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Location: British Columbia | I was just out with my colts and I noticed my yearling not walking straight. His left hind leg is obviously sore but it's like the tendons aren't working in both. He knocks himself and trips and rolls his fetlock. Honestly this horse is going to lame himself. I watched him try to kick flies off his belly and smack the back of his knee and drop to the ground. Is it possible this is all because of his unusually long legs or should he definitely have more power in his hind end at this point?
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | agree.. exactly how bad is he? have a video or is he just a bit Juvenile clumsy? |
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Location: Oklahoma & Texas | Get him tested for epm ..fasteryou catch it better off your chances chances are for a good recovery... |
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Location: British Columbia | It's really hard to tell, I was just out with him and made him lope big circles around the pasture and he seemed fine until he slowed to a trot and he looked like he couldn't find the proper rhythm. My other colt bumped him at a trot and sent him completely off kilter and he stopped to regain his balance. I'm not sure I think it's wobblers so much as his right hip is out, but I won't rule it out either. We have a vet appointment for Monday afternoon.
ETA- if someone knows how to post a video I can send it to them.
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| BBrewster - 2014-05-30 9:17 PM
Get him tested for epm ..fasteryou catch it better off your chances chances are for a good recovery...
I don't think we have EPM in our area.
But maybe west Nile |
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Location: When you hit the middle of nowhere .. Keep driving | cheryl makofka - 2014-05-31 1:28 AM
BBrewster - 2014-05-30 9:17 PM
Get him tested for epm ..fasteryou catch it better off your chances chances are for a good recovery...
I don't think we have EPM in our area.
But maybe west Nile
If he tests clean for west nile and wobblers I would definitely test him for EPM though. I hate to say it but I have seen my first Opossum in Mid Ontario area. They are slowly moving north; and I see them all the time when I travel to the Kitchener/Waterloo area too, so it's likely only a matter of time.
Depending on how long he's had it I would check for west nile first. Have you just noticed it recently? I know we are having a bad start to the year for bugs. It was almost overnight and they were swarming. IMO |
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Location: Up and over to the right | Sounds neurological to me. Have you asked the opinion of a vet? Would be interested in a video if you can post it to youtube then here. |
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| Had one acting the same way and it was wobblers, ended up putting her down. Prayers that's not what's wrong with your guy |
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Location: British Columbia | ndiehl - 2014-05-31 12:51 AM
cheryl makofka - 2014-05-31 1:28 AM
BBrewster - 2014-05-30 9:17 PM
Get him tested for epm ..fasteryou catch it better off your chances chances are for a good recovery...
I don't think we have EPM in our area.
But maybe west Nile
If he tests clean for west nile and wobblers I would definitely test him for EPM though. I hate to say it but I have seen my first Opossum in Mid Ontario area. They are slowly moving north; and I see them all the time when I travel to the Kitchener/Waterloo area too, so it's likely only a matter of time.
Depending on how long he's had it I would check for west nile first. Have you just noticed it recently? I know we are having a bad start to the year for bugs. It was almost overnight and they were swarming. IMO
I did only just notice it. Previously he had been "clumsy", stopping hard at a full gallop in the pasture, bumping trees while trying to weave through them, etc. But last night it was all while moving in straight lines. After rewatching the video over and over it all looks to be in his left hind... like its giving out on him. I've booked a chiro for sunday night and the vet for Monday afternoon. Fudge. |
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| cheryl makofka - 2014-05-31 1:28 AM
BBrewster - 2014-05-30 9:17 PM
Get him tested for epm ..fasteryou catch it better off your chances chances are for a good recovery...
I don't think we have EPM in our area.
But maybe west Nile
EPM is everywhere!!!! Usually linked to opossum poop, it could very easily be caused by barn cats. It could be anything. Stringhalt, wobblers, any neurological diseases. Vet evaluation is the best bet.
Catching it early has nothing to do with recovery. I have a horse that I have been treating 3 years. He has never gotten worse. He has very subtle signs and I had a hard time convincing the vets (plural) that he had EPM.. They can have a mild case, a moderate case or a severe case in which they will be dead within a few days. My horse is 2013 APHA Reserve Champion in Pole Bending. He ran on Tuesday and had another round of meds for EPM starting the next Saturday. Again, he has a very mild case of EPM. He was extremely sore when he ran and it takes knowing the horse and knowing the subtle signs to identify the problem. |
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Location: British Columbia | My concern is the vet not knowing, I assume blood work will tell all? |
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| Had one diagnosed with wobblers remember there are 2 kinds one is traumatic, he may have injured himself and kike mine can recover. Univ of Kentucky has tons of really excellant info on wobbers and ways to fix them without surgery. With my colt we put him on an anti inflamitory to see if it helped and it did within 24 hours, not 100 percent but enough to know it was traumatic. Kept him in a small pen only grass hay and water for almost 8 months but today he just finished 90 days barrel training and is out doing time onlies! There is hope
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Location: British Columbia | Wrapn3inAK - 2014-05-31 3:36 PM
Had one diagnosed with wobblers remember there are 2 kinds one is traumatic, he may have injured himself and kike mine can recover.  Univ of Kentucky has tons of really excellant info on wobbers and ways to fix them without surgery.  With my colt we put  him on an anti inflamitory to see if it helped and it did within 24 hours, not 100 percent but enough to know it was traumatic.  Kept him in a small pen only grass hay and water for almost 8 months but today he just finished 90 days barrel training and is out doing time onlies!  There is hope
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Is the severity of wobblers increased by feeds with high sugar content? Should I eliminate feed entirely other than hay? |
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Location: Florida.. | can you post video? id not get to focused on one thing or another.. it could be a injury as well.. |
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| TMEquine - 2014-05-31 5:20 PM
Wrapn3inAK - 2014-05-31 3:36 PM
Had one diagnosed with wobblers remember there are 2 kinds one is traumatic, he may have injured himself and kike mine can recover.  Univ of Kentucky has tons of really excellant info on wobbers and ways to fix them without surgery.  With my colt we put  him on an anti inflamitory to see if it helped and it did within 24 hours, not 100 percent but enough to know it was traumatic.  Kept him in a small pen only grass hay and water for almost 8 months but today he just finished 90 days barrel training and is out doing time onlies!  There is hope
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Is the severity of wobblers increased by feeds with high sugar content? Should I eliminate feed entirely other than hay?
do not think that feed affects Wobblers. It can be hereditary, affects young horses, is progressive. Here is a link to a pretty good article.
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/asc133.pdf |
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Location: British Columbia | Bibliafarm - 2014-05-31 4:29 PM
can you post video? id not get to focused on one thing or another.. it could be a injury as well.. Â
I don't know how to post videos to youtube, I'll try to post it to facebook and attach that link maybe? |
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Location: Florida.. | that would work.. and
make it public (the video on fb.. )then others can see it from here.
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Location: British Columbia | I'm having a hell of a time even getting it off my phone...Sigh, all this technology and still nothing. |
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