This message is from: "Warren Stockwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I am sending prayers of healing your way. I to believe in the power of prayer for everything. I will have the kids pray God hears the prayers of children louder I have herd, must be that child like innocence. Get a St Francis medal or statue for his stall. After all he is the saint of animals. I am a Healing touch practitioner and I have been told by my instructor that one can send healing long distances So in my heart I will keep Red. Roberta New Prague MN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheri E. Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:52 PM Subject: Re: fjordhorse-digest V2004 #154 > This message is from: "Sheri E. Kane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi friends, > > It appears that my Redford has EPM. You may remember that I wrote to the > list concerning thrush,,,,,,, the sugardine treatment. He had a slight case > of thrush. After it was treated Red still showed lameness. I had the > farrier and then the vet come out right away. He was on lay--- off for 1 > 1/2 weeks and he was still very sore in the front right shoulder. I died a > hundred deaths watching the vet shove him around and around only to see Red > trip, stumble and stagger. After her examination Red looked drugged and > couldn't even stand in the cross ties. He kept yawning and leaning like he > would fall over. He actually fell over 1 time during the exam,,,,,, flat to > his side and there he lay......?????????????????? The vet demanded that we > take him to Univ. Madison Teaching College immediately!!!!!!! We couldn't > leave till the next morning but we got there and fast!!! Our vet thought for > sure it was neurological. The teaching college was very impressive and Red > was very calm and cool. One of the college students said that she and her > family had 3 fjords and 1 was just like Red,,, very playful and curious. > Her Mom shows dressage and they had purchased a stallion from Green Valley > Farms. Wish I could remember her name,,,, I was sort of a basket case at > the time. > > Red is probably a 1 1/2 out of 5, worst case EPM. The Dr. thinks we caught > it very quickly and with the new drugs 1 to 2 months of paste type treatment > may bring 70% of the population up 2 grades on that level. My daughter > lives in NC works at a QH show barn and says that they had a pricey QH > treated immediatly that healed 100% and still shows well on the circuit. > The trick is that 70% of the horse population show improvement. The Madison > vet explained that the % does not show the average age, length of time after > onset..... etc. Red is only 7 years old. > > We took Red to Madison on Wednes. this week. Today is Friday and still no > blood test results from them. They only took blood. We didn't want spinal > tests, too risky. 50% of all horses in the US will show positive in the > blood for EPM whether or not they ever "get" the disease. In the blood and > in the spinal cord/brain are two different things. After showing signs of > the disease,,, the parasite has entered the spinal fluid. The new drugs > will kill the organisms living in the horse, but if they have created too > much damage already the success rates of course go down. Early treatment is > the key, we hear. As far as we can tell Red has shown signs for a maxium of > 3-4 weeks. Strss can bring on the disease if the horse already has the > organism in its blood. > > The Madison vet told us today, on the phone, that it could take 1 week to > get blood results from Kentucky. Our concern was if 1 more week goes > on,,,,, those little buggers have 1 more week to play with Red's body. The > Madison vet has sent a tube of drugs to our house for 1 week to start > treatment. The drugs have a very safe history and cause very little damage. > He says, some dirareaha... spelling. He is to remain in a stall for the 1 > month...... he will be outside in a smaller paddock. They don't even want > him to be hand walked,,,,,,, blood flow I guess. After 1 month of treatment > he should show ...... really good improvement. If not,,, we go 1 more month > maximum. We are praying for recovery!!! > > You have heard my positive talk....... Now I want the negative. I am a > positive person and pray alot....... but.. I am also a realist. They say > the "new" drugs are the trick. I would like some feedback from you guys if > you have anything. Red is a pleasure horse..... trail rides, pleasure > driving.. and therapeutic work for people of all ages. If he can't be a > show horse................WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!! I want a safe and fun > horse,,,,,,, thats ALL!!!!! > > Please give me something, anything. I have cried as much as 1 person can. > I will maintain hope no matter what. If treatment fails, I will consider > letting Red go to a loveing family to be a pasture buddy. My husband is a > 52 year old engineer, laid off for over 4 months now and we cannot afford to > keep him. Prayers would be wonderful for you people wanting to do something > wonderful for us. THANK YOU in advance. > > sheri and red
