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The horse was euthanized, so no diagnosis was made. Anyone here see  
anything like this?

Elderly horse (well, he was 20, but looked and acted very elderly)  
blind or nearly so, had been slowing down for a year. I saw him his  
last 6 months and there was a definite deterioration in general  
condition. There was a lot of concern about him for the last month or  
so.

He was observed last week standing oddly in the pasture. Kind of like  
front feet going one way and hinds going the opposite, bent in the  
middle. A very uncomfortable looking stance. Friday, he went from the  
uncomfortable looking stance to staggering in circles in a matter of  
hours. The horse could not walk straight, couldn't be led. His front  
end seemed OK, but his hind end wasn't. He was clearly in distress.  
Gut sounds were near zero, but pulse and temperature weren't  
elevated. Respiration was short and rapid. Anal tone flaccid.

I'd never seen anything like it. The vets here wouldn't even  
speculate on what it was. Since I'm an information sponge, I'd like  
to know if anyone out in RC land would like to speculate on what it  
could have been.

TIA.

Deanna

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