Re: [IceHorses] EPM?
You've probably already had this checked, but if not- have the vet do a blood test for selenium...my friend almost had her young mare die from lack of selenium...and it may take her a year to fully recover...she has had to get selenium shots in addition to whats in the supplements she gets. Just an idea.
Re: [IceHorses] EPM?
> Could it be EPSM? > > http://iceryder.net/epsm.html Hi Judy, Thanks for the additional info. I hadn't heard of EPSM. The only symptom of either that he seems to have is the muscle wasting on his left hind. He still seems as full of energy as usual and I haven't looked at the diet yet, but the only grain-type thing he gets is one cup of LMF Low Carb Stage I at night with a scoop of Platinum Performance and a cup of Oat-Alfalfa pellets. Ferne
Re: [IceHorses] EPM?
> Has anyone had any experiences with EPM? Magic has had this muscle > wasting on his left hind for awhile Hi Ferne, your original post did come thru to the list (before the FWD). Could it be EPSM? http://iceryder.net/epsm.html Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
[IceHorses] EPM?
Has anyone had any experiences with EPM? Magic has had this muscle wasting on his left hind for awhile and I thought either one of the other horses kicked him or he ran into a post or something. He's had a couple of sessions with Barbara Chasteen, who does bodywork and she thought the same thing. When the vet was here for the horses shots a couple of weeks ago, she said it also could possibly be EPM, as muscle wasting is one of the signs. She called me back yesterday about my old Arab, who has Ringbone (another story) and asked if I had thought about testing Magic for EPM. I read up on it on The Horse and also saw there were lots of pros and cons on the tests for it, such as false positives and false negatives, so don't quite know what to do at this point. Anybody got any good ideas? Ferne Fedeli
