Your horse has significant swelling from stifle to coronet band when you look and compare leg to leg.
So you "noticed" the swelling on Monday, because of the amount it was very apparent...
So now back up and try to figure out when it happened and what might of occurred and with that "guess" do you want to call in the vet or not....
I don't think your self treating is answering the issue though honestly...
Cold hosing done a few times a day might help more but understand that life gets in the way...
I look at it this way...
It is now probably a week since that "injury" took place and the body has not resolved the issue on its own...it probably is a good idea to get a set of eyes on it.
How close have you looked for scrapes, missing hair, puncture marks?
Did you see uncharacteristic dirt on a body part that would correlate with a slip, fall, twist of limb?
Did you notice in the paddock any areas of churned up ground? What about in the stall?
Has the horse rolled and cast or banged a fence rolling in the last few days?
Some serious thinking of what have you noticed different in the environment would be my first thought...
Then add in seen disruption to the bodies looks and you might figure it out.
I would be hesitant to take out to much swelling as the discomfort can also be a deterrent for the horse to run, buck, fart and play to hard creating more issue...
If it were just the hock...I would of said consider a sweat but this is not just a hock but a entire leg affected and no...there is a reason swelling exists yet, a bodies natural defense against something injured. Add in heat...something is happening for sure.
The weekend is fast approaching and so is the Christmas Holiday...time to decide if you call now and pay for a scheduled farm call or wait and if this doesn't resolve you may face holiday emergent fees added on to the bill...
Me...it has till Thursday to resolve completely now you are trying all these extra remedies...
However,
It is near a week already since it happened...still swollen leg....my fingers would be awaiting dialing the vet for help.
You also think it is a possible calcium deficiency from your pasture....
So why now does it show?
Did you just put the horse on pasture, take away his feed fortified with vitamins & minerals...
Something changed you did for this to suddenly arrive on the horse...
Again, decipher, look and go back over the last week and see where you did differently that upset the balance this horse needs...
Then figure a way to correct it.
If you did nothing different...then it is a visit from the vet time.
:runninghorse2:.....
jmo...
So you "noticed" the swelling on Monday, because of the amount it was very apparent...
So now back up and try to figure out when it happened and what might of occurred and with that "guess" do you want to call in the vet or not....
I don't think your self treating is answering the issue though honestly...
Cold hosing done a few times a day might help more but understand that life gets in the way...
I look at it this way...
It is now probably a week since that "injury" took place and the body has not resolved the issue on its own...it probably is a good idea to get a set of eyes on it.
How close have you looked for scrapes, missing hair, puncture marks?
Did you see uncharacteristic dirt on a body part that would correlate with a slip, fall, twist of limb?
Did you notice in the paddock any areas of churned up ground? What about in the stall?
Has the horse rolled and cast or banged a fence rolling in the last few days?
Some serious thinking of what have you noticed different in the environment would be my first thought...
Then add in seen disruption to the bodies looks and you might figure it out.
I would be hesitant to take out to much swelling as the discomfort can also be a deterrent for the horse to run, buck, fart and play to hard creating more issue...
If it were just the hock...I would of said consider a sweat but this is not just a hock but a entire leg affected and no...there is a reason swelling exists yet, a bodies natural defense against something injured. Add in heat...something is happening for sure.
The weekend is fast approaching and so is the Christmas Holiday...time to decide if you call now and pay for a scheduled farm call or wait and if this doesn't resolve you may face holiday emergent fees added on to the bill...
Me...it has till Thursday to resolve completely now you are trying all these extra remedies...
However,
It is near a week already since it happened...still swollen leg....my fingers would be awaiting dialing the vet for help.
You also think it is a possible calcium deficiency from your pasture....
So why now does it show?
Did you just put the horse on pasture, take away his feed fortified with vitamins & minerals...
Something changed you did for this to suddenly arrive on the horse...
Again, decipher, look and go back over the last week and see where you did differently that upset the balance this horse needs...
Then figure a way to correct it.
If you did nothing different...then it is a visit from the vet time.
:runninghorse2:.....
jmo...
