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Discussion on Uveitis and Cyclosporine?
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3rsatsmf
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Posted on Monday, Feb 17, 2003 - 7:35 pm:
Hello, all -
Guess what? After I lost my beloved Reno, I got myself a new horse, imported from Holland (a Friesian) with a very low inbreeding coefficiet (didn't want to chance another auto-immune disease). Well, Remy came down with uveitis 4 days ago! I've already had the veterinarian AND the ophthalamoligist out. The opthalamologist told me that usually uveitis is not a primary inflammation, that usually, something else is going on with your horse, that will cause the uveitis to start. So, we are looking into what it could be. Reno was 4 when he started with his moonblindness. Remy is 4, too. I'm scratching my head here, knowing the only common denominator is ME! Now, that would be terrible.
I'll keep everyone posted - it may help with your diagnoses.
Joni
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Feb 18, 2003 - 4:45 am:
Hello Joni,
Though this is an autoimmune disorder it does not have a primary genetic component that has been recognized. The cause of the autoimmune component has two aspects:
1) addition or changes in proteins in the eye from the lepto infection
2) inflamation leading to exposure of the immune system to the proteins of the relatively immunoprivledged area inside the eye.
See the article for more on this.
DrO
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