Does anyone know about....
John S
The cob has got a marble sized lump on his side, in the middle of which is a
small white ball (about a mm diameter). Our yard owner hadn't seen anything
like it before but a passing farrier announced that it was a Warble Fly
larva and that it would dig its way out of the cob and fall out.
According to the BHS Manual of Stable Management (you can never find the vet
book when you need it), most wormers prevent this, as do sprays.
Some of the questions that are going round my head are:
- does anyone agree with the diagnosis; if not any ideas?
- should I be worried?, does it need a vet?
- how did he get it (he is wormed regularly)?
- what happens now - does it get larger until the larva emerges Alien-like
from his body?,
- how long does it take to come out?
- will there be any after effects?
- according to above book, the larva must be killed when it emerges. Is
this practical - what are the consequences of not killing it (apart from 1
more fly).
- Unfortunately the lump is just behind the girth, very near where my leg
touches him. I am concerned that I will catch it with my leg. He is not in
any apparent pain or discomfort, but am I likely to cause problems by riding
him?
Any info / advice would be much appreciated.
John.
Melanie Weaver-Thorpe
>
> .... Warble flies?
They're extinct in the UK and have been for years and years.
> The cob has got a marble sized lump on his side, in the middle of which is a
> small white ball (about a mm diameter).
Get a vet out. Incidentally, warble larvae used to emerge from near the
spine.
> - Unfortunately the lump is just behind the girth, very near where my leg
> touches him. I am concerned that I will catch it with my leg. He is not in
> any apparent pain or discomfort, but am I likely to cause problems by riding
> him?
I wouldn't ride him until you've had a vet look at it .. I've no idea what
it could be but it's a good idea not to risk knocking it or putting any
pressure on it until your vet has seen it and can advise you regarding
treatment, etc.
Let us know what it is!
Melanie
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S Macran
On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, John S wrote:
> .... Warble flies?
>
> The cob has got a marble sized lump on his side, in the middle of which is a
> small white ball (about a mm diameter). Our yard owner hadn't seen anything
> like it before but a passing farrier announced that it was a Warble Fly
> larva and that it would dig its way out of the cob and fall out.
I havenpt seen a wearble fly or a warble since i was a child. I've also
been told they'bve been wiped out.
Horrid things they were. Anyway it's probably not a warble.
I've only ever seen them on the back (not near the girth area) - another
reason to suspect that it may not be a warble.
Could be a fly bite of some kind of course. If it's not bothering him,
keep an eye on it for a few days. But if it's a problem or you're
worried,
give your vet a ring and see what they say.
Sue
John S
> Get a vet out. Incidentally, warble larvae used to emerge from near the
> spine.
>
I've at last been able to contact my vet (seems they are pretty busy at the
moment). They doubt if it is a warble larva (which seems reasonable if they
are extinct :-) ). I'm taking him tomorrow. I'll let you know what happens.
John.
John S
>
Agreed and done! They can't say what it is until they see it. We are going
tomorrow.
John.
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John S
>
I've never seen a sarcoid early in development. I hope it's not because the
position it is in would make him unusable. Hopefully I'll know more
tomorrow.
John.
Melanie Weaver-Thorpe
> I'm taking him tomorrow. I'll let you know what happens.
Good luck and yes please, let us know as I'm dying to know what it is!
John S
"Melanie Weaver-Thorpe" <mel...@world.co.uk> wrote in message
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> John S wrote:
>
> > I'm taking him tomorrow. I'll let you know what happens.
>
> Good luck and yes please, let us know as I'm dying to know what it is!
>
Ta, but I'm afraid you may have to wait until next week for news - I can
only access the ng from work + I'm only in the office a couple of days a
week.
I might try to set up the m/c at home if I get a chance to get on it. (A
problem with 2 teenage daughters. I've managed to restrict them to the web
so far - I hate to think how long they would be on-line if they discovered
newsgroups :-) ).
John.
Winnie
"John S" <john....@stasys.co.youkay> wrote in message
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Cool - you take your horse TO the vet? I have a lovely mental picture of him
ducking to get into the waiting room, and sitting patiently on a chair...
must be time for my medication :o>
Hope he's OK and it's something trivial.
Winnie
xx
Laura Stout
Winnie <frangl...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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Getting him back in the trailer took half an hour, me, the vet and the
nurse.
Usually he goes straight in. This time it took ages of patient coaxing -
still no luck!
One crack of a lunge whip behind him - zoom - job done :-)
John.
Laura Stout
in GB according to vet.
When I got to yard last night, whatever it was had come out and the cob had
a hole in his side.
The vet is pretty sure it was an that an abscess; there was still some
poison in the wound. From my description she thinks that possible causes
are:
- a tic had attached itself to him, had been knocked off (and it was the
head I saw) and the wound had become infected,
- he had had a reaction to a fly bite, and an infection had got in there.
If this had been the cause, however, he should have had several lumps,
- something else had dug in him resulting in an infection.
I guess we will never know what caused it.
The good news is that he now has a clean looking wound which is healing
quite nicely.
In the days when we hear so many complaints about the size of vet bills, I
think I should also say that the bill for this (including the vet and nurse
helping me load him as he decided he didn't want to go home) was a princely
Ł10.58.
Well worth it for the peace of mind alone!
Thanks for the good wishes,
John.
Laura Stout
Sorry about the sex change.
J.
Melanie Weaver-Thorpe
>
> Sorry about the sex change.
I did wonder whether there'd been some mix-up at the vet's ... ;)
Melanie Weaver-Thorpe
>
> You were right, it wasn't a warble fly - they are rare (not quite extinct)
> in GB according to vet.
According to MAFF (or whatever they're called now) they're extinct ... so
who knows... (pesky little things that they are)
> The vet is pretty sure it was an that an abscess
Ah....!
> - a tic had attached itself to him, had been knocked off (and it was the
> head I saw)
Bleah...!
> The good news is that he now has a clean looking wound which is healing
> quite nicely.
That's a relief!
> I
> think I should also say that the bill for this (including the vet and nurse
> helping me load him as he decided he didn't want to go home) was a princely
> £10.58.
Good grief ... my vet charges at least £14.00 (+ VAT) for looking at
something, never mind treating it! The best was when one of the head bods
peeked at Boyce over the stable door and charged me a part visit and
consultation (comes to about £40) ... fortunately he'd put Boyce down as a
mare so when I phoned up and had a fit I had the ammunition of 'If he'd
examined him, how come he didn't notice he was a boy?!' to get a bill
reduction ... ;)
John S
> Laura Stout wrote:
> >
> > Sorry about the sex change.
>
> I did wonder whether there'd been some mix-up at the vet's ... ;)
>
LOL
It must be all this talk of "skewed balls" that I heard the other day :-)
John.