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Learn the latest about this puzzling neuromuscular disease.
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Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR
Articles by Stephanie Valberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVSMR
What’s the Difference between PSSM Types 1 and 2?
Equine muscle expert Dr. Stephanie Valberg explains the differences between these two diseases that cause horses to tie up.
Read MoreOld School Tying Up Treatment
Why have vitamin E/selenium injections prior to whatever led to tying-up in the past been abandoned?
Read MoreTying-Up in Horses
Tying-up is the most common muscle problem in horses.
Read MoreBreeding Horses With Genetic Disorders
One reader wants to know more about the genetics linked to PSSM in order to make informed breeding decisions.
Read MoreTying Up is Split Up
Muscle disease in performance horses commonly is referred to as tying-up, exertional rhabdomyolysis, azoturia, or Monday morning disease. Horses experiencing tying-up show a stiff gait; reluctance to move; firm, painful muscle cramps; profuse
Read MoreTying-Up Syndrome
I just bought a filly who had recurrent bouts of ‘tying-up.’ What can you tell me about this disease?
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