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To: CindyDawg
Yeah - I understand, and I hope you get some answers.

I think these things are hard to contain at boarding stables, but it seems to me that some effort should have been made to (A) identify with certainty what the disease is and inoculating ~everyone~ no matter what. and (B) start isolating horses and preventing contact between them...
2,823 posted on 04/28/2005 7:39:53 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

They have really tried. It was just a gelding problem at first. All others seperated and the barn where the babies are is still off limits. Water tanks and stuff have been disinfected. If this is viral, medication won't help except for complications. The ones not treated seem to recover about the same as the ones on it. I was there when she asked her vet. He wasn't sure and treats symptoms. He gave me a long inservice about reasons for him not doing labs. Anyway I'm going to ask my vet if he doesn't think it's viral to do a culture if it's not too expensive. He may have already drawn blood as far I know. Everytime before he always has. I just need to find him.


2,824 posted on 04/28/2005 7:55:45 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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