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Post by gillmcg on Oct 11, 2008 19:01:40 GMT 1
Any experience/advice re the above. A friend's horse was diagnosed positive this morning.
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Post by marianne on Oct 12, 2008 12:10:37 GMT 1
is that pyroplasmosis? Presumably diagnosed by vet, if so liver detox recommended? My TB (quelle surprise) suffered from this the first November we got here - it was really scary, seemed a bit slow coming in from the field but nothing apparently wrong, then just lay down in the stable, wouldn't eat ANYthing, even from my hand. Colic eliminated, straight on the phone to the vet :-( Pyro confirmed from symptoms on phone, but vet came straight out anyway. 20 day course of Sodiazote to detox the liver .... Never did find the tick concerned, but now I scrupulously check for ticks as soon as it's damp - best place to find them is under the throat where they may not always be spotted immediately. Horrible blasted things
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Post by gillmcg on Oct 13, 2008 9:28:13 GMT 1
Hi Marianne, yes, confirmed by vet with lab analysis on Saturday. Had the first jab immediately and the second is due today. He was feeling much better about 2 hours after the jab - the vet had warned that the 'cure' could cause really violent colic so Viv was really watchful. His symptoms were cumulative - any one on it's own wouldn't have really pointed to anything serious but taken together she just knew something was wrong. He mentioned support for the kidneys rather than the liver.
The worrying thing is that Viv is the most vigilant and conscientious person I know when it comes to removing ticks. Her problem is basically numbers - her paddocks are surrounded by woodland packed with deer. She rides out in the forest too. I rode her horse for a couple of weeks in the summer and took more ticks from them after each ride than I've seen on my two horses in the two years I've been here. I guess they only have to be on the horse for the time it takes to draw blood, then if it's an infected tick it's just too late.....
Where there any long term consequences for your TB?
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Post by marianne on Oct 13, 2008 13:00:33 GMT 1
Where there any long term consequences for your TB? Now see until you'd asked I'd always assumed that all my TB injuries/problems/viruses were BECAUSE he was a TB ... now you've mentioned it though ....... The places to check particularly for ticks is wherever there are folds of skin for them to hide in, so: under the throat, around the top of the legs are the ones I check twice daily .......
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Post by wendyihts on Oct 23, 2008 15:40:56 GMT 1
My friend Camille (who Marianne knows) swears by colloidal silver for keeping her animals free of pyro, which is partly what led to me buying my colloidal silver machine. She had terrible trouble with her dogs especially getting it when they first moved over. The whippets were so fine skinned and they had no natural immunity to it that they all ended up getting a dose of it. She started using colloidal silver when one of the whippets developed a chronic version of the illness, despite the usual vet treatment and she said the result was brilliant. I seem to remember her saying that she gives it to all the animals from time to time now and hasn't had problems with pyro since. But that's just her experience. Gill, does you friend have any chickens that she can let out into the fields to get stuck into the ticks? They're fantastic at getting rid of unwanted critters!
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Post by gillmcg on Oct 24, 2008 18:49:09 GMT 1
Thanks Wendy - will pass on the info re chickens and colloidal silver.
The second jab was horrendous - he coliced almost immediately and had diarrhoea for about 4 hours. At one point he lay down and seemed to be giving up - Viv almost dragged him to his feet and he 'came to'. She really thought she was going to lose him at that point. Next two days he was tucked up and not himself but now you wouldn't even know he'd been poorly. He looks great. She spoke to Hilary at Hilton Herbs who has sent over some goodies (not sure what) - they definitely seem to be working.
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Post by gillmcg on Oct 30, 2008 10:09:39 GMT 1
Thought this link might prove of use to those of us living in areas where piroplasmosis is a threat. There really is very little information out there (by that I mean on the Internet!) particulary about the aftercare. equinerescuefrance.wordpress.com/
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Post by marianne on Oct 30, 2008 12:11:28 GMT 1
Thx for posting Gill :-( Pyro is a horrible horrible experience - particularly when you have no idea what's going on - so the more people get an idea of symptoms so can tackle immediately - the better. xxx
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