Re: Q. about a cramp vs. tying up

[Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com>]

>Take-home lesson--if in doubt about any muscle cramp or reluctance to move, 
>do the blood work and find out whether it is a tie-up or not before just 
>"assuming" it is or isn't....

With the understanding that you shouldn't move the horse if you suspect
tying-up, what do you do if this happens many miles from the vet check or
miles from a road that you could get a horse trailer thru for transport to
treatment?  How would you know the difference at that time between a muscle
cramp and tying-up...and how would you handle the situation?

Sue

sbrown@wamedes.com
Tyee Farm
Marysville, Wa.


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