Posted 2008-12-26 10:43 AM (#96491) Subject: Help sick Mare
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Posts: 105 Location: parker, co.
Hoping someone can help. I have a friend with a 10yr old Arab mare who a week ago was exhibiting signs of colic. Vet came out, did lots of tests and colic was ruled out. She is very aggitated, extremely sensitive to light, sound and smell. Her neck muscles are extremely tight and was making funny facial movements. The opposite of phfleming (sp) Pacing to the point of digging a trench and sweating. The only thing they have found is an elevated enzyme, can't remember the name but one associated with exercise. she is losing weight, drinking normally. Will eat alfalfa but not her grass hay. No wounds on the body that they can see. She ahs been on Penicillan, intravenous DMSO and uniprim which all helped for 2 days then she gets worse. They don't believe it is rabies, EPM etc. Anyone have any thoughts? The Vet has a call into CSU here in Colorado but no response yet. Thanks for any thoughts. Lindsay
Posted 2008-12-26 3:08 PM (#96497 - in reply to #96491) Subject: RE: Help sick Mare
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Posts: 5870 Location: western PA
Hi - I do not know what this is but many of the symptoms remind me of "tying up". Perhaps a bit of Selenium would help?
There is a fantastic website for research, The Horse, which is also a magazine put out by the same people who do The Bloodhorse. There is some information out there on the site but to access the archives, one has to subscribe: it's $24 a year unless you get a special deal but worth every cent when there's a problem. You can subscribe online.
Posted 2008-12-26 10:56 PM (#96519 - in reply to #96491) Subject: RE: Help sick Mare
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I agree with the last poster... I would have her checked by a vet with chiropractic expertise. My horse had some extreme behaviour which I attributed to being a typical Arab, but, I had the chiropractic vet give him a few adjustments and wow, he is an entirely different horse. Much calmer to ride, not so anxious and nervous. The results were almost immediate too. I gave him a day off after his first adjustment and then rode and it was amazing.
Posted 2008-12-27 11:35 AM (#96543 - in reply to #96491) Subject: RE: Help sick Mare
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Posts: 105 Location: parker, co.
Thanks for the suggestions. If it was my horse I would have had the Chiropractor out but she is reluctant. Hopefully I can talk her into it. She seems to get a little better for 2 days then worse again.
Posted 2008-12-27 12:50 PM (#96551 - in reply to #96491) Subject: RE: Help sick Mare
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I would also go with a chiropractor--but make sure you get a good one. They can do amazing things with just a treatment or two for our four-legged friends. It's relatively inexpensive (at least in comparison to all the various tests you can run) and definitely worth a try--and certainly won't hurt anything. The results are usually apparent almost immediately--although the horse may need more that one treatment. Good luck to you!
Posted 2009-01-06 9:11 PM (#97084 - in reply to #96901) Subject: RE: Help sick Mare
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I have not heard what the results were on any of the bloodwork. As far as I know they still don't know what is wrong. She has some good days then goes back.
I will let you all know if I find out anything. It may help someone else down the road
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