Shangles???????????????

Sancho · 05-02-2005, 04:47 PM

Hi I am just wondering if anyone has heard of shangles. I had a vet come out and have a look at sancho my 4 year old tb. The reason he came out was because sancho was breathing heavily. have you heard of shangles and what was (if you have) your experience??? Please help.

MissBandit · 05-02-2005, 04:49 PM

Do you mean shingles? I have never heard of shangles.

Sancho · 05-02-2005, 05:03 PM

It might be that!! or strangles. now I am going to have to have a look at my diary. Sorry for the confusion.

Huntseat123 · 05-02-2005, 05:12 PM

I think you mean strangles.

Sancho · 05-02-2005, 05:25 PM

Yeah thats it has anyone had this happen to there horse.

Cowgirl_Up · 05-02-2005, 05:43 PM

i have not had it with any of my horses but i heard your horse gets a temperature from it. i am nt sure of any other signs... I also heard that it can be passed from horse to horse by like sharing water or and thing like that. I hope your horse gets better!! let us know.

bishopsangels · 05-02-2005, 05:50 PM

if you do a search on the forum, you will find some awesome information. Search is on the upper tool bar on this page. The signs of strangles are: swelling in the jawl (neck)area, decreased appatite, runny nose, absessess in the jawl area may be noticed. Yes it is spread from horse to horse. If you touch a horse that has it, then touch another...it spreads.

Anyway...there have been many posts on strangles, you will find what you need in the search.

Good luck and I hope your horse gets better.

BestofPrincess · 05-02-2005, 05:51 PM

abcess on throught or more internal

Sancho · 05-02-2005, 06:04 PM

I am a bit scared now. I am getting a weanling this weekend. They won't be in the same paddock but both be in the paddock next to each other. What is the best thing I can do?

AWerner · 05-02-2005, 06:13 PM

add a temperary (electric fence is cheap) boundary that will prevent them from being able to touch- I'd add at least five feet as a buffer. I'm not sure if that will do anything- if it only spreads through contact, that should be enough.

05-02-2005, 04:47 PM	#1
Sancho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,812 Images: 108	Shangles??????????????? Hi I am just wondering if anyone has heard of shangles. I had a vet come out and have a look at sancho my 4 year old tb. The reason he came out was because sancho was breathing heavily. have you heard of shangles and what was (if you have) your experience??? Please help.

05-02-2005, 04:49 PM	#2
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 13,495 Images: 368 Blog Entries: 1	Do you mean shingles? I have never heard of shangles. __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

05-02-2005, 05:12 PM	#4
Huntseat123 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Highland, MI Posts: 6,943 Images: 468 Blog Entries: 5	I think you mean strangles. __________________ Amidst a conversation about her past as an established equestrian, we drove by a wonderful barn filled with horses. I watched as she swiftly unrolled her window and took a deep breath through her nose, letting the sweet aroma fill her lungs. A true horsewoman, I thought. R.M. Photography

05-02-2005, 05:43 PM	#6
Cowgirl_Up Full Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: oregon Posts: 243 Images: 2	i have not had it with any of my horses but i heard your horse gets a temperature from it. i am nt sure of any other signs... I also heard that it can be passed from horse to horse by like sharing water or and thing like that. I hope your horse gets better!! let us know. __________________ Not all men are created equal...only the best become cowboys!!! Proud owner of my mustang Cisco R.I.P: Keeko....you are missed!

05-02-2005, 05:50 PM	#7
bishopsangels Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 955 Images: 40	if you do a search on the forum, you will find some awesome information. Search is on the upper tool bar on this page. The signs of strangles are: swelling in the jawl (neck)area, decreased appatite, runny nose, absessess in the jawl area may be noticed. Yes it is spread from horse to horse. If you touch a horse that has it, then touch another...it spreads. Anyway...there have been many posts on strangles, you will find what you need in the search. Good luck and I hope your horse gets better. __________________ It is the blessing of old friends that you can be stupid with them~~~Ralph Waldo Emerson

05-02-2005, 05:03 PM	#3
Sancho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,812 Images: 108	It might be that!! or strangles. now I am going to have to have a look at my diary. Sorry for the confusion.

05-02-2005, 05:25 PM	#5
Sancho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,812 Images: 108	Yeah thats it has anyone had this happen to there horse.

05-02-2005, 05:51 PM	#8
BestofPrincess Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA MD Posts: 5,173 Images: 581 Blog Entries: 14	abcess on throught or more internal __________________ tjitske you never deserved to lose a foal 5/31/05 dolly we pray for you and your lost foal 7/26/05 Duct tape is the new glue

05-02-2005, 06:04 PM	#9
Sancho Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,812 Images: 108	I am a bit scared now. I am getting a weanling this weekend. They won't be in the same paddock but both be in the paddock next to each other. What is the best thing I can do?

05-02-2005, 06:13 PM	#10
AWerner Full Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 90	add a temperary (electric fence is cheap) boundary that will prevent them from being able to touch- I'd add at least five feet as a buffer. I'm not sure if that will do anything- if it only spreads through contact, that should be enough.