help with 1 month old filly

[twelveoaks]

have a 1 month old filly she has a lage knot about the size of a golf ball under and on the side of her lower jaw just under her last tooth

she acts like it hurts it you touch it but other wise she is feeling fine(eating,running and just playing. i was thinking that may be it is a tooth i am taking her to the vet but can not get in until tomorrow any ideas

thanks

 

[Charlotte]

strangles?

If it could possibly be strangles I would isolate her and her mom and begin quarantine management.

Is there any way she could have been exposed to a strange horse or has someone been to your farm after going to another farm?

I hope it's not, but better safe than sorry.

Charlotte

 

[Riverdance]

I had a 1 month old colt last summer who had that, since a few years ago I had a run in with strangles I panicked. But, the colt was not sick, was acting normal, no discharge, no fever, eating normally too. I called the vet and they said to just watch it as it was probably just a reaction to his teeth coming in. So I watched and watched and kept an eye on my other foals too. Well he cleared up just fine and no one else got sick, so the vets were right!!

 

[twelveoaks]

i think you are right on the tooth that is what everybody has said she has no other side effects and the knot is right under the side where a tooth would come in she is happy , running eating and just being a baby

sp i am not worried babout stangles