I just took in a horse for our SPCA. Aside from
having a very swollen sheath,(amateur castration that didn't work) he was very
wobbly.
Vet said either EPM or WNV. If it is WNV we are
probably through the worst and can only support. If EPM will have 28 days
treatment, (forgot the name of medicines) and hope for the best. Vet said no
reason for spinal tap, (which I always thought was as barbaric as tube worming)
because almost all of Florida horses test positive. The protocol for EPM has
changed drastically in the past few years.
We are waiting blood results and hoping for
WNV as EPM is still very expensive to treat. No matter what, he will be treated.
If it is EPM we should see an improvement almost immediately.
This horse is only 4 years old or so and really
deserves a chance. Pray for him. His name is Zeus.
