meesha
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That's great news, all sounding positive, sending more healing vibes.
Atypical Myopathy again
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windand rain
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Fingers crossed and good vibes heading his way It is a dreadful illness
Take care of yourself as he will need you when he gets home
Take care of yourself as he will need you when he gets home
MrsMozart
Just passing through...
Excellent news.
soulfull
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Hoping he continues to improve. Glad you found a suitable yard too
RoughcutDiamond
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Was dreading opening this thread but so glad to hear that he seems to be improving 
Adopter
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Good news that you have a nice yard to move him to. Sending positive vibes for continued improvement.
hairycob
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Not out of the woods yet but.......he did a yellow wee! Yay!!
View
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Good news that he is contuing to improve and that you have found another yard. Fingers crossed that he keeps improving.
Meowy Catkin
Meow!
Excellent news!
Pinkvboots
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Great news so glad he has improved x
Peregrine Falcon
Hoping for drier days
Fingers crossed he's back with you soon.
hairycob
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Still hanging in there. one of the enzymes is still off the scale but the other is now measurable at 58,000 - should be less than 350 so still a long way to go.
Pearlsasinger
Up in the clouds
I'm so glad that things are still going in the right direction.
MrsMozart
Just passing through...
Everything remains tightly crossed hunny xx
Dream19
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Positives each update. Still sending plenty of vibes
PollyP99
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Two cases reported in my area this weekend after the rain.
Vet believes it is not the sycamore seedlings but the rain/humidity/wood resulting in a fungal growth on the pasture , both fields are in wooded areas though and within a mile of each other. Both horses are young, circa 4 also a factor often reported.
Both are in a bad way but in hospital, vibes sending to all affected, a very nasty thing whatever causes it.
Note also both fields are surrounded or contain trees, both have a river nearby, again factors often reported as contributory - if you have these conditions please be vigilant.
Vet believes it is not the sycamore seedlings but the rain/humidity/wood resulting in a fungal growth on the pasture , both fields are in wooded areas though and within a mile of each other. Both horses are young, circa 4 also a factor often reported.
Both are in a bad way but in hospital, vibes sending to all affected, a very nasty thing whatever causes it.
Note also both fields are surrounded or contain trees, both have a river nearby, again factors often reported as contributory - if you have these conditions please be vigilant.
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hairycob
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The more I find out the more I believe that AM is far more common than people realise but is under diagnosed & under reported. A friend & I are looking at trying to set up an organisation & website to try & encourage logging of cases & act as an info bank for owners. At the moment there is an informal logging system set up by the University of Liege but it would appear that people are not logging all the cases. The more we can get people to use it & understand the prevalence, the more likely it is that research will be funded.
A fellow livery is trying to organise some full botanical surveys of pastures where AM has occurred. If you are interested in getting involved please pm me.
After Jason died we moved HP to a paddock that had no surrounding trees or hedges, no stream, nothing identified as a risk. They had previously been in that paddock for 4 weeks in March & then in the paddock Jason died from for 2 weeks. The paddock was checked twice a day for any seedlings or dead leaves, he was having haylage twice a day & yet he still got it.
A fellow livery is trying to organise some full botanical surveys of pastures where AM has occurred. If you are interested in getting involved please pm me.
After Jason died we moved HP to a paddock that had no surrounding trees or hedges, no stream, nothing identified as a risk. They had previously been in that paddock for 4 weeks in March & then in the paddock Jason died from for 2 weeks. The paddock was checked twice a day for any seedlings or dead leaves, he was having haylage twice a day & yet he still got it.
southerncomfort
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I'm so sorry for all your recent heartbreak but very pleased that your horse seems to be on the mend.
After reading your threads I went and checked my horses paddock and this morning pulled up a patch of 10 seedlings...so thank you. Taking the time to share your story might have saved my horses from serious illness or worse.
Thinking of you. x
After reading your threads I went and checked my horses paddock and this morning pulled up a patch of 10 seedlings...so thank you. Taking the time to share your story might have saved my horses from serious illness or worse.
Thinking of you. x
hairycob
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The news from the vet today is really good. Massive improvement in bloods since yesterday & he may even be home for the weekend! He was so lucky that we caught it early - we wouldn't have if Jason had not died from it the previous week & sharer had not been planning to go jumping, she usually rides in the afternoon.
Kokopelli
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Glad things are looking up
I had a chat with my vet yesterday, he couldn't say much but he said they're about to have a bit of a breakthrough with the myopathy.
I know at my vet practice they can't decide if it's from the sycamore itself or from a fungus/ toxin that grows on the sycamore.
I had a chat with my vet yesterday, he couldn't say much but he said they're about to have a bit of a breakthrough with the myopathy.
I know at my vet practice they can't decide if it's from the sycamore itself or from a fungus/ toxin that grows on the sycamore.
PollyP99
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Glad things are looking up
I had a chat with my vet yesterday, he couldn't say much but he said they're about to have a bit of a breakthrough with the myopathy.
I know at my vet practice they can't decide if it's from the sycamore itself or from a fungus/ toxin that grows on the sycamore.
Vets here have said the same, I'm in Gloucestershire too
Patchworkpony
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Is there a sudden outbreak of this condition? Hardly anyone I talk to about it in the horse world have heard of it or are aware of the dangers of sycamore seeds. I wonder how many seeds or seedlings a small pony, for instance, would have to eat before it affected them. I have kept horses and ponies for 51 years and have never come across this before. I am SO sad for OP as she tried to do everything right.