I Think Barbaro Should Be Put Down

[Danzig]

Tying Up
PREPARED BY: Cheryl Sutor [1998]


The following list contains the possible symptoms of Tying Up. Tying up is usually exercise-related. Symptoms below are most likely to appear within the first 1/2 hour of work. Some horses may not exhibit all symptoms. Tying up seems to be more common in young Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds who are either not fit or high strung, however, it can occur in any breed.


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Most common symptoms:
Obvious discomfort
Abnormally short strides, muscle stiffness
Difficulty in movement. Horse may refuse to move
Muscle hardening/contracting with hindquarter spasms, mostly in croup area
Elevated pulse & respiration

Possible additional symptoms:
Flaring of the nostrils
Slow capillary refill time
Pawing
Pale gums
Sweating
Short, stiff gait
Brown colored urine


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Management of Tying Up

Call your veterinarian immediately. Ask the veterinarian if you should administer any treatment prior to his arrival. Ask what you may do to comfort your horse until he arrives.

Do NOT move your horse! Moving your horse even a few steps may make the condition even worse. However, you do want to keep him on his feet.

Protect the horse from chills by using a blanket.

Encourage the horse to drink, it will help flush his kidneys of waste.

Why do horses become Tied-up?

A horse becomes tied-up when his muscles have been overworked. The muscles become damaged from toxic by-products that are produced during the work. These toxic by-products are produced from the blood's inability to carry enough oxygen to the muscles. High glycogen content and abnormal polysaccharide in the muscles. Sometimes, defective calcium regulation. When a horse ties up repeatedly, it may lead to kidney damage.

What can you do to prevent Tying-up?

Feed a low or no-carbohydrate diet with high fat. Warm up and cool down your horse properly with at least 15 minutes of walking. Don't exercise the horse to a point where it is stressful. Provide turnout as often as possible.

[paisjpq]

hey GR...Danzig pretty much covered it but since I know you like to know stuff...read this one...why tying up used to be called 'monday morning sickness'
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/horse_talk/61483

the trainers here could probably tell stories about 2 YO fillies that tie up...for some reason the high strung girls do it a lot...
yearling fillies like to do it at the sales too...when they did it was usually mild, we'd give them some bute paste, a little Ace to relax them, and some electrolytes...

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

A little trivia...another name for tying up is azoturia. I used to have to know all of this stuff for all of those competitions that I went to as a youth. I can't believe I still remember some of it...lol.

[Cajungator26]

When we supplemented selenium, we supplemented vitamin E at the same time. I can't tell you why (it's been way too long ), but I remember it had something to do with an inbalance if you didn't. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm getting too old. LOL

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

When we supplemented selenium, we supplemented vitamin E at the same time. I can't tell you why (it's been way too long ), but I remember it had something to do with an inbalance if you didn't. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm getting too old. LOL

has to do with bio-availability...but I'm getting old too...i can't remember exactly...one limits the uptake of the other if i remember right...

[largo1]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

has to do with bio-availability...but I'm getting old too...i can't remember exactly...one limits the uptake of the other if i remember right...

Vitamin E deficiency lowers selenium absorption and utilization which is why many selenium supplements also contain Vit. E. Unfortunately, unless the Vit E has been stabilized, it only has a shelf life of a couple weeks.

Suzanne(WHY do I know this???)

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by largo1

Vitamin E deficiency lowers selenium absorption and utilization which is why many selenium supplements also contain Vit. E. Unfortunately, unless the Vit E has been stabilized, it only has a shelf life of a couple weeks.

Suzanne(WHY do I know this???)

lol

yeah, i ask myself that about trivia. hell, i can name every king and queen of england in chronological order from william the conqueror. yet it doesn't pay the bills.....

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by largo1

Vitamin E deficiency lowers selenium absorption and utilization which is why many selenium supplements also contain Vit. E. Unfortunately, unless the Vit E has been stabilized, it only has a shelf life of a couple weeks.

Suzanne(WHY do I know this???)

thanks suzanne I knew that one of them limited the other just couldn't remember how exactly...

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

When we supplemented selenium, we supplemented vitamin E at the same time. I can't tell you why (it's been way too long ), but I remember it had something to do with an inbalance if you didn't. Does anyone know anything about this? I'm getting too old. LOL

You're pretty much right. You usually have to supplement selenium in cases of white muscle disease, azoturia...etc. Vitamin E and selenium work together, and are used especially in the treatment of white muscle disease in foals. Vitamin E prevents the breakdown of cells, and selenium aids in the absorption of vitamin E through the tissues.

[GenuineRisk]

Oops, sorry for posting a link that had been posted earlier. See what I miss when I get off DT for more than a few hours?