Em. Milne et al., USE OF CLINICAL MEASUREMENTS TO PREDICT THE OUTCOME IN CHRONIC CASES OF GRASS SICKNESS (EQUINE DYSAUTONOMIA), Veterinary record, 134(17), 1994, pp. 438-440
Forty-five cases of chronic grass sickness were given scores for selec
ted clinical measurements when they were first examined, to assess the
ir value in predicting survival. Sixteen cases survived. The clinical
scores for the degree of dysphagia, appetite, colic and the degree of
reduction in gut sounds were significantly lower in the survivors than
in the non-survivors. In addition, only the non-survivors had severe
rhinitis. Ponies were significantly less likely to survive than cob ty
pes.