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[RC] OT - My horse is allergic to menthol... - Sarah SimmonsI had an emergency with my horse this morning. I found out he is allergic to menthol. I used some diluted Lincoln body wash on my gelding because I thought it would be nice and refreshing since it is so hot and miserable out. At first he got very anxious and would not stand still and at first I thought he was just misbehaving so I kept sponging him with the stuff. Then he started shaking all over and almost fell down and could not stand still. I immediately hosed the stuff off and got the portable phone and called my vet who was not much help. I called Pete Ramey, but he is out of the country until the 15th so I spoke with one of his apprentices, Todd. I was worried about Merlin getting laminitis again because he had a temperature of 103 at that point and the skin around his feet (he has white socks so it's easy to see his skin when his legs are wet) was bright red and very hot. So I moved him in the shade in the barn and hosed his legs for 45 minutes which brought his temperature down to 101 and he stopped shaking and started to act normal again and not so anxious and uncomfortable. Todd told me he had seen one other horse who had that kind of reaction to menthol. So weird. I have used absorbine and vetrolin on him before, but, way, way diluted. I didn;t dilute this stuff enough I guess and it was so horrible he looked like he was having a seizure. Anyway...He is in his stall and when I left his temp was still 101 and had not gone up. He seemed back to his old normal self. I;ve got a doctor's appointment but will be going back to check on him later today. What a nightmare! On top of it all I am PMS'ing and am very emotional and I cried all the way home and in the shower thinking I almost killed my horse! *sigh* Please pray for Merlin and that his feet will be OK and this allergic episode will not trigger laminitis in him. Thanks. Anyone else have a horse that reacted to menthol in this way? Sarah __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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