Cardiac condition

[SandyDSA <SandyDSA@aol.com>]

Thought I would drop the skinny now that we have had our town meetin ghere. 4
VETS - ALL MY YARD! It was like a party! If it hadn't been for the graity of
the situation, well, I should have ordered pizza. The opinion on our stallion
who has been suffering from a swollen and useless leg for over 3 weeks, even
under treatment - and cropped up with a huge murmur at the same time - has
been diagnosed now. A cardiac US has indicated a bacterialogical embulatory
condition, resulting in less than complete valve response in the aortic valve.
Surprising to the staff since htey expected a shortchange in the ventral
instead. In addition, there is a slight thickening of the related wall of the
chamber, so the valve is somewhat causing a backwash effect. As the infection
is reduced over the next month of serious atnibiotics, the cardiac function
adn related output should be relieved, adn the fear of a spontaneous
infarction or embulatory movement will be redued as well. He stands an
excellent chance of going right back to work in about 6-8 weeks, slowly to be
sure, but this is a wonderful piece of news, and in addition, this is a
disease process and not structural which of course is always a concer with a
breeding animal. So...thank you to those terrific vets and God! we are
relieved. A full published report is going to be sent to us this week. IF you
want to know more about this, let me know. There is a high incidence of
cardiac anomilies with endurance horses, but in most casess either it is never
diagnosed or when diagnosed is of a transient or innocent nature. This one is
not, but at least will be healing soon. Off to spend more money on drugs. Oh
and just ask about the aspiring and Bordeaux! He might get to wash his med
down with a little red wine! HEE HEE!
sandy