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Post by spotti on May 17, 2008 9:27:53 GMT
Ok, worried now. Just read about strangles and some of the syptoms and am now paranoid about whether any of the other horses have got it and will it affect mine?
Anyone had any experience of it and what to look out for?
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Post by duckles on May 17, 2008 11:12:27 GMT
I don't thank, God but I wouldn't worry about it. There are so many horrible horse diseases out there that you would go insane if you worried about them all! I know that when i read of something like grass sickness or strangles or whatever, i immediately begin to imagine my horse has the symptoms!! Which is just silly I know as I tell myself. We had an outbreak of some bad infection once at my old yard. THe young, old and run down horses got it worst. ALso horses who had not been vaccinated (recent arrivals) which is strange as it wasn't something that was vaccination against. Anyway, I am sure someone will give you the lowdown on strangles and hope you'll never have any experience of it.
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Post by trojanwarrior on May 17, 2008 14:17:34 GMT
Thankfully I have no experience of dealing with a case of strangles. I think the symptoms are general unwellness i.e. lethargic, off food, temperature etc, along with nasal discharge which can be thick. They can also get abscess type things in their sinuses which can burst outwards & its this that can be a real problem due to the risk of secondary infection. It is highly contagious. There was an outbreak in my area not so long ago & I didn't take Warrior anywhere just in case.
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Post by spotti on May 18, 2008 13:50:53 GMT
Would just having a snotty nose (quite thick) mean anything? The horse I have in mind doesn't seem to have any of the other symptoms, just the nose thing...got me all paranoid because she lives next to Faith
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Post by brigadier on May 18, 2008 13:57:53 GMT
Hi Spotti
if the horse has a temperature as well then it needs the vet as it could have a number of things which coupled with a thick nasal discharge would mean its infectious, (not necessarily strangles) The nasal discharge on its own could be just a reaction to dust etc or even a fungal infection in its nasal passages- its the temperature thats the best indication that things arent quite right.
brig
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Post by kateflashy on May 18, 2008 14:46:30 GMT
ive been through strangles twice once at my livery yard and later at a racing yard i was working at so i know what its like the discharge is a sympton but if its associated with genral lethargie high temp and it norm takes 10 days orf incubation before you see the swelling they appear not where you think but under the lower jaw if they dont burst on there own a vet should pierce them so the muck drains out not back into the lungs
and the discharge will stink revolting it made me sick just by the smell
the worse thing is that sometimes a horse showing the minor signs is treated with anti biotics which actually mask the symptoms that horses seems fine but all the others are going down with it the only way to get a proper cure is isolate all those with it and once the abscess has burst a powertful course of penicillian
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Post by rainbow on May 18, 2008 17:13:54 GMT
you can also have a case of strangles called Bast ard strangles. this is where there is no real discharge or lumps but it happens inside. The horse will be all lathargic and not really eating much. we had a shettie had it not that long ago. she was in foal and had 10% chance of living. she had her good days and her off days. at one point she got that bad that they came down to "gove her this and if it dont work then pts" luckly for her though she did pull through and about 3-4 mouths later out poped alice jane (AJ) after the vets that helped save beauty (the shettie) she is now grumpy then ever but both her and the foal is doing well  Foal is so cheeky only like a day old and was already escaping out of the stable  |
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