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Horses are one of the more sensitive animal species to lead poisoning. It often causes peripheral nerve damage in horses, resulting in muscular weakness and roaring, which results from paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
4 Σεπ 2009 · The usual method of treatment for this condition is through the administration of calcium disodium edentate. When administered with the help of an intravenous tube it has been known to remove lead from a horse’s body in less than a week, usually in about four to five days.
23 Σεπ 2010 · Once diagnosed, the source of lead has to be identified and further exposure prevented. Intoxication can be treated by administering chelating drugs and providing symptomatic and supportive care.
Chelation therapy, cathartics, thiamine administration, and sedation are common treatment methods. In food-producing species, treatment is discouraged because of food safety concerns, the prolonged treatment period, permanent degenerative damage, and a poor prognosis.
In horses, lead poisoning usually results in a longterm syndrome characterized by weight loss, depression, weakness, colic, diarrhea, paralysis of the larynx and throat (roaring), and difficulty swallowing that often results in aspiration pneumonia.
23 Σεπ 2010 · Clinical signs and treatment of horses poisoned with herbicides, rodenticides, metaldehyde, lead and adder envenomation are described.
Treatment: chelating lead with calcium versenate. Prognosis: guarded to poor. Presenting signs. Varied clinical signs can make diagnosis challenging. Subacute/chronic forms. Chronic exposure is the most common form.
