Comments on: Potomac Horse Fever

By: nancy gorey

nancy gorey — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:06:35 +0000

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By: dawn zimmermann

dawn zimmermann — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:23:33 +0000

A friend of mine has a horse that survived potomac fever. First he was diagnosed as having colic. But the next day when the fever was extremely high again the vet came out and said it has to be potomac fever. This horse had both the vaccination and the booster! The vet had to come out a couple of times a week to administer iv fluid. The horse ended up with founder in both front feet. Luckily my friend and the vet were both on top of their game and got everything under control. But it took 6 months before she could ride him again and astronomical vet n farrier bills! So dont dismiss the thought of a fever being potomac just because your horse has been vaccinated and has had his booster! Go with your gut instinct!

By: Foal Vaccination – America’s Horse Daily

Foal Vaccination – America’s Horse Daily — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:02:07 +0000

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By: How Old is Too Old? – America’s Horse Daily

How Old is Too Old? – America’s Horse Daily — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:01:55 +0000

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After the End – America’s Horse Daily — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:03:59 +0000

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By: Val Lombardi

Val Lombardi — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:20:57 +0000

It has been 3 years since we lost our horse to this misdiagnosed illness and I am still saddened and angry. Everyone needs to know that vaccination for PHF is not always effective so should never be dismissed as a cause for illness. Also, remember that PHF symptoms can vary in every horse. For example, our horse initially had a high fever over 104 and diarrhea but it was not projectile, so the vets ruled out PHF. Huge mistake. He had sunken eyes, looked depressed, and was obviously dehydrated with very dark urine. However, he was only put on oral antibiotics and Bute. No IV hydration either. After 4 straight days of all of this, his fever finally broke but it was too late. Our amazing horse had foundered in all four feet straight down and had to be put down. We were first time horse owners, which is not an excuse, and we knew so little and trusted too much. Lessons learned from this tragedy; Know your horse and trust your instincts! If you feel something is not right than it is not right. Ask questions and demand answers from your Vet without being intimidated.

By: Anne Gilmore

Anne Gilmore — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:40:17 +0000

I just bought my 8 year old a horse this spring for her birthday. i have not had a horse since i was young, my aunt always had horses. We live in upstate NY, when our 9 year old paint started acting funny we had no clue what was going on because in all the years my aunt has had horses wee have never seen this awful sickness.He started acting funny on Saturday, staying away from the herd, not eating much(still grazing a little),warm to the touch, eyes looked like he was drunk,loose bowel. We couldn’t understand why in a herd of 5 he was the only one acting funny.By Wednesday he has projectile diahreah.Time to call the vet, thank god we did cause he has potomac fever. This is such a scary thing for them to go through because even though treated they can get laminitous. Hopefully we can see a better vaccine in the near future, the ones they have are so hard to get ahold of in NY. My aunt has been trying since early May to get enough to treat all 7 horses, finding one here and one there, now we find out that you need to give them a booster as well.

By: Top-10 Free Reports – America’s Horse Daily

Top-10 Free Reports – America’s Horse Daily — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:57:33 +0000

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By: Karen L. Decker

Karen L. Decker — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:03:30 +0000

I learned about this nasty fever in the summer of 2009. One of my favorite Stallions became sick as a dog, just overnight! Thanks to my local vet. he started him on fluids & antibiotics & then I rushed him to the hospital. That was only the beginning, his IV was infected & we almost lost him due to those complications. We were months IV’ing and hand feeding.

By: Potomac Horse Fever – America’s Horse Daily

Potomac Horse Fever – America’s Horse Daily — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:02:00 +0000

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