RE: RE: Lyme's disease

["Flemmer, Linda" <flemmerl@rcbhsc.wvu.edu>]

Title: RE: RE: Lyme's disease

EPM is Equine Protozoal Myelitis.  Protozoan organism gets into the spinal fluid & cause degenerative neuropathy.  Horse may be lame & hard to diagnosis the source, depressed, may shown signs similar to rabies like head pressing, facial paralysis, flaccid muscle or loss of muscle tone.

Lyme's disease is carried by ticks - a spirochete that can be treated with antibiotics if recognized.  Can result in heart valve damage.

I hope that this helps.  There are great web pages on both diseases.  Use any search engine to find them!

Linda Flemmer

-----Original Message-----
From: luv2ride@peop.tds.net [mailto:luv2ride@peop.tds.net]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 12:17 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: RC: RE: Lyme's disease

Is Lyme's Disease the same thing as EPM? 

Dee

Steph Teeter wrote:
>
> Doris - Karen Gehringer wrote several long posts on
> EMP - diagnosis, treatment, prevention and resources.
> You can view them at www.endurance.net/stories/
>
> Steph
>
> good luck!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doris Kulp [mailto:doris.kulp@nist.gov]

> My horse has just been diagnosed with Lyme's disease.  We have been
> having lameness problems.  I was interested in info on the best or most
> effective treatment for this.  I searched the archives and came up with
> nothing.  Any info would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

--
Dee

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