This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com
I wonder if that comatose colic episode was a symptom of mild EPSM (NOT EPM, but Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy) See Beth Valentines articles:http://www.ruralheritage.com/vet_clinic/index.htm http://www.ruralheritage.com/vet_clinic/epsm.htm> ,http://www.ruralheritage.com/vet_clinic/epsmsigns.htm> Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska -40 degrees this morning. Fjords getting all the hay they want! My mare had a 4 day colic, she was in an odd comatose > state, lead her somewhere and she would stand there all day, shut down from > the > world outside her. Did alot of Tellington Jones. Kept at it. On the > fifth day > she started coming around. The backhoe had been on standby. She > cannot > tolerate straight grain or molasses. She had gotten into a little > little bit of > sweet feed and that did it. We don't keep it on the farm > anymore. Other animals > can make do! Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
