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Need help with sudden behavior change.

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My mare was diagnosed with Lyme disease after 6 moths of being aggressive and breaking out of the pasture and trying to kill me and my dog. She has been on doxycyline for 1 week now. She had just started to show some improvement when she suddenly went after us again. this horse has never been like this. She has always been on her best behavior! She now (started yesterday) gotten very spooky. She was just spooky at an empty food dish yesterday, but today freaked out at her hay, food, blanket, toys, me, her stall and her treats. She is punished when she does something wrong, so no she is not getting away with any bad behavior. I have been working her with this spooky behavior. To note this mare has NEVER spooked at anything. She has always been "bombproof".
 
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So she did a sudden change back to herself. Which was great. Then today, she took turn. she developed a hear rate of 80. Vet came over and gave her a sedative and some banimine. It has helped for now. Recheck in the am. She had good gut sounds so were not sure exactly what it was. If she has a high rate in the am the vet will come back out and tube her and go from there. My mare is only 7 and has been through a lot in the past year. I know the reality that she might not make it through this episode.
 
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