[Rose of Sharn]

Apart from the swlling he thought she was in very good shape and didnt feel the need to do anything at the moment , because of her being close. He said that he thought the swelling would go away after she had foaled. He knows he is on standby!

[HairOfTheDog]

Bay got kicked once, we think.... and ended up with a big soft Edema on his side, it looked like a melon under the skin.... vet came out and looked at it and said the bubble of fluid would probably gravitate under his belly, which it did, and be slowly reabsorbed, which took a long time. It probably looked a lot like your tire, which is why I asked yesterday if it felt soft, like it was just full of fluid. Any discussion or memory about whether she might have suffered some kind of blow to the gut? Or is there some internal cause of edemas that doesn't have to do with a blunt trauma?

[HairOfTheDog]

Did he mention worms? when was the last time she was wormed?

My vet book says: There are many causes of edema; it is commonly seen in gastro-intestinal conditions that damage the tract, which results in the leakage of material into the body, affecting the concentration of the blood. A common cause of this is worms, and a horse with a heavy worm burden will often get edema after it is wormed. Any condition causing inflammation of the blood vessels, such as infections or wounds, will result in edema.