Nov 5, 2024 | blog, Practice news
Atypical myopathy (AM) is a serious, often fatal muscle disease in horses, commonly associated with the consumption of seeds or leaves from sycamore trees (Acer pseudoplatanus), which are toxic to equines. While it’s most frequently seen in the autumn, as...
Mar 26, 2023 | blog, Practice news
Atypical myopathy can be a problem in the spring as well as the autumn. The number of cases has been high throughout the UK over the last few winters and spring due to the unseasonal weather we are currently having. Today’s blog takes a look at how we can...
Mar 8, 2022 | blog, Practice news
This is known as a seasonal toxin. It is thought that the helicopter seeds in autumn, and the saplings in spring, contain Hypoglycin-A that causes atypical myopathy in horses. Not all seeds or saplings will have the same amount of the toxin in them therefore...
