"It is usually transmitted via "respiratory droplets" which means that your husband was exposed to an infected person at some point."
Well, I don't want it! I've been spraying Lysol and bleach on every household surface, hope it helps. Do you think it will?
Tuffy is doing amazingly well, wish I had time to ride. The baby had her first hoof trim today, she was scared but didn't fight.
Doesn't it scare you to death to walk outside and see your horse acting like he has a broke leg? I'm glad Jake is better, he's an awesome horse.
Tuffy and Henkell need to go to weight watchers together, sounds like. Tuffy gets any bigger I'm gonna have to widen his stall door.
Little hint: it takes an antimicrobial 20 minutes to actually KILL microbes. If it is wiped off before that, it is called "degerming". You have removed the microbes from the surface and transferred them to something else, like the paper towel you wiped them up with.
To protect yourself, avoid contact with mucoid secretions from your husband. That means, NO kissing, even on the cheek, no holding hands, and making sure that your husband covers his mouth/nose when sneezing and coughing (use Kleenex). If you really want to be safe, wear a mask and gloves around him. The mask prevents entry into your nose and mouth, and the gloves prevent you from picking the germs up on your hands and then transfering them to your nose or mouth. He is probably past the infective stage by now anyway though.
When I saw Jake, I was just sure he had broken his knee. It was even swollen because he was walking just on his toe. My vet wasn't fooled by the obvious swelling and went straight for the heel. He blocked just the heel and Jake was feeling no pain.
Maybe you and I need to start a Jenny Craig for Equines club. We can call it "Jenny Nag".
Hey, wait 'til he can't even fit in a 2-horse trailer! I got that problem with Tennessee.