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    [RC] Dryland Distemper - Debbyly


    Has anyone heard of a horse having problems years later from Dryland 
    Distemper in the sheath.  My horse has scar tissue and a very enlarged sheath 
    on the side where he had the abscess about five years ago.  A couple times it 
    has swelled up and made him very lame.  It went down on its own.  He has had 
    inconsistent problems over the years especially going down steep hills.  He 
    often acts like an uncomfortable horse.  Sometimes he is very reluctant to 
    move.  Sometimes when he is well warmed up he moves beautifully.  He has 
    finished Tevis and done lots of rides including a lot of the XP 2001 and most 
    of the time he is fine.  He had a couple of bizarre episodes at XP when he 
    went down on his front end like he was going to lay down and then just stayed 
    that way with his hind end  all the way up in the air.  He did it over and 
    over again until the vet gave him IV banamine and then he was fine.  It 
    happened on two occasions.  After the XP I took him for a complete work up at 
    Davis.  They found nothing.  Several other vets have been unable to come up 
    with anything.  They all say that it cannot be related to the Dryland 
    distemper.  We finally put him on a six week course of antibiotics, SMZ and 
    Rifampin just in case there was residual infection.  It has not seemed to 
    help.  He actually seems to be getting worse.  I think maybe there was damage 
    to the lymphatics.  Is there anything that might help if the lymphatic system 
    is the problem?  Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks.
    
    Debby Lyon
    
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