LETHARGIC OR LAZY?
glori
Reg. Dec 2005
Posted 2007-06-07 12:53 PM (#61948)
Subject: LETHARGIC OR LAZY?


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Location: meadowlakes texas		MY VET DID NOT WANT TO GIVE THE LAST TWO SHOTS TO MY HORSE CUZ SHE FELT SHE WAS LETHARGIC FROM WHAT SHE DID NOT KNOW. I HAVE NOTICED HER KINDA SLEEPY AFTER A WORK OUT, NOW MY TRAINER IS CALLING HER LAZY. I HAD READ SOMEWHERE ABOUT HORSES BEING ANEMIC AND OR LOW BLOOD SUGAR. I WILL TALK MORE TO THE VET, HOWEVER HAS ANYONE HAD EXPERIANCE WITH THIS?56
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notfromtexas
Reg. Jan 2007
Posted 2007-06-07 5:08 PM (#61963 - in reply to #61948)
Subject: RE: LETHARGIC OR LAZY?


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Location: Fort Worth, Tx		If you promise not to write back in all caps, I wondered if she has always been lethargic?  Or did it just show up?  If she has always been lazy then not much will change that but if she is suddenly "sleepy" then she may be reacting to the shots you mentioned.
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huntseat
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2007-06-07 9:06 PM (#61983 - in reply to #61948)
Subject: RE: LETHARGIC OR LAZY?


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If your vet didn't give shots for any reason you'd better be running tests to get to the root of the problem.

Trainers always think horses are lazy...just like their owners j/k

If you think their is a real problem you'd better find out before pushing your horse in training sessions ruins her physically/mentally.

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loveduffy
Reg. Feb 2006
Posted 2007-06-08 9:25 AM (#62007 - in reply to #61983)
Subject: RE: LETHARGIC OR LAZY?



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Get the test done first huntseat is right my friend lost her horse because the trainer told her to push him more.  The horse turn out to have e.p.m  the horse was to weak for the treatment to work 

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glori
Reg. Dec 2005
Posted 2007-06-09 6:06 PM (#62066 - in reply to #61948)
Subject: RE: LETHARGIC OR LAZY?


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Location: meadowlakes texas		who knew a horse could have insulin resistence.  Onset of diabetes. Watch those oats/carbs.
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gabz
Reg. Oct 2003
Posted 2007-06-27 4:24 PM (#62970 - in reply to #62066)
Subject: RE: LETHARGIC OR LAZY?



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Have a selenium test done on the horse. My horse would not move forward for several months and I found out he was tying up from lack of selenium.

It's a relatively inexpensive blood test, compared to testing for EPM which has similar hind-end symptoms.

Blood test for iron - but it's EXTREMELY rare for a horse to have that kind of problem unless they are a bleeder (race horses primarily).

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