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My daughter had a gelding that contracted pigeon fever in his sheath.  He 
was miserable and sulky until the abscess broke and drained, and then he 
started bucking and hopping around with relief.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM" <suendavid@xxxxxxx>
To: "'sandy rovane'" <blanketlady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 9:45 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] Enlarged Man Sack


> Is it the remnants of his scrotum (which, if he's a gelding and wasn't a
> mature stallion when cut, should be relatively atrophied and virtually
> non-existent), or is it his prepuce/sheath that's swollen?  If the former,
> could be anything, depending on the extent of the pocket and whether there
> was anything in there when you cleaned it out (pus, serum, foreign 
> bodies).
> If the latter, could be just a dirty sheath that needs some cleaning, and
> the puncture is coincidental.  Or, a combination of the two.
>
> As for right timing for pigeon fever, I've seen it in dead of winter---and
> we don't have "winter" in California, anyway.  If you found significant 
> pus,
> probably want to follow it up.  If it's been fine since and the swelling 
> has
> resolved, I'd just keep it clean, flush the pocket with betadine solution
> diluted in slightly salty water to the color of weak tea and keep riding.
> As always, monitor for a fever or other symptoms, and make sure he's 
> current
> on a tetanus booster.  If he hasn't had a tetanus or three-way within six
> months, not a bad idea to booster with a tetanus toxoid.
>
> JMO.
> Susan Garlinghouse, DVM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of sandy rovane
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 6:21 PM
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [RC] Enlarged Man Sack
>
> I went to get my 24 year old super charged gelding
> today to take him on a training ride to find his
> scrotum very enlarged.   There seemed to be a small
> crusty puncture wound.  Anyway, my riding partner ,
>
>
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