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Discussion on Cross cantering could it be EPM??
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rodeo87
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Posted on Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 - 9:07 pm:
Hello-
I recenlty posted on the lameness section on the board about Degenerative joint disease about my 11 year old mare that cross fired (cross cantered) and seemed sore in the rear end went in for a lameness exam and they did xrays, flexion tests, and lameness tests and found from the lameness test that she has DJD of her hocks so we injected them. Well it has been 2 1/2 weeks and she is still cross firing and seems sore. i called the vet and she said we to bring her back in and we will do a pain localization and look at her stifles a little more. Then I heard from some one to have a test done for epm. Do you think that a horse that cross canters could have EPM? As far as i could ever tell that is the only thing that seems sore or out of the usual with her, she has no other symptoms.
Thanks for your time! Jamie
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jan 22, 2007 - 5:04 am:
Hello Jamie,
We have an article on EPM that carefully explains proper diagnosis, to study it see Diseases of Horses » Nervous System » Incoordination, Weakness, Spasticity, Tremors » EPM, Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis.
DrO
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rodeo87
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Posted on Monday, Jan 22, 2007 - 7:25 pm:
hello!
Thanks for replying! I read the article, but I am rather scared because I heard from a few people that before their horse was diagnosed with epm the horse cross fired. I just want your opinion from a veterinarian stand point do you think that it is something to consider looking in to and have her tested for? thanks, Jamie
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007 - 6:29 am:
I would not test unless the horse fits the other criterion for a likely EPM horse as described in the article referenced above jamie. If your friend's horses were diagnosed based solely on the cross firing (canter?) and a blood or csf test, they stand a good chance of being misdiagnosed.
Note: cross firing means the horse is striking the diagonal leg with a foot while traveling. Cross canter is on one lead in the front and the other lead behind. Are you using crossfiring when you mean cross cantering?
DrO
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sswiley
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007 - 10:00 am:
Hi Jamie,
it has been my experience, that when a horse is unsound at the canter but sound at the trot, it is an upper hindend or back problem. Is that what your horse is doing?
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rodeo87
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007 - 8:08 pm:
Thanks both for your replies!! yes she is just lame at the canter, but at the trot she very slightly stiff. So slight that you can hardly tell.
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