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It really a support treatment to keep the brain/spinal cord inflammation 
down while the immune gets rid of the virus. My vet uses large doses of 
anti-inflammatory drugs over a 10 day period with the dosages tapering 
down the last 5 days.

Truman

terre wrote:

> Truman--The sooner you get a horse on treatment the more likely a 
> positive
> outcome. The longer you wait the start treatment the more sever the
> encephalitis will become. If you wait for the blood test to come back it
> might be too late. So if you expect your horse might have it, don't
> screw around - call your vet ASAP. On my second case I knew the symptoms
> well enough and knew the treatment protocol so I started treatment then
> called the vet since it was 10:00 PM and there was no reason for the vet
> to come out that night. I was right.
>
>
> What IS the treatment protocol??
>
> terre
>
>
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