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Horse Emergency
Dehydration in Horses
Dehydration occurs when there is excessive loss of water in the horse's body. Generally due to strenuous exercise or long bouts of diarrhea, this loss of water and electrolytes -- minerals like sodium, chloride, and potassium -- is a serious emergency that can lead to kidney failure if the horse is not quickly rehydrated. Symptoms and Types A horse's skin loses its elasticity when its body fluid or electrolyte levels are depleted. An easy way to identify this is to pinch up a skin fold along the horse's back.
Heat Stroke in Horses
Hyperthermia
Also known as heat exhaustion or hyperthermia, heat stroke is a condition that occurs with horses performing a great deal of work in excessively hot or humid conditions. When the horse is unable to lose body heat, its body temperature goes up rapidly, causing severe (and sometimes fatal) health concerns.
Seizures in Horses
Epileptic Seizures Much like in humans, horses suffer from epilepsy. And although equine epilepsy may not be the most common of horse afflictions, it is one that horse owners should be aware of. It causes seizures of various intensities and without proper care, a horse who is suffering from epilepsy runs the risk of seriously hurting themselves, other people or animals around them. Symptoms The most common sign of epilepsy is seizures. The horse will usually become unconscious, collapse, tremble and shake.
