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The stallion seems to be pulling through but one of the stranger  
symptoms of this scenario is the fact that the horses never run a  
fever. Instead their temperature drops dramatically and they go into  
shock quickly. If we catch it and hit them with some cortisone, we  
can pull them back from the edge but they continue to have low temps  
and their hind legs are cold. Right now a filly is fighting for her  
life at a neighbour's place and about two days ago one of our  
friends, a major breeder, lost one of her main brood mares. Our local  
vets are hopeless and have absolutely no clue what to do and so far  
our non-vet, Morad, is having the best luck. He is the one taking  
care of the filly.  Filly's owner called me this morning (Babsi)  
because the filly's heart rate is averaging about 70 and she wonders  
what if anything can be done to lower it....on the other hand it may  
be that it is good to have it high under the circumstances.

We have no idea what we are fighting and are working symptomatically.  
Worst part of it is that we are moving into a holiday during which  
nothing, but nothing will be open for four days. DAMN.

Maryanne

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