2014 - 9:40 am:
Hello ZBGirl,
What did the vet say? You pictures and description sort of sound like a keloid (prominent scar) that has now been traumatized but this is pure guess work.
DrO
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zbgirl
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 8, 2014 - 12:32 pm:
My vet said it was mud fever along with some secondary (?) dermatitis. I'd reported it before the weekend and based on the signs, he prescribed Flamazine and an oral suphite antibiotics as there was swelling near the site and up in the hock. When he came to check it 3 days later, we were given the go ahead to stop the oral antibiotic, but to wash, let hibitane soak in, rinse, dry and apply the Flamazine. The area had certainly spread in the last two weeks but at least bits and pieces are falling away. There are some very thick areas that need to release, I imagine it will take time. My observation is that the longer you apply water to the area the more wants to flake off. I was cold hosing for 15 minutes and the second pictures does show this. Hair comes off in clumps with a hard/firm gummed up base. I am careful to not induce bleeding or an open wound.
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