Loving Hands for Horses "Your Horse is in Good Hands" (2024)

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*Note* We are Not saying EPM does not exist. We are not vilifying the possum
We are educating owners to be aware that EPM like symptoms are actually sometimes vitamin deficiency.***

We are blaming it on EPM, but sometimes that is a mistake.

We have seen it over and over again. Actually, in only 3 instances, was a diagnosis of EPM correct in HOP.

A horse is wobbly, especially in the rear, a blood test is drawn, the numbers come back and the horse is diagnosed with dreaded EPM.

But,

A solid diagnosis can only be made from a spinal tap.

The reason being, so many horses are exposed to EPM the blood work shows the antibodies. Most do not have the illness.

A blood test where the numbers run off the chart is probably a true diagnosis, but middle of the road numbers really may not be an indicator of it, in our experience.

In fact, a frequently overlooked causation for such symptoms is a deficit in Vitamin E.

And the harder a horse works, the more Vitamin E (in the proper form) it requires, so getting into a deficit is pretty easy.

Vitamin E deficiency can cause:

*Toe dragging
*A wobbly back end
*Sore muscles perhaps manifested as a bucking problem
*Muscle wasting or trembling
*Cracking joints
*a dry and ugly coat
*poor hoof quality
*heart issues
*prolonged laying down

In nature where do horses get Vitamin E?

The answer is primarily from green grass. So if your horse is a hay only horse, dry lotted or mostly stall kept, chances are it is in some sort of deficit.

There Is a blood test for E, BUT the blood must be run quickly and transported under certain conditions.

Also, it is important to note that horses who have lived in Vitamin E deficit for a prolonged time will often have trouble hanging onto it and will go back into deficit easily.

**If your horse truly does NOT have EPM, then treating with costly medicines for that is not going to help you and certainly not your horse. Just be sure you're treating the condition your horse actually has. As mentioned, EPM has been suspected on many horses we've had some in and was ultimately definitively shown in spinal testing to NOT be the cause of neuro syptoms. Many people have messaged us with the same situation happening, as well. Also, this isn't a post to bash or speak negatively about wildlife. Those types of comments will be deleted.***

https://thehorse.com/1105236/5-points-to-help-veterinarians-diagnose-epm/

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