Re: [RC] [RC] Early Signs of WNV - Tamara Woodcock
This is exactly what we did with one of my fillies last January. She
presented ataxic and feverish. Started immediately on the support drugs,
anti-inflammatories, etc. and *then* we worried about what could have caused
the symptoms, including thinking of EEE-WEE and WNV (even though it was
January and no bugs to act as vectors) and any of a host of neuro-conditions
For us, it wasn't a virus, but rather a we are calling it a probable pinched
nerve in the neck from a still-mysterious trauma, but the main thing is we
didn't wait until tests came back to begin treatment. The filly has no
lingering symptoms at all, but I wonder if this would have been the case if
we had let it go until the tests came back for virus.
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Tamara Woodcock
Scurry, Texas
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From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
This is an important point, Lori. These horses present in such a way that
one should know they have something neurological and/or musculoskeletal
going on, and even if they turn out to be tied up, have EPM, have a
traumatic injury, or any of a whole host of other possible ruleouts, they
should still have symptomatic treatment to control the inflamation and the
neurological symptoms to minimize damage while one awaits the results of
various diagnostic tests. Much of the damage in many of these diseases
occurs due to unchecked inflamation. The only ruleout one might want to
do prior to starting heavy duty doses of inflamatory drugs might be a
quick chem panel to rule out tying up with potential kidney compromise, if
the horse's history warrants. But those results should be available
within hours, not days, still enabling one to start antiinflamatory
treatment relatively quickly.
Heidi
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