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    Re: [RC] Early Signs of WNV - Truman Prevatt


    We did have a full blood panel run on Ego along with the WN test. That's certainly not a bad idea. What came back on that was a slightly elevated white count - which is completely normal for an immune response.

    Truman

    heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
     Even if the problem isn't WNV the treatment won't
    hurt your horse, as apparently there is something going on, and the
    treatment really is only for inflammation.
    
    Lori B.
    
        
    
    This is an important point, Lori.  These horses present in such a way that
    one should know they have something neurological and/or musculoskeletal
    going on, and even if they turn out to be tied up, have EPM, have a
    traumatic injury, or any of a whole host of other possible ruleouts, they
    should still have symptomatic treatment to control the inflamation and the
    neurological symptoms to minimize damage while one awaits the results of
    various diagnostic tests.  Much of the damage in many of these diseases
    occurs due to unchecked inflamation.  The only ruleout one might want to
    do prior to starting heavy duty doses of inflamatory drugs might be a
    quick chem panel to rule out tying up with potential kidney compromise, if
    the horse's history warrants.  But those results should be available
    within hours, not days, still enabling one to start antiinflamatory
    treatment relatively quickly.
    
    Heidi
    
    
    
      


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    Re: [RC] Early Signs of WNV, Lori Bertolucci
    Re: [RC] Early Signs of WNV, heidi