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Re: Fwd: ridecamp-d Digest V00 #1219



Diabetes is really unusual in horses.  It does occur, but extremely rare,
much, much less than in humans or dogs, etc.  My suggestion would be to look
for the horses before you go searching for the zebras.

When I was an undergrad in Animal Diseases, we were told about an
over-insured and under-talented showhorse that suddenly died of "diabetes".
The insurance company's vets pulled blood and sure enough, the plasma was
sky-high in insulin levels and agreed that that was what killed the horse.
But then they also told the owners that not only was diabetes unusual in
horses, but even more unusual for horse plasma to contain PIG insulin.
Oops.<g>

(Owners got prosecuted for insurance fraud instead).

susan g

----- Original Message -----
From: <DigDahlias@aol.com>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 9:18 PM
Subject: RC: Fwd: ridecamp-d Digest V00 #1219


> In a message dated 8/3/00 10:11:47 PM Central Daylight Time, DigDahlias
> writes:
>
> > In a message dated 8/3/00 4:56:27 PM Central Daylight Time, ridecamp-d-
> > request@endurance.net writes:
> >
> >  > f you think there is infection, why not get a blood panel done
(called
> > a
> >  >  CBC, I think?)?  It's not that expensive, and good old antibiotics
can
> > cause
> >  >  serious side effects in some horses.  JMO, but I'd want to know for
> > certain
> >  >  if there was an infection.
> >  >
> >  >  Happy trail
> >  I'm a nurse - not a vet. But... I know people with bladder infections
> can't "
> > hold it" to go a large amount at one time. A bladder infection  would
> > typically increase the frequency of urination and DECREASE the quantity
of
> > urine with each voiding. If you feed a premixed feed...could the sodium
and
> > protein levels be high? Naw, it couldn't be that simple.  Also, Re:
voiding
> > in the aisle...(like some people) some horses a I'm sure are just plain
> > sloppy. : )
> >  Check at the drugstore for over-the-counter urine check strips if
you're
> > concerned Re: diabetes. It's similar to a pregnancy test for people.
Place
> a
> > drop of urine on strip and it changes colors based on the glucose and
> ketones(
> > a glucose by-product) in urine. For people, both are normally negative.
Not
> > sure for horses, but if it were high, it would give your vet a reason to
do
> > more than antibiotics.
> >  Also, if you know any diabetics with glucometers - the machine that
tests
> > your glucose level - why not have them do a check on your horse? It only
> > takes a drop of blood.
> >  Good luck!
> >  Stacey
>
>



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