Balibee
Well-Known Member
Long story so I will try and summarise!
My gelding started suffering from persisant scouring. Normal poos but scouring before and after poo. He was well in himself, no weight loss/condition/performance etc just scouring. I wasn't happy so had vets out for a blood test.
It came back slightly low whiteblood cells, high liver enzymes. Normal I have been told is around 80-90. His were 170. The vets sent them off for further tests which showed no significant loss of liver function. I was given a liver supplement and also put him on milk thistle with a further bood test booked for 6 weeks time.
My best friend noticed one day her mare had a very small amount of scouring. Again normal poos. Normally you wouldn't even think anything but with Wally's problem she called the vet and her bloods showed exactly the same so vet thought viral.
Wally's 6 week check showed white cells back to normal but enzymes no different, if anything slightly higher, but again he is so well in himself! Bi Laterals again showed no loss of liver function
My friends mare is having her second bloods done next week so is likely to show the same.
If Wally's next result is the same he will have to go in for Biopsy.
Has anyone on here had anything like this? Did your horse have a biopsy? What were the results?
It is horrible not knowing
Please could you share any of your experiences.
Thankyou
My gelding started suffering from persisant scouring. Normal poos but scouring before and after poo. He was well in himself, no weight loss/condition/performance etc just scouring. I wasn't happy so had vets out for a blood test.
It came back slightly low whiteblood cells, high liver enzymes. Normal I have been told is around 80-90. His were 170. The vets sent them off for further tests which showed no significant loss of liver function. I was given a liver supplement and also put him on milk thistle with a further bood test booked for 6 weeks time.
My best friend noticed one day her mare had a very small amount of scouring. Again normal poos. Normally you wouldn't even think anything but with Wally's problem she called the vet and her bloods showed exactly the same so vet thought viral.
Wally's 6 week check showed white cells back to normal but enzymes no different, if anything slightly higher, but again he is so well in himself! Bi Laterals again showed no loss of liver function
My friends mare is having her second bloods done next week so is likely to show the same.
If Wally's next result is the same he will have to go in for Biopsy.
Has anyone on here had anything like this? Did your horse have a biopsy? What were the results?
It is horrible not knowing
Please could you share any of your experiences.
Thankyou