Re: Lump on chest

[Sue Riegel <riegels@cdsnet.net>]

Hi, Lynette,

I had a gelding who got a lump on his chest, the size of
a golf ball, and grew to the size of a tennis ball.  Sounds like
this is similar to what your horse has.  His was
diagnosed as a seroma, and the vet told me to put a large
needle in it to see what kind of stuff drained out. 

I did, and it drained a pale yellow/reddish liquid.  The
more it drained, the more the lump reduced in size.

I would tie him to my hitching post, and put the needle
the lump and let it drain for 30-40 minutes, while he
contentedly ate from his haybag.

The lump eventually disappeared after about 3 months.

The vet thought that it was due to being either bitten or
kicked by one of my other critters, most likely my mini-donkey.
He was none the worse for wear.  Hope this helps.

Sue


 

At 03:55 PM 11/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>I have a yearling colt that has large lump
>on his chest. that is getting bigger in size.
>It is soft and movable and I was wondering
>if there would be any problem with sticking
>a needle in the lump to see what kind of fluid
>that is  in there.
>
>It is not round but a snake like lump with a
>ball on the end, that comes up from his
>belly.
>
>Right now we have icy roads and I would
>hate to try and trailer him the 40 miles on
>icy roads to the vet. Does any one have
>any idea what would be causing this or
>if it is all that serious. He seems to be in
>good health otherwise. He is eating and
>drinking good and it does not seem to
>be bothering him.
>
>Lynette Helgeson
>In ND our 1 to 3 in. of snow ended up being
>12 inches with ice underneath. And they are
>predicting more rain and snow this weekend.
>I guess we just got winter. It was -7 below this
>morning, but it is suppose to warm up to 40 this
>weekend, which just means more ice.
>
>
>
>
Sue Riegel, So. Oregon
Peruvians and Keeshonden