Atypical Myopathy

[nikicb]

Interesting post by my vets today:

http://www.facebook.com/DonningtonGroveVeterinarySurgery/posts/539064759484927

And the text in case the link doesn't work:

"Recent scientific research has identified the Sycamore tree (specifically the seeds) as the likely source of the toxin responsible for the often fatal equine disease Atypical Myopathy.

The disease can resemble severe colic, and is seasonal occurring in the autumn and early winter with affected horses suffering marked muscle damage and passing extremely dark urine.

While the disease has been recognised as pasture associated for some time this link is ground breaking and will hopefully help to save many horses lives. Please feel free to share this link with anyone you know who owns horses.

Advise includes not grazing horses near Sycamore trees, especially during high risk months (October-December) or following wet and windy weather. If it is not possible to avoid at risk pastures then measures to prevent overgrazing should be instigated along with the provision of plenty of supplementary feed."

Just posting this for information, I luckily have not had to deal with this so far, but I sadly know people who have.

 

[Birker2020]

Interesting post by my vets today:

http://www.facebook.com/DonningtonGroveVeterinarySurgery/posts/539064759484927

And the text in case the link doesn't work:

"Recent scientific research has identified the Sycamore tree (specifically the seeds) as the likely source of the toxin responsible for the often fatal equine disease Atypical Myopathy.

The disease can resemble severe colic, and is seasonal occurring in the autumn and early winter with affected horses suffering marked muscle damage and passing extremely dark urine.

While the disease has been recognised as pasture associated for some time this link is ground breaking and will hopefully help to save many horses lives. Please feel free to share this link with anyone you know who owns horses.

Advise includes not grazing horses near Sycamore trees, especially during high risk months (October-December) or following wet and windy weather. If it is not possible to avoid at risk pastures then measures to prevent overgrazing should be instigated along with the provision of plenty of supplementary feed."

Just posting this for information, I luckily have not had to deal with this so far, but I sadly know people who have.

Last I heard it was a hedge called a 'box tree hedge' but never really understood what that was. Maybe it is the same family. I think ATM and GS is very interesting, and my heart always goes out to those that have lost horses as a result of these horrible diseases. i can't think of a sadder way to lose a horse.