{"id":37906,"date":"2018-06-05T09:34:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T08:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horseandcountry.tv\/all-you-need-to-know-about-atypical-myopathy-and-how-to-avoid-it\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T18:36:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:36:34","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-atypical-myopathy-and-how-to-avoid-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/press.horseandcountry.tv\/en-us\/all-you-need-to-know-about-atypical-myopathy-and-how-to-avoid-it\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about atypical myopathy &#8211; and how to avoid it"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Photo:\u00a0<span class=\"image-attrs-details ng-binding ng-scope\">Thomas Muncke\/DPA\/PA Images<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Atypical myopathy \u2013 or seasonal pasture myopathy \u2013 is a severe and often fatal muscle disorder in horses, caused by eating sycamore seeds, leaves or seedlings.<\/p>\n<h2>Deadly disease<\/h2>\n<p>Despite its name, it has become more common in recent years. It is most prevalent during autumn, when horses eat sycamore seeds that fall onto pasture, and also in spring when seedlings are germinating.<\/p>\n<p>The origin of the deadly disease was unknown until fairly recently, but research in 2013\/14 revealed it is caused by the toxin hypoglycin A, which is contained in certain tree seeds, including the sycamore.<\/p>\n<p>The seeds are not palatable, but horses on poor quality grazing may eat large numbers.<\/p>\n<h2>Clinical signs<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what to look out for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General weakness, where your horses struggles to walk, stand and breathe<\/li>\n<li>Heart problems<\/li>\n<li>Horses appear depressed with low hanging heads<\/li>\n<li>Muscle trembling<\/li>\n<li>Signs of severe colic &#8211; although they still have an appetite<\/li>\n<li>Brown or dark red urine<\/li>\n<li>Severely affected horses become unable to stand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>If atypical myopathy is suspected, early treatment is vital.\u00a0Your vet can use specialist serum tests to support diagnosis, which are available from the Royal Veterinary College&#8217;s diagnostic laboratories.<\/p>\n<p>Your horse may require admission to a specialist equine hospital for 24-hour care, where they will receive intravenous fluids and intensive care. If horses survive the first few days of treatment they usually go on to recover completely, although this can take several months.<\/p>\n<h2>Reducing the risk<\/h2>\n<p>The following steps should be taken to reduce your horse\u2019s risk to this deadly disease:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify sycamore trees, both on and near grazing land, as some \u2018helicopter\u2019 seeds can travel up to around 200m.<\/li>\n<li>Restrict access to seeds by using temporary fencing.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure horses have access to good quality, uncontaminated pasture.<\/li>\n<li>Move horses off pasture at times of risk.<\/li>\n<li>Provide supplementary feed in the field to minimise the risk of horses being tempted to eat the seeds.<\/li>\n<li>Clear fallen sycamore leaves and seeds from grazing areas.<\/li>\n<li>Test for the presence of HGA in your horse&#8217;s pasture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on atypical myopathy you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rvc.ac.uk\/Media\/Default\/Equine\/fact-files\/Atypical%20Myopathy%20fact%20file%20updated%20Mar%202018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download<\/a> a leaflet, produced by the Royal Veterinary College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atypical myopathy \u2013 or seasonal pasture myopathy \u2013 is a severe and often fatal muscle disorder in horses, caused by eating sycamore seeds, leaves or seedlings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40,22,337],"tags":[51,5064,52,5093,53,5094],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.7 (Yoast SEO v20.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All you need to know about atypical myopathy - and how to avoid it | Horse &amp; 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