barrelracr131 - 2015-03-12 11:14 AM

Just to update, I think they are at the vets now... I saw something on her FB that made it seem like they were looking at her now

I'm guessing she will be on to update later. She was asking for prayers for the horse.

lexyy12 - 2015-03-12 9:23 AM Thanks Alison! Update: she is at OSU now. I spoke with the on call vet last night and they agreed she was stable enough to wait until this morning. They are concerned but hopeful bc of how alert she is and that she is eating, drinking and going to the bathroom like normal. Her gut sounds great. All of her vitals are normal. Because of her condition they don't want to start doing a ton of tests on her and stress her out or make her more weak so she is going to spend a couple days there. They are going to call me with an update on what they have done in a few hours. I could tell they were skeptical about her weight but once I showed a picture of her I took just over a month ago they realized how sudden it was. I think to make me feel better, I al going to send pictures of my other horses to show their condition. Thank you for all the advice I have been given. I will update again once I get a call from the vet.

lexyy12 - 2015-03-12 10:23 AM Thanks Alison! Update: she is at OSU now. I spoke with the on call vet last night and they agreed she was stable enough to wait until this morning. They are concerned but hopeful bc of how alert she is and that she is eating, drinking and going to the bathroom like normal. Her gut sounds great. All of her vitals are normal. Because of her condition they don't want to start doing a ton of tests on her and stress her out or make her more weak so she is going to spend a couple days there. They are going to call me with an update on what they have done in a few hours. I could tell they were skeptical about her weight but once I showed a picture of her I took just over a month ago they realized how sudden it was. I think to make me feel better, I al going to send pictures of my other horses to show their condition. Thank you for all the advice I have been given. I will update again once I get a call from the vet.

cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 7:23 PM Other things to think about Wobblers String halt Shivers Also get a copy of the blood work, for the just incase, I have learned one vets normal may not be another's.

Bibliafarm - 2015-03-12 7:35 PM stringhalt would make sense.. considering her backend issue..



the weight issue.. some horses dont do well at all on oats thats not a reason to lose so much but just for future info.. she may need more calories

when were her teeth last done? 

lexyy12 - 2015-03-12 6:31 PM


 How are these things diagnosed? 

cheryl makofka - 2015-03-12 8:29 PM My understanding vets can diagnose string halt by observation and ruling out any thing else it could be (west Nile, EPM, neurological). I have seen one horse with string halt (not mine, but when she came down with it, she became a hard keeper, don't know why, and never asked if the two were connected) Shivers again diagnosis is by observation, never had one but supposedly horses with shivers have difficulty backing up, there is a THEORY it could be linked to Wimpy bred horses, my understanding very rare so not many vets know how to diagnose Wobblers can be a traumatic injury causing damage to the spinal cord, this could be caused by the horse getting kicked in the neck, wiping out in the field. My understanding this one is a crap shoot to diagnose as well, generally by symptoms, and sometimes xray the vertebrae to see if there any abnormalities. Since she is at a university, the students have tons of text books, ask about the three, if they say no, ask why and can they show you the proof, use it as a learning experience.