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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 236562" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I know it's midwinter, but is there even a faint possibility it could be tick paralysis? That affects the back legs first, and in a large animal may not go any further. It can come on seemingly overnight (although you usually notice a hindquarters wobble a day or two beforehand). Also often associated with it a a change in the voice, like a horseness (sounds like mild laryngitis) as the throat muscles get affected.</p><p></p><p>It's a common problem for us in Australia, but then we have mild enough winters for the Ixodes ticks to still be able to cause problems year-round.</p><p></p><p>Although tick poinsoning is potentially fatal, it is still an easy fix, if tat's what it is and you find the tick and remove it. It just takes a few days more for the toxin to reach a peak and then begin to subside. </p><p></p><p>In a larger animal, sometimes the tick gets full and drops off before the toxin reaches a lethal level.</p><p></p><p>Fingers crossed for you. I know it's a really long shot. You could have done without this, on top of everything else.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 236562, member: 1991"] I know it's midwinter, but is there even a faint possibility it could be tick paralysis? That affects the back legs first, and in a large animal may not go any further. It can come on seemingly overnight (although you usually notice a hindquarters wobble a day or two beforehand). Also often associated with it a a change in the voice, like a horseness (sounds like mild laryngitis) as the throat muscles get affected. It's a common problem for us in Australia, but then we have mild enough winters for the Ixodes ticks to still be able to cause problems year-round. Although tick poinsoning is potentially fatal, it is still an easy fix, if tat's what it is and you find the tick and remove it. It just takes a few days more for the toxin to reach a peak and then begin to subside. In a larger animal, sometimes the tick gets full and drops off before the toxin reaches a lethal level. Fingers crossed for you. I know it's a really long shot. You could have done without this, on top of everything else. Marg [/QUOTE]
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