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meljul
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 14
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Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 10:25 am Post subject: HYPP????? *Update* With Results |
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Does anyone think this could be why my horse if falling while sleeping?
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meljul
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:52 am Post subject: |
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We had the vet come and take a hair sample today to test him for HYPP.
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galadriel Site Admin
Joined: 20 Sep 2003 Posts: 113 Location: Florida
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Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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The falling while sleeping is certainly alarming. Horses have a locking mechanism in their legs that allows them to sleep standing up. If his locking mechanism not working, that may have other implications. I would guess it might be neurological. I can imagine that it might be related to a (possibly old) leg injury of some kind, but probably not if it is affecting all his legs.
I hope you get some information with the HYPP test (thanks for the update). If it comes back negative, do you think you could consult your vet about other possibilities? He might be able to give you some suggestions, or other ideas of tests he could run. |
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meljul
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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We are definitely going to rule out what we can.
Still waiting on the test results. Hopefully that is not the case. |
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galadriel Site Admin
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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That's a long testing process I hope you can get some answers soon. |
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meljul
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Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Got the results today.
He has the heterozygous Affected Gene (HN). Not sure where we go from here, we will be contacting the vet tomorrow. |
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