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Re: [RC] Hay + EPM?? - Stefffi_cVal, I meant to reply to this a few days ago, sorry for being so late... My horse was treated for EPM last year; here's what I gathered from her vets. 1) if you live where possums are there is about an 80% chance that your horse is a carrier of the protozoa. The *highest* percentage of carriers is around the large tracks, especially Kentucky. 2) TBs seem to be a tad more suspetible to being carriers, but not actually contracting the disease. 3) Once the horse is a carrier they are at risk for developing symptoms of the disease. There is no real rhyme or reason why one horse gets it and not another. The treatment when I did it was very hard on the horse, but if Star had really had it then it would have been worth it. 4) It takes at least 1 month after being infected with the protozoa for symptoms to show. New developments could have come out, it's been a little over a year since my mare was treated, but I hope this answers your questions. Stephanie __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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