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KRJ1791 Reg. Jan 2010	Posted 2015-03-14 5:21 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Expert Posts: 1561 Location: North of where I want to be	Was she palpated? I know this seems benign but there are arteries & blood vessels that supply the hindquarters that can only befelt by palpation.......2 words Illiatic Thrombosis.....if she hasn't been palpated get it done
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lexyy12 Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-03-14 6:30 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Expert Posts: 2276 Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :)	shubug007 - 2015-03-14 6:00 PM Could it be a mineral imbalance? How would we find this out? It's just so weird that she lost it so fast and they can't find an answer. I guess I'm glad as long as she is doing well now and starts to gain her weight back. She was palates. I do know that they sent in her abdominal fluid to be tested.
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Bibliafarm Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-03-14 7:17 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Warmblood with Wings Posts: 27846 Location: Florida..	Is she fed seperately? could another horse be getting her hay or grain? its not hard to lose alot in winter if she didnt get alot of hay and grain .. cold weather..just throwing that out there..
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lexyy12 Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-03-14 9:58 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Expert Posts: 2276 Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :)	Bibliafarm - 2015-03-14 8:17 PM Is she fed seperately? could another horse be getting her hay or grain? its not hard to lose alot in winter if she didnt get alot of hay and grain .. cold weather..just throwing that out there.. There are all fed separately, in their stalls. I haven't found ANYTHING that could possibly lead to this. Maybe we will find some answers on Monday. I may have them to the spinal tap but even if I dont I am researching possible EPM treatments to try.
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classicpotatochip Reg. Mar 2011	Posted 2015-03-15 9:19 AM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Owner of a ratting catting machine Posts: 2258	I dunno, if she were mine, I'd get onto pathogenes.com and get them a blood sample sent immediately. Then I would buy the treatment, it's inexpensive, and I'd treat her with no punches pulled on their recommendation. Sometimes vets get caught up in the daily grind and don't add enough gravity to a situation, and you've got to take the matter into your own hands.
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oija Reg. Feb 2012	Posted 2015-03-15 7:32 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Expert Posts: 3782 Location: Gainesville, TX	This does sound like a possible EPM. I don't know why I'm thinking this but saw it on another post a while back and just thought as it can have neurological symptoms . . . lyme disease?? Ignore if its in no way related. My filly has had a few ticks occasionally on her so I've been keeping a sharp eye out for symptoms. Nothing yet but just thought I'd suggest. Hope you figure it out.
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lexyy12 Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-03-15 8:02 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Expert Posts: 2276 Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :)	Sooo they gave me samples of what they were feeding her. I completely forgot to go and get some for her and I was out so I mixed my grain with what I had left and wouldn't touch it. So I tested it and just gave her the oats and wouldn't touch it....went and bought what they were feeding and she is eating fine again. I'm going to drop a sample off to be tested.
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Bibliafarm Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-03-15 8:36 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Warmblood with Wings Posts: 27846 Location: Florida..	maybe she cant eat the oats? are they feeding her sr grain Edited by Bibliafarm 2015-03-15 9:07 PM
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lexyy12 Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-03-15 9:09 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Expert Posts: 2276 Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :)	Bibliafarm - 2015-03-15 9:36 PM maybe she cant eat the oats? are they feeding her sr grain Purina strategy. Edited by lexyy12 2015-03-15 9:10 PM
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Bibliafarm Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-03-15 9:11 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Warmblood with Wings Posts: 27846 Location: Florida..	oh ok well that shouldnt be any easier to eat then oats.lol.hope she starts eating for you better :)
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jbhoot Reg. Jan 2010	Posted 2015-03-15 10:13 PM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Proud to be Deplorable Posts: 1929	What minerals are you feeding? The more you describe her symptoms the more it sounds like selenium deficiency. Ohio and most of the Great Lakes area is deficient in selenium. So if you are feeding local hay and oats only your horses are not getting enough selenium. Feed should contain 0.1 ppm in dry weight. Her blood work should be 0.06 to 0.1 ppm. you can also feed free access salt containing 20 to 40 ppm of selenium.
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ajs2002 Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2015-03-16 7:03 AM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Expert Posts: 1367 Location: mi	I just had my horse get a complete work up this last summer. They did test him for EPM. According to my vet the numbers don't mean much on the first blood pull. What he did was pull and have it tested then we treated for 30 days. Sorry can't remember the med but it was a liquid I gave each night via orag syringe and then he sent in the blood work at 30 days. He said any big change in the numbers and we would then get more agressive with the treatment. Mine came back the same so we moved on from there but just wanted to give my vets view on how best to diagnose EPM.
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Murphy Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2015-03-16 7:16 AM Subject: RE: Horse is walking strange and losing weight fast UPDATE
Midget Lover Location: Kentucky	I second using Pathogenes.com. The test is cheap and you get results within days.
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