1. Clinical, serological and virological characteristics of an Guidelines for humane destruction Euthanasia should be considered in any recumbent horse in which there is: * No attempt to rise after one hour * Hemiplegia or tetraplegia for more than two to four hours * Analgesia caudal to a suspected vertebral lesion after period of adrenaline domination lapses * Coma or semicoma for more than 48 hours * Persistently dilated pupils * Uncontrollable struggling and/or pain Reproduced with permission from 'The Guide to the Management of Emergencies at Equine Competitions' published by BEVA, 1996 outbreak of paresis and neonatal foal disease due to equine herpesvirus-1 on a stud farm;McCARTAN, C.G.; RUSSELL, M.M.; WOOD, J.L.N.; MUMFORD, J.A.;Veterinary Record; Performing a neurological examination in a standing or recumbent horse. Veterinary Medicine 85,1229-1240,1995
2. Ataxia, bizarre gaits and recumbency;reading ANDREWS, Further; WILLIAMS, J.; DYSON, S.,1989