Horse with cyst the size of a football

Posted By 3rivers (Tulsa, Oklahoma, Usa) on 06/01/2010

I am trying to figure out what would cause a Cyst on my 1 year old fillys chest and between her front legs. It came up overnight were she had healed up from a wound a year prior.The wound was so big u could put your fist in it. But I got it healed up.Now it's just a little scared so I thought maybe it was from that but it has been healed up a long time. I got online and seen something called pigeon chest , well it kinda looks like a pigeon chest except for the mass that is under her front legs. I don't think it is pigeon chest disease anyway. It was huge the liquid filled mass that grew over night on her chest. It grew to the size of a football now it's under her front legs.It wasnt bothering her at first, but now she freaks when you barly touch it. It has been 4 days now. Holiday weekend so no vet around. I punctured it with a needle and it drained almost all out the day after I noticed it. But the next day twice as big and now overlaps front leg.There is no holes or anything to try and get it to drain. Someone telling me to cut it with a razor blade. But I can't she would freak out and I just can't cut her. She fights us when we try and give penicillin shots. I dont know what to do. I figure she has an infection somewhere but I can't get her to take any antibiots to help herself. Can anyone help me out. This sight is wonderful I love it. I really need help though.Thanks allot in advance.
EC: This sounds like a very serious condition. Please see a vet as soon as possible!

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Replied by Maremaid (Lansing, Mi) on 08/16/2010

That is a very serious wound, but I've had good success with my own home made aloe vera gel. I went and bought a plant (usually fairly cheap. It had sprouts in the bucket, and I used about half of the small aloe plant and then planted the rest. But I find the efficacy of fresh aloe is far superior to the gels you find in stores. If it requires a preservative, it's probably already lost a lot of the potency by the time you get it. If you own a horse you most likely have room to plant an aloe plant, they are fairly hardy. Might I also recommend Horse Chestnut(ironic huh?)

And adding a little high quality organic oil (like dipping carrots in sunflower oil and then feeding) to the diet will help the body reform that tissue. Observant. Or you might already be using oil, either way, I mix a lot of organic into the feed, because prices are fairly similar out here. All the best. MareMaid
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