Rare “Stiff Horse Syndrome” Strikes a Paint Mare
…lame. Goehring ruled out an injury like that in Spice with a rectal exam. ? Neurological diseases, such as equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) or West Nile encephalitis, can cause a…
Search Results for: Equine Protozoal Myelitis
Test Your Horse’s Nervous System
…equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), it doesn’t take much for a conscientious caretaker’s mind to start spinning. Every stumble or odd step can be misinterpreted as a sign of serious illness….
Harnessing the Power of DMSO
…inflammation associated with trauma, oxygen deprivation or diseases such as West Nile encephalitis or equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). “DMSO does two things; it reduces inflammation, and since it is hydrophilic…
Oops! My Horse Stumbles!
…equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), Lyme disease, herpes-virus infection, inner-ear bacterial infections?all these can produce weakness or an altered gait. So can some neuromuscular conditions, such as forms of tying up…
The Probiotic Push
…any gastrointestinal symptoms already has a thriving population of gut organisms. This horse has a synergistic balance between food items taken in and survival of bacterial and protozoal populations. Dumping…
Is Your Horse Sleep Deprived?
…owners were afraid the horse had equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) but he had no other neurological signs so Bertone knew that this was unlikely. A full physical workup revealed nothing…
Pre-Purchase Exams
…that a decade ago, when equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) was spreading and little understood, some veterinarians responded to clients’ concerns by performing spinal taps to test horses’ spinal fluid for…
20 Questions About Your New Horse
…since the duration of immunity and recommendations by region vary. Is the horse current for equine encephalomyelitis (EEE, WEE, VEE), West Nile virus, influenza, rhinopneumonitis (EHV-1 and EHV-4), Potomac horse…
Roadwork: Is it Good or Bad for Your Event Horse?
…of Veterinary Surgeons, is a veterinary surgeon specializing in lameness and equine emergency servi-ces. After veterinary school, she completed her surgical internship at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky,…
Herd Health Planning
…the group receives vaccinations for diseases that might be contagious horse-to-horse, or even for diseases such as West Nile virus or Eastern and Western equine encephalomyelitis, which are spread by…