Comments on: Strangles http://americashorsedaily.com/strangles/ The Complete Source for All Things Horse Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:30:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: brad http://americashorsedaily.com/strangles/comment-page-1/#comment-5582 brad Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:46:35 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=10362#comment-5582 If the enlarged lymph nodes drain into the gutural pouches of the horse, the horse can get gutural pouch empyma, which comes with its own problems. One main side affect of the gutural pouch empyma is that the bacteria can survive and persist for months to even years, without showing any other signs or symptoms of illness. This can be very problematic because in these cases the horses are carriers of the bacteria for a prolonged period of time. If the enlarged lymph nodes drain into the gutural pouches of the horse, the horse can get gutural pouch empyma, which comes with its own problems. One main side affect of the gutural pouch empyma is that the bacteria can survive and persist for months to even years, without showing any other signs or symptoms of illness. This can be very problematic because in these cases the horses are carriers of the bacteria for a prolonged period of time.

]]> By: Tyler http://americashorsedaily.com/strangles/comment-page-1/#comment-4942 Tyler Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:47:12 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=10362#comment-4942 This was a problem at a local boarding facility which housed over 50 horses. My horse came down with it as a two year old and became quite ill but recovered just fine. We used bute to treat temperature when it was over 104 and hot packed the abcess using a wash rag soaked with hot water to encourage to abcesses to burst and drain, in some cases a mild betadine/water solution was flushed through the opening where the abcess had drained. Anti-biotics should be avoided if possible (aside from horses with bastard strangles) since they slow the rate of bacterial reproduction, ultimately slowing how quickly the abcess will burst. A recovered horse will usually be immune for up to five years, but can become a carrier horse. A vet can test for carrier animals and if you desire to keep a confirmed carrier the vet can flush their guttural pouch, where the bacteria can remain even in otherwise heathy horses and infect other horses. This was a problem at a local boarding facility which housed over 50 horses. My horse came down with it as a two year old and became quite ill but recovered just fine. We used bute to treat temperature when it was over 104 and hot packed the abcess using a wash rag soaked with hot water to encourage to abcesses to burst and drain, in some cases a mild betadine/water solution was flushed through the opening where the abcess had drained. Anti-biotics should be avoided if possible (aside from horses with bastard strangles) since they slow the rate of bacterial reproduction, ultimately slowing how quickly the abcess will burst. A recovered horse will usually be immune for up to five years, but can become a carrier horse. A vet can test for carrier animals and if you desire to keep a confirmed carrier the vet can flush their guttural pouch, where the bacteria can remain even in otherwise heathy horses and infect other horses.

]]> By: KND Farms http://americashorsedaily.com/strangles/comment-page-1/#comment-4764 KND Farms Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:33:51 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=10362#comment-4764 I am from Michigan and recently took on a horse from a horse rescue facilitiy in my area. The horse broke out with strangles 14 days later. With a little research from local vets and other people that had bought horses from the same place I am finding that strangles is on that farm and it is now spreading all over the area. I feel that the rescue facility is helping horses, but I do not see where it is helping to control the dieses or educate the buyers of these horses. Its a very sad situation. It is also my understanding that there are not any requlations or anything that can be done in Michigan or to non-profit organizations. Question 2 is how do you go about finding out if a horse is a carrier? After 54 days of seperation I am having another outbreak. This was in a clean non exposed area, but the horses did have contact with the previoulsy infected horse through the fence,after 54 days. The infected horse had light stangles for 7 days than I kept her seperated for an additional 47 days. I would not think that she could still spread it, but I quess sometimes they can. I also pastured 2 horses with her after her 30 days of being clean from strangles and they are showing no signs of strangles and are fine approx 70 days later. I am now letting all 6 horse have contact to each other so that hopefully they get it and get over it so that I do not continue to have sporatic outbreaks. This disese seems not to follow any simple pattern. All cases seem different. Luckily my horses are getting a little nasal discharge, slight temperaturess and then are fine in about 1 week. Question 3 When is it safe to take a horse to a show or to another farm after an outbreak? Should you have have them tested to see if they are harboring the disease after all symptoms are gone? I am from Michigan and recently took on a horse from a horse rescue facilitiy in my area. The horse broke out with strangles 14 days later. With a little research from local vets and other people that had bought horses from the same place I am finding that strangles is on that farm and it is now spreading all over the area.

I feel that the rescue facility is helping horses, but I do not see where it is helping to control the dieses or educate the buyers of these horses. Its a very sad situation.

It is also my understanding that there are not any requlations or anything that can be done in Michigan or to non-profit organizations.

Question 2 is how do you go about finding out if a horse is a carrier? After 54 days of seperation I am having another outbreak. This was in a clean non exposed area, but the horses did have contact with the previoulsy infected horse through the fence,after 54 days. The infected horse had light stangles for 7 days than I kept her seperated for an additional 47 days. I would not think that she could still spread it, but I quess sometimes they can.

I also pastured 2 horses with her after her 30 days of being clean from strangles and they are showing no signs of strangles and are fine approx 70 days later.

I am now letting all 6 horse have contact to each other so that hopefully they get it and get over it so that I do not continue to have sporatic outbreaks. This disese seems not to follow any simple pattern. All cases seem different. Luckily my horses are getting a little nasal discharge, slight temperaturess and then are fine in about 1 week.

Question 3 When is it safe to take a horse to a show or to another farm after an outbreak? Should you have have them tested to see if they are harboring the disease after all symptoms are gone?

]]> By: Barry Boswell http://americashorsedaily.com/strangles/comment-page-1/#comment-4621 Barry Boswell Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:04:11 +0000 http://americashorsedaily.com/?p=10362#comment-4621 Is strangles a reportable disease in the state of Pennsylvania? I know of a boarding and riding facilty there that is not following normal protocal which you state in this article. What would be the best approach to handle this problem. To date it has infected 20 horses and I am concerned for the re-occurance. Is strangles a reportable disease in the state of Pennsylvania? I know of a boarding and riding facilty there that is not following normal protocal which you state in this article. What would be the best approach to handle this problem. To date it has infected 20 horses and I am concerned for the re-occurance.

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