filly's swollen legs

[SUSAN WILLIS <SMW@SOS.NET>]

Thank you to all who responded to my problem re: my filly's swollen hind
legs. I now have an 'official' name for the condition - Lymphangitis.
And it can be caused by a multitude of things. I've seen it before in
horses that are brought in from good pasture and stalled and overfed -
the legs 'stock up' with fluid from lack of exercise.

It can also be caused by toxins - which is probably my filly's problem,
I'm sure she ingested ferns, briars, etc. instead of the grass I had
intended her to eat. I've learned my lesson - she will not be allowed in
that pasture again until I have made it weed free.

A side note - if you suspect poisoning one of the first signs is a
shallow, rapid pulse.

Susan



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