My horse has swollen leg veins and fluid lumps. What should I do?

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my horse has been off for about 3 moths and I have had the vet out several times. The vet did say that she had cellulitis which was treated, however, she then had an abscess which I am positively sure has gone because the farrier and vet checked. my horse now has however swollen veins on both her front legs below the knee and also a few fluid filled lumps that come and go. Sometimes the veins go hard, other times they go soft. what should I do and what is this problem she has? Pet's info: Farm Animal | Horse | Female | unspayed

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

Has your horse been seen by an equine vet? If not then this would be the next step. Swollen legs/veins can be a sign of heart disease. I would also have the horse tested for Equine viral arteriitis. There is a possibility that it once had this disease and these are problems connected to arteriitis. he cellulitis and the abscess can have caused sepsis which in turn caused heart problems. So these are two diseases that definitely need to be checked by an equine vet. There are a few other diseases that could cause swollen blood vessels, so your vet may want to take some blood for checking organ function as well.

My horse has swollen leg veins and fluid lumps. What should I do?

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