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Post by SarahW on Jan 5, 2008 17:40:52 GMT 1
I understand that there may have been an earlier thread on this subject. I just wanted to find out as much as I can about this condition. Recently two of my clients have lost ponies to this terrible condition - 1 was an 8 month old Exmoor colt and the other a 3 year old Appaloosa Cross Arab. Both had to be put to sleep within hours and were in terrible distress. One vet suggested a recent change of grazing and the presence of frost and in the other the vet had no idea what had set it off.
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Post by Casper on Jan 5, 2008 18:05:13 GMT 1
Not sure of the thread Sarah, but I *think* it was Gem with Spencer who posted it if that helps at all?
Sounds absolutely awful, what a truly horrendous thing to have happened.
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Post by rummi on Jan 5, 2008 18:09:54 GMT 1
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Post by gypsycob on Jan 5, 2008 18:25:16 GMT 1
Just so terribly quick - what a shock it must be for anyone who has to live through the horror of this  |
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Post by SarahW on Jan 5, 2008 18:27:24 GMT 1
Thanks Rummi - you are better than an encyclopedia. Blimmin' difficult to guard against it if you have native ponies and you are also trying to avoid laminitis. The Exmoor ponies were in good condition, had been wormed and had low counts and should be fine with poor weather so the fungal spores seems the most likely bet. The Arab x Appaloosa has lived in the same place and in the same conditions for at least a couple of years.
Both owners are devastated and as I get fond of every horse I work with, it's made me very low too.....
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Post by Furiey on Jan 5, 2008 18:30:30 GMT 1
I missed the original thread about this and had not heard of it before. I can however think of a horse that died a couple of years ago that showed all the symptoms of this. They didn't find out what it was at the time, no post mortem, but this seems to match all the symptoms and indicators.
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Post by Gem & Spencer on Jan 5, 2008 19:01:57 GMT 1
Oh no, such a shame to hear that other ponies have been affected by this horrid condition. My yard is still in shock at the loss of two healthy ponies that have lived in that field under the same conditions for several years. The fact they were taken so suddenly and together was the biggest shock. The head vet at my yard will be writing (or has already written) an article about the cases on our yard and the findings from post mortem and will be sharing the info with the research group in Belgium.
Lets hope that the deaths of these ponies is not in vain and we can at least learn more about it and how to prevent it as at the moment, no one really knows!
Sarah, big hugs to you and the owners of these poor ponies, unfortunately we know exactly what they are going through!
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