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Antheman schreef:Walnoten groeien snel en geve ndus beschutting. Daarnaast verjaagt het de muggen.
niet giftig dus.
Citaat:Toxic principle: unknown. A compound known as juglone has been suspected to be the toxin, but efforts to document this have been inconclusive.
Diagnosis
Clinical signs in horses occur within 24 hours of exposure to walnut shavings and include rapid onset of laminitis, a digital pulse, distal edema of the limbs, polypnea and elevated temperature. Necrosis of the dorsal laminae may occur and complicate recovery.
Laboratory diagnosis: microscopic examination of the bedding for the presence of walnut shaving confirms exposure.
Lesions: consistent with laminitis.
Treatment
The source of the walnut should be removed, and gastrointestinal detoxification carried out using mineral oil or activated charcoal and a mild cathartic.
The legs and feet should be washed.
Phenylbutazone or acepromazine can be used to treat pain associated with laminitis.