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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Is she having difficulty breathing?
She's breathing ok. She only had to stop that once in the pasture to cough that stuff out. Mine didn't have that strangling sound and problems breathing when they had stangles because they ruptured but they would have to stop and cough junk out with any exerction including walking. If it's a relapse it's very mild or she's in the early stages.
Her throat was very tight yesterday. If it's illness she may have fixed the problem herself.
That was verbetum from the book. Bob is just guessing so it really would be good for a vet to see her. I think I remember you saying she was short of breath, I don't remember you mentioning a cough.
It apparently could be viral rhinopneumonitis, viral arteritis, influenza, infectious bronchitis or strangles. Until she is well, I would take precautions to not transfer any germs to Okie. See him first, etc, and then SL.
If you are giving penicillen to her that's what we would be doing. It could just be a cold also, although the stopping to catch her breath sounds like it's a bit more. Maybe a warm rag against the knot will open it up to drain?
That was very nice of them both. Good people.
I wouldn't keep strangles out of the picture, and I'm inclined to think that it might be, but I also don't want to get you all worried in case I'm wrong. (And I also realize that a few posts ago I said it might be an infected wound, but I didn't realize that she was coughing stuff up) Either way I think it's important to test for Strangles right away because of all the other horses. How long has this been going on?
I didn't see any PCN. She has the refrig stuff locked up and I forgot the code. I put her on sulfa . I just have to give it twice a day.
I vac her for Rhino and influenza. Do you call it a cough? Just that one time she had to stop and hack that stuff up. The force was strong enough that she got it on my sweater. After that just dripping. I have her in the barn but I decided not to put the blanket on. If she starts a fever tonight she might get too hot and it seemed comfortable.
You're warm enough there she doesn't need to have a blanket on, and you're right - it could get too warm for her. Being by herself is good though. Just dripping sounds so much like just a cold, it's the knot under her jaw that bothers me some. That sounds like an infection - almost like swollen glands in a person.
Even the knot wasn't that big a concern for me because it's going down. Knowing that it was or is draining is though. I would like to bandage it but I would have to wrap her jaw and she would probably work it off or get it caught on something.
What nice people. I smiled when I read "cane" That's progress. You probably need to get out but did you know you can order groceries on line?
I think it's better not wrapped and just kept clean. Do you have flies down there? If so, maybe some SWAT on the site to keep flies away.
We are going to be in the 40's-50's thru Tue so I shouldn't have to bother with flies for a few days. It's raining and chilly.
Yeah. I would just like to see what's coming out. I started to massage it but decided to wait for the vet:')
I cleaned it with betadine and we sprayed it with granulex.
It sounds like you have it all covered. Were you a vet in a previous life :)
No. I have slept in a lot of Holiday Inns though:')
Morning! Major snow here! Ugh.
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