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Discussion on Nocturnal Stringhalt Relief
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New Member:
irhunter
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011 - 11:44 pm:
After literally hundreds of hours searching the web for information on Stringhalt, I can only recall one article briefly mentioning a relief of Stringhalt symptoms during hours of darkness. I do not recall a reason why. Coyote, my OTTB with Stringhalt, appears to have a daily "symptom cycle".... being the worse in the middle of the day and the best in the middle of the night. Has anyone heard this before? If so, has it been documented?
Thanks!
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Nov 12, 2011 - 12:06 pm:
Hello Steve,
No I have not heard of such a thing. There is no doubt light cycles effect our nervous system however but I might look more to different activities or level of alertness than a actual light / darkness cause.
DrO
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irhunter
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Posted on Monday, Nov 26, 2012 - 1:02 am:
Update on Coyote. He's been through a lot. Video consultation with advice from Dr. Vahlberg and her group at UMN, Further advice with Dr. Valentine in OSU. EPSM or PSSM... he went through 2 years of Low Carb/High Fat diet, with some improvement but not enough. So, two weeks ago, Coyote went in for the tenomyectomy surgery by Dr. Ragle at the WSU Vet Med Teaching Hospital in Pullman, WA. He is recovering well. In fact there is little, if any, sign of the stringhalt gate when backing. Walkng forward, he occasionally hitches but it is nothing compared to the jack hammer, belly slapping hitch pre surgery. The most noticable improvement is in his personality. Well, maybe not an improvement... pre surgery he was a push over, did everything he was told without question. Now, he's full of energy and has a mind of his own!
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New Member:
kjbm31
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Posted on Monday, Nov 26, 2012 - 7:02 pm:
I had this surgery done on my horse and It may or may not have worked. At first it seemed to help but it would still hitch up.It did get remarkably better in the summer after riding a lot but in the winter it sometimes still hitches up. I rode a lot this summer and he was great so I'm anxious to see what happens this winter. It really seems to help to keep his back feet trimmed short. Good luck to you.
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 - 3:50 pm:
Hello SteveP,
Thanks for the update and great to hear things are improved.
DrO
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