Neburu
Well-Known Member
Long story short, some may remember my little chap was very poorly this summer. Kept getting lung infections, tremours, small bouts of laminitis, behavioural changes (suddenly scared of me to the point of jumping fences to get away) and was just generally very down and unhappy in himself, he also had a very sore stomach to touch during this time.
He had numerous blood tests, they all came back slightly anemic, but nothing serious, everything else was fine. We tested him for Lymes disease at one point because his behaviour became so erratic and the vet had see a pony similar to him that had it in the past, also came back clear!
He was tested for allergies and EMS, both tests didn't give a clear full answer but with how he was etc Liphook pretty much said he does have EMS and Allergic Respiratory Disease.
So we got him on his new diet and weight loss program and he improved, then he bruised the sole of his hoof and had 6 weeks off work. Then another month or so due to rubbish weather and no where to exercise.
He came back into work last thursday and within 24 hours, he has tremours. Spoke to vet and they had me pick up some more inhalers and we got him on them. The next day their was no improvement.
The vet came out and checked him but theres nothing physcially wrong. His breathing sounds normal, heart rate, temprature, gums etc all look normal. Hes eating, drinking, pooing, weeing as normal.
Only thing that has become 'off' with him is the tremours ( have gotten worse since yesterday, first noticed on friday). My Sec A who is as woolly as a yak and doesn't need rugging is now in a middleweight, his stomach has become more painful for him than before, if you go to touch his stomach he tenses his side and steps away.
I'm concerned we're missing something! my gut instinct is screaming at me that something is very wrong. vets are just saying to see how he goes, the tremours could be nothing.
This is a pony who is 10 in january and up until this spring has never been ill, I've owned since he was 2 and a 1/2.
Any ideas?
Cake for whoever has gotten this far!!!
He had numerous blood tests, they all came back slightly anemic, but nothing serious, everything else was fine. We tested him for Lymes disease at one point because his behaviour became so erratic and the vet had see a pony similar to him that had it in the past, also came back clear!
He was tested for allergies and EMS, both tests didn't give a clear full answer but with how he was etc Liphook pretty much said he does have EMS and Allergic Respiratory Disease.
So we got him on his new diet and weight loss program and he improved, then he bruised the sole of his hoof and had 6 weeks off work. Then another month or so due to rubbish weather and no where to exercise.
He came back into work last thursday and within 24 hours, he has tremours. Spoke to vet and they had me pick up some more inhalers and we got him on them. The next day their was no improvement.
The vet came out and checked him but theres nothing physcially wrong. His breathing sounds normal, heart rate, temprature, gums etc all look normal. Hes eating, drinking, pooing, weeing as normal.
Only thing that has become 'off' with him is the tremours ( have gotten worse since yesterday, first noticed on friday). My Sec A who is as woolly as a yak and doesn't need rugging is now in a middleweight, his stomach has become more painful for him than before, if you go to touch his stomach he tenses his side and steps away.
I'm concerned we're missing something! my gut instinct is screaming at me that something is very wrong. vets are just saying to see how he goes, the tremours could be nothing.
This is a pony who is 10 in january and up until this spring has never been ill, I've owned since he was 2 and a 1/2.
Any ideas?
Cake for whoever has gotten this far!!!
