Just got my mare and filly home…yeah! Except I am a nervous wreck watching my mare. After she ate her dinner she looked a little colicky but is now better. This is worse than foal watch!
The filly has a swelling on her right hock the size of a golf ball. She is not painful on it, it is not warm, she is not lame. They did lots of ultrasounds and consults with the surgeons, radiologists and cardiologists at NC State and they are calling it an aneurysm of the lateral metatarsal artery. They have never seen this before and are not sure if it is developmental or trauma related. They are trying to figure out what to do about it but initial thought is a CT scan with contrast dye to see if there is enough collateral blood supply that they can safely ligate the vessel.
Anyone ever have this in a foal/ horse of theirs? I have already emailed two friends of mine that are equine surgeons but thought I’d put out as many feelers as possible.
Thanks!