long term effects of azatoria

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My 19 yr old TB x ID tied up during the snowy weather recently. It was quite bad and I had to lead him back to the yard for about 1/2 mile - no mobile phone on me so couldnt call for help.
He had various treatments and progressed to walking and trotting a bit. However he seems clumsy in the hind legs - gets his feet in a tangle if I turn him a bit tight, seems to collapse onto you a bit occasionally when his feet are picked out. Tonight he seemed stiff and was reluctant to be ridden. Not his normal self. Temp was normal, was eating OK.
What sort of after / long term effects do you get with a bad case of azatoria - I cant find much on line and vet didnt answer the phone tonight.
 
Vet came today and horse is lame behind, She feels it could explain why had intermittent front end lameness all summer and bad back. So plan is to do full work-up next Wednesday nerve blocks and x-rays if necessary. As a veteran he isnt insured for this kind of thing so hope we do find the problem and its easy to fix.
 
Did you have a blood test when he tied up? Did it confirm elevated muscle enzymes to support that he tied up?

Personally I would hold off doing a lameness workup unless/until you have bloods done or redone, because difficulty turning a circle could still be down to muscle damage from tying up. I say this, because a friend's pony showed exactly that symptom when he was tying up.

Recurrent tying up could be another reason for different lamenesses/sorenesses, so again I'd opt for a blood first before going for the more expensive route of a lameness workup.

Sarah
 
Hi yes he had first blood test taken on the day - vet said levels wouldnt have quite peaked then but wanted to do it before the weekend. Levels were very high. Next blood test showed them much reduced. That was a month ago.

We have had niggly soundness issues for months - well before tying up - but always thought it was front feet (and someitmes it was ie obvious corn) and back. I just knew he felt wrong!

I will call her tomorrow and ask about another blood test - thanks
 
I would defintely have the bloods done before any sort of work-up. The last thing you want to do is strain those muscles if it is a case of tying up. My old lad had some tying up episodes last year. Initially is was dificult to say whether it was down to a hind lameness as he was slightly unlevel behind but the bloods confirmed it was genuine tying up. It has been a long job getting him back into work (over 6 months) and the bloods are still not right but he appears sound, fit and raring to go now.
 
Definitely get bloods run first...

My horse (he has PSSM confirmed) shows hind limb lameness when he is bad, its nothing to do with his joints or anything, but always appears lame right hind in particular when his enzymes are high...

When you say they were much reduced after a couple of weeks, what levels were they at?
 
Do another blood test. It has taken some of our racehorses weeks and weeks to return to something like normality after a serious tying up episode. One was only just getting near normal bloods after 7 weeks and no work.

It's a long haul I'm affraid and the after care is extensive, easy though - just longer to warm up, longer to cool down, well rugged, feed regime etc.
 
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