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Laurie,

I've been meaning to write this earlier this week. If you want to know the
entire EPM story, let me know. Star was "diagnosed" with EPM in May of 2001
on symptoms and positive blood tests only. I treated for 6 months on the
anti malarial/anti biotic combination, $1200 of treatment. When she
continued to have problems and I was considering retiring her for a pasture
ornament at 4 years old, I called the senior partner of the vet practice I
used out for one last effort on her. He borrowed a thermograph from the vet
school and it was a true spinal injury. She had major inflamation in the
spinal cord itself!! She had received a spinal injury from a saddle that was
defective. Please check other options before treating, the long term effects
can be devestating. My horse has a major resistance to sulfa antibiotics,
she lost alot of hair... It can have tragic effects EPM or not.

On spinal taps, my mother has days she's paralyzed from a spinal tap with
*no* complications. I refused to have one done, and would make the same
decision today if I had to do it over.

Let me know if you want to know the long version!

Steph


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