Pictures Of Grass Glands In Horses
Enlarged submandibular lymph nodes the area at the back of the throat behind the jawbone are a common event in horses.
Pictures of grass glands in horses. However the cause remains elusive. The instances i have seen it were in horses out to grass with no other obvious changes in routine. It is a swelling of the parotid salivary glands and may be brought on by an allergic type reaction although i don t think anyone is completely sure. More on the clover slobbers can be found here.
In grazing horses these glands may become obviously enlarged a condition known as parotiditis. Unlike strangles grass glands or grass mumps most commonly are due to a swelling of the parotid gland not the submandibular lymph nodes noted crandell. It could be the result of grass glands. Removal from the grass for a day or so usually clears things right up.
They go down with restricted grazing or when there is not much pasture left. Your friend is likely correct in saying it is grass glands. My little arab mare gets big glands when she is on grass all of the time. If your horse comes in from grazing with a swollen throat don t panic.
In the case of these horses it might create a swelling instead. It could be the result of grass glands. Some horses have a reaction to weeds or clover in the grass that causes the parotid salivary glands to go into overdrive. Frequently a horse or pony will be brought in from the field after grazing for some hours with large firm and usually painless swellings in the area where the throat latch would go.
When horses are taken off pasture the swelling decreases. Enlarged submandibular lymph nodes the area at the back of the throat behind the jawbone are a common event in horses. Grass glands asked april 29 2013 12 08 pm edt. The condition is widely believed to be an allergic reaction.
We did the same thing when we first got her and pannicked but for her they are normal and go up and down slightly never been a problem over the 5 years we have had her so far. Grass mumps grass glands. Something worse like strangles. This is thought to be an allergic response to an allergen probably pollens at pasture.