After three months of vigorous treatment it was time to re-test Midnite to see what her blood work said. We opted not to do the neurological exam again because she was, at this point, so out of shape it wouldn’t possibly be accurate.
Two weeks after we sent out the blood work we get “the call”. It was not the news we were hoping for. Midnite was better but not where the vet wanted her to be. Her EPM ratios were still higher than most cases the vet deals with. What this means for Midnite is she is now considered a “relapse” horse. Meaning she can literally relapse at any given time under any given circumstances. Quite troubling when you think about it. We didn’t know what to think, obviously we were pleased that she’s improved but we have to wonder when will an EPM attack hit again.
But back to the recovery. The vet gave us strict instructions not to ride her until we get her fitness up and redo the neurological exam. So Midnite is on, for now, a schedule involving hill work, longe line work, pole work, and hand walks. She still looks a bit off on her hill work but we won’t know anything conclusive until the retest. As for now we are just trying to improve upon her fitness day by day. Fortunately she is feeling well enough to run and play some in the field. That must be good, I hope.
