Hi there,
Looking for anybody who has treated a horse suspected of muscular disease due to toxin from s fayeri. If anybody has any experiences that they are willing to share, I would appreciate it.
Specific symptoms, treatments, successes, timeline.
Thanks in advance
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There’s one good long article from Science Direct that goes into whether s fayeri is contributing or just incidental in EPM. I can’t figure out how to link but you can Google it easily.
Sarcosystis is the family name of the protozoa that caused EPM. I am not in EPM country, but I understand it’s potentially spread by opposing feces. Wikipedia lists a whole lot of species, but only discussed a few that produce known illness in various livestock.
My guess is that sarcocystis fayeri, if it is found to cause symptoms, would be similar to EPM caused by other sarcosystis species
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Thanks. i have read everything i can get my hands on.
Since the literature seems to assume it’s incidental not causal for EPM, there likely aren’t a lot of protocols for treatment. How did you discover you have s fayeri and what does your vet say? I see from your topic history you were medicating a horse for recurrent EPM a while back, is this the same case?
Here is some information. You’ve probably already found it, but just in case…
Yes, this is the same case. Horse tested positive for antibodies to toxins emitted by s fayeri. Horse has been treated with decoquinate/levamisole for s. neurona and n.Hughesi. PNE.
Currently on daily decoquinate
I am specifically looking for info from any horseowner who has treated for s fayeri and their experiences.
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What are the toxins they test for?
Is this pathogenes diagnosing s fayeri, or another vet?
Hi,
Yes, my vet and Pathogenes
Toxins released from s fayeri.
Pathogenes looks like a private research company offering testing for various sarcosystis species including those associated with EPM. They are also testing for a fayeri, but they say it’s “resistant to treatment.” The other scientific research on a fayeri seems to suggest it’s incidental not causal. So the Pathogenes approach is contrary to that, which could mean they are ahead of the vet world or could mean they are scammy. I am not able to evaluate which.
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Hi,
From what I have learned, it appears that only a small percentage of horses infected with Sarcocysts show clinical disease. This is why I am reaching out, searching for someone else treating for possible disease.
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