Medulloblastoma (MDL): 1  Most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. 2  Signs may include headache, vomiting, unsteady gait, and extreme fatigue. 3  Can spread (metastasize) along the spinal cord.
A WEC is used to identify infestation of common adult worm species including small (cyathastomins) and. large adult redworms (strongyles) and large roundworms (ascarids) in your horse. In most horses the. majority of the eggs we see will be from cyathastomin worms. WECs do not give an accurate assessment of encysted larvae, bots, pinworms or tapeworm. A one-off negative WEC does not guarantee the absence of a worm burden throughout the rest of the.
But a 14.2 hh 1000 lb horse with wide, deep, short loins, 8 inches of bone/tendon circumference, and correct bone lengths and angles, can often carry up to 30 to 35%% of his own weight (300 to 350 lbs) and remain sound. 1500 lb draft horse cannot carry 20% of his own body weight (300 lbs) without soundness issues since he just doesn't have the bone to support more than his own weight.