Please bear with me as this might be long.7 year old mare started head flicking back in the summer. Xrays of feet showed lateral medial imbalance in hinds and front left so had shoes put on. Head flicking got worse and at end of November was horrendous so referred to Langford for assessment. Mild/moderate lameness detected in left hind, worse on pushoff as opposed to impact. Mild lameness in front left. Bute trial started two weeks ago with her to be ridden as much as possible but if anything she was worse and tripping a lot with some dragging of hind feet.Several people mentioned the possibility of PSSM so asked vets opinion and he decided to take bloods. Have just had the results and they are not good and showed Liver enzymes are raised. GGT levels which are normally around 44, and vets get a bit worried if over 100, are over 500! Like an idiot I Googled it and above 400 usually has a poor prognosis.She is to have antibiotics for two weeks, a Liver fluke wormer, and something to help support the Liver and retest bloods in six weeks.Could this be the cause if her head flicking and lameness? Has anyone had similar test results? What was the problem and outcome? Does anyone have any good news stories of similar blood results?Sorry for all the questions!
02-23-2018, 05:35 PM
Liver problems
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