Can Horses Fully Recover From EPM?
Michelle Anderson
May 31, 2022
Dr. Sarah Colmer shares how EPM recovery might vary among horses based on the severity of the disease.
Dr. Sarah Colmer shares how EPM recovery might vary among horses based on the severity of the disease.
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N-acetylcysteine and coenzyme Q10 supplementation appears to increase natural antioxidant levels in horses’ skeletal muscles.
EPM can be difficult to diagnose. Dr. Sarah Colmer explains how veterinarians use a neuro exam, bloodwork, and cerebrospinal fluid to confirm an EPM diagnosis.
In the face of gastric ulcer risk factors, omeprazole protected horses’ stomach lining better than sucralfate alone.
Watch for early, subtle signs of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID, formerly equine Cushing’s), and pursue bloodwork to see if intervention is needed. Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim.
Dr. Sarah Colmer shares management practices and preventive measures horse owners can implement to protect horses from EPM.
No additional cases were detected during the 21-day quarantine.
The FEI veterinary committee proposed 13 ways to improve biosecurity at equestrian events.
Disease control focuses on prevention through increased biosecurity protocols.
Animal health officials reported the disease in Florida and Michigan.
Dr. Sarah Colmer of the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center describes this neurologic disease and how horses contract it.
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Senior horses with PPID need careful monitoring and preventive care because of equine Cushing’s effects on immunity, exercise tolerance, thermoregulation, and wound healing.
Animal health officials reported the confirmed cases and exposed horses were in Tulare County.
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