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Topic: strangles
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PonyMom
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posted May 02, 2004 04:30 PM
My daughter's large pony is boarding at a barn where 10 horses have contacted strangles. The owner's of the barn have not quarintined the horses, the paddocks, equipment etc.,. I'm worried about her pony becoming infected. We are currently following her coach's advice and not riding the pony (my daughter hasn't ridden in 3 weeks). The pony's only contact has been with barn help that take her in and out of her private turn out each day. The barn help do not where gloves, special clothing, or spray down with disinfectants. If the Doc on this site has any advice we would especially appreciate hearing from you.
Posts: 1 | From: ontario | Registered: Apr 2004
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LadyJumper
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posted May 02, 2004 06:18 PM
I had that problem, if the person does not quartine, you need to find a barn that will and move your horse, for if your horse gets it, it will not be fun.
I had the same problem where i use to barn, but i moved and my horse is happy, and the owner quaritines. but you might want to get your vet out their to make sure your pony does not have strangles already.
Posts: 215 | From: Arkansas | Registered: Jul 2003
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iambeinalittlequick
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posted May 02, 2004 06:25 PM
well iam not a vet but have delt with srangels(nasty infection)well anyway you should try to get who ever owns the barn your at to correntine the horses if your equitment (saddel pads head stalls ect.) are being kept with the horse that have strangels and they are being ridden or have had a halter on (while infected) and put it near your equitment you pony is at high risk of strangles and if the person who handels your horse handels the horses with strangels your pony is also very likely to get infeced with strangels the strangels bacteria can stay on clothing saddel pads ect. for weeks i reccomend having a talk with the barn manager and disscusing dissinfectant moving your talk and isulating the infected horses from the healthy ones well good luck . ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posts: 131 | From: california | Registered: Jan 2004
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jazzygirl
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posted May 02, 2004 07:07 PM
Strangles is a nasty virus but at this point your probably already infected.If you can find out if your pony has had strangles before you could be in the clear usually(but not always) they don't get it again, and if they do its usually a milder case.
Trying to move your pony now could be very dangerous to whichever barn you plan to move him as strangle is very catchy and you risk infecting wherever you go, which I'm sure you don't want. Quarintine is a great idea but it is probably to late, by the time strangles is detected you've infected the rest of the barn. If the horses that have no signs of the infection can see a vet they can get the vaccine.Any horse with signs already cannot have the vaccine. If the horses that came down with it can be kept in a seperate barn and proper care be taken you maybe able to curb it a bit. Take care any horse that abcesses is highly contagious.But once the abcess breaks your usually at the end of the virus. It is a very nasty virus but usually it passes with out leaving too much damage, except in the cases that it turn into whats called ******* strangles and then that is where the real serious problems come in and you need to make sure that its monitored closely by your vet.
As for your barn manager in her defense she is probably working round the clock trying to deal with the sick horses,there are shots to be given temps to be taken and they are all feeling pretty miserable about now. Who knows what brought it to your barn but anytime you have several horses in one place you risk some sort of infection. Strangles is scary ,everybody take a deep breath this too will pass.
Posts: 6 | From: new hamshire | Registered: Apr 2004
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CJ
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posted May 03, 2004 04:16 PM
Our camp barn had a horse get sick Bad one year with strangles, but she was kept in her stall, and feed and water was isolated (her buckets for her only) and none of the other 18 horses got sick. Two years later it happened, different horses, different staff, the sick horse wasn't isolated, and the whole barn got sick. 10 horses sick in one barn says to me that contamination is happening, probably at food/ water venues. If you can't vaccinate your pony maybe it's possible to put it on a preventaive antibiotic regimen? Dunno, definitely ask the vet if there's anything preventative that can be done. Good luck.
Posts: 662 | From: NJ | Registered: Mar 2004
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Kathleen M
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posted May 03, 2004 04:25 PM
honestly i'm nowhere close to being a vet, but i'm surprised you're pony hasn't caught it yet! my trainer has told me about strangles because it's so HIGHLY contagious.. i mean go to one barn and have a horse sneeze on any part of you then going to another barn could cause the whole barn to get the disease, if i could i'd be very aware, sounds like a nasty situation to me
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Posts: 118 | From: New Jersey | Registered: Apr 2004
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ToriQui
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posted May 16, 2004 06:03 PM
I also heard that the bacteria was extremely contagious. Is it necessary to get the vaccine? I say it is, and I am going to ask my vet Tuesday when he comes to geld and vaccinate my colt. I haven't ever been around it. If there was a break out and my horse was vaccnated, would that prevent an infection alone or would I have to administer a booster to activate his immunity? I also heard that intranasal was more effective than intramuscular. ANy advice? My vet will know, but I was just curious. I would hate to have a strangled horse or be in an area where it was. Good luck with your pony, I might consider another boarding place when this all blows over.
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Posts: 85 | From: Farwell, Michigan | Registered: Apr 2004
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Craig
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posted May 17, 2004 02:28 AM
well as you posted this on 2nd May and it is now 17th,, i'm assuming there will have been further developments?
i have also sent you a PM PonyMom
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Posts: 84 | Registered: Feb 2004
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proBarrel racer
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posted May 17, 2004 11:07 AM
No horse should be moved in or out of this farm until the virus is completely gone. If a horse leaves, it could spread it to another farm, or horses at a show.
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Posts: 105 | From: South Louisiana | Registered: Apr 2004
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