title: Suspected tick paralysis (Ixodes holocyclus) in a Miniature Horse.
abstract: A 9-year-old Miniature Horse gelding infested with ticks (Ixodes holocyclus) was presented with flaccid motor paralysis causing recumbency. Neurological examination and other diagnostic tests did not identify an alternative aetiology, leading to a presumptive diagnosis of tick paralysis. The gelding was treated with tick antiserum and intensive supportive care. He made a gradual recovery over the 48 h following presentation and was discharged without further complications. This case report describes in detail the clinical signs and successful treatment of a Miniature Horse with flaccid paralysis caused by suspected envenomation by Ixodes holocyclus.
authors.affiliation: University Veterinary Teaching Centre Camden, 410 Werombi Rd., Camden, New South Wales, Australia. elizabeth.tee@sydney.edu.au
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tee
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Feary
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000992:Antitoxins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001180:Arthropod Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006736:Horses; D018884:Ixodes / Q000472:pathogenicity; D008297:Male; D013985:Tick Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000992:Antitoxins; D001180:Arthropod Venoms; C038423:holocyclotoxin