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 My 4 yr old has it too, I washed 3 of the horses  and went to groom him 
and noticed his jaws are puffy too, not as much as hers ,but similar, just  
less swollen than hers, as I was examing him, , mini donkey came by, then I 
remembered... about a month ago , the donkeys cheeks were swollen too!!-- He 
is so hairy  it wasn't  very noticeable. At the time  he seemed ok, and I'd 
chalked it up as him maybe getting  bumped by the bucket handles or 
something.
 Daughter talked to her vet across town, and she said it may be strangles 
,even though there has been no horse contact-- or it may be an allergy-- 
said just give bute  and watch her--said nothing life threatening.
  But after that I found my gelding too...  and remembered the donkey... 
which seems to let out this particular haybale (they eat one a week)--- or 
allergy. My guess is some kind of virus...? Good thing is , my mare and the 
4 year old, after her bath, danced around the grass paddock, like those 
Arabians at Liberty..... adding a race with the dance... the  other two 
geldings and the donkey just ate and didn't give them much of a glance.
  We do have migrating birds that come by and crows....so maybe ....?
Seems odd to have a virus with no one coming in or out, and I wear different 
footwear from house to barn.



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