atypical myglobinura

If you look in new lounge a poor girl lost her horse to this a couple of days back.
A nasty condition that little definite is known about, I knew someone who lost their horse this way a few years back now. Symptoms come on very suddenly and it is most often fatal, with the horses loosing control of their body.
Thought to be caused by some sort of bacterial/fungal toxins in the soil/grass and is often seen when there are fluctuating climate changes (e.g. going from mild to frost suddenly etc).
Seen more often on horses with unsupplemented grazing supposedly, although I'm just repeating what I've been told on that.
 
I lost my lovely horse to this yesterday! Its a horrible disease!

It comes very fast he was jumping succesfully friday night and staurday morning he could hardly walk! He was very tucked up and found it very difficult to control his temprature so he went from sweating loads to being very cold which didn't help matters. He then did a wee which I thought had blood in it but it wasn't blood it was the breakdown of his muscles.

He got worse, his muscles went into spasm and he was in a lot of pain couldn't do anything except stand and shake he was even struggling to swallow. He eventually couldn't breathe anymore due to the muscles not working in his chest and was put out of his misery. All of this happened in 5 hours! It happens very suddenly

90% of cases are fatal and it is thought to be caused by toxins in the grass but is very rare. The paddock he was in is no longer in use by equines and the other horse in the paddock is being tested.

If you think your horse has this condition get your vet now!! Although it is very similar to idiopathic azoturia which Koko was diagnosed with at first. There is no cure
 
Kokopelli said:
I lost my lovely horse to this yesterday! Its a horrible disease!

It comes very fast he was jumping succesfully friday night and staurday morning he could hardly walk! He was very tucked up and found it very difficult to control his temprature so he went from sweating loads to being very cold which didn't help matters. He then did a wee which I thought had blood in it but it wasn't blood it was the breakdown of his muscles.

He got worse, his muscles went into spasm and he was in a lot of pain couldn't do anything except stand and shake he was even struggling to swallow. He eventually couldn't breathe anymore due to the muscles not working in his chest and was put out of his misery. All of this happened in 5 hours! It happens very suddenly

90% of cases are fatal and it is thought to be caused by toxins in the grass but is very rare. The paddock he was in is no longer in use by equines and the other horse in the paddock is being tested.

If you think your horse has this condition get your vet now!! Although it is very similar to idiopathic azoturia which Koko was diagnosed with at first. There is no cure
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I am very sorry to hear about the death of your horse. It was very brave of you to come on the forum and discuss it. So sorry for your loss xx

I found this link about this disease
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/horsecare/1370/109865.html
 
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My horse died of this a few years back. Fine on one night then was put down the next day. The vet said that he knew of no horses who had recovered and although the article (I think) which was posted said that it affected horses primarily who are in light work and are living exclusively off grass my horse was in full work having two feeds a day! It was horrible, but I was grateful that it was relatively quick.
 
so sorry for you Rotters13. The reason I asked is that I am having problems with my stallion and the vet has no idea. his blood tests are all wrong and he seems to have muscle waste all over his body but it is most obvious in his neck as he has a true stallion neck which has just flopped over. I am having his blood tested again tomorrow but I am totally lost and upset to see him in such bad condition.
Thanks for your time.
hugs
 
I think if this is what your horse has he wold most likely be in critical condition by now. Koko was fine on friday night and staurday morning was poorly, its not one of those condtions that are drawn out.

Have you thought about it possibly being some form of azoturia?
 
I am thinking of everything but I have no idea. I have to wait until next Tuesday for the vet to come and take his blood again to see if there is any improvement.
He has lost all his muscle, he looks depressed, he is tired, his coat is starey(sp) but he doesn't have muscles tremors and his fever has gone if anything he is cold and I have to rug him to his eyeballs. It obviously is not what your poor little fellow had but I am trying to learn as much as possible to be able to help my buddy.
Thanks for helping, how are you feeling??
 
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