Dales and pssm update

[Nudibranch]

I posted a while back (thanks for everyone's input) about my Dales mare, who I suspect has a pssm type 2 variant. Negative for type 1. I found out that there's P3 and 4 in her bloodlines...well yesterday she tied up. So pretty much confirmation I'd say unfortunately.

The "good" part is that I'm fairly sure why, and so with some tweaks hopefully we can get her sorted and back on track. Thinking back, she had a strange episode of colic as a 3yo, at the time we and the vet assumed colic and she pulled through - the only one he's ever seen recover with a heart rate of almost 200 ?. But I wonder if it was actually a tie up, or possibly both, as it was a very atypical colic.

So far my understanding is:
high vit e
good levels of balancer for magnesium, etc
salt
good protein levels
high fat
low nsc.

She's on electrolytes for a month now following the tie up. I suspect electrolytes were the issue in the 3yo "colic" episode. I may add tri aminos but I want to up the vitamin e first. I kept her in yesterday and she's out in the smaller field for a while as it's flatter - she normally lives out on very hilly ground so I wanted to make sure she can move but not have to work too hard.

So...if anyone has any more advice for managing pssm please send it my way!

 

[planete]

Have a look at Equifeast. it probably does not work for every horse but it has made a huge difference for mine. I have the same scenario with my Fell x cob. He was ok on vitamin E for a while but started being more symptomatic this last Autumn. I heard about the Equifeast supplements, put him on their Lamicore and he has been fine since. Still on vitamin E as well. No extra fats or protein for him at the moment as he needed to lose some weight.

 

[Dexter]

I'm so sorry. As soon as I saw your post and realised it was a Dales my heart sunk for you. Its things like tri aminos that seem to help the most with type 2. I'd be asking other dales owners on the facebook groups rather than on here though. The standard response from HHO is give them vitamin e, but it just isn't a miracle cure for type 2. Its needed, but unlike type 1 its not an easy "fix" and I wouldn't rely on it doing anything much.

 

[Dexter]

Have you had the vet out to see her? With a tying up episode you really need bloods to see how bad it was, and there's medication they can give to relax the muscles and help recovery.

 

[SEL]

I'd second the vet if you haven't already.

Equifeast was a non starter for my P1 Appy but my untested Dales X did brilliantly on lamicore and I'm about to reorder.

Rugging is also key to pretty much all of these muscle problems it seems

What caused the tie up?