Horse Diseases

Chronic infection from abscess

Chronic infection from abscess

Flys lay larva that eat flesh

Skunk and raccoons Fatal neuro disease Zoonosis Yearly booster

Equine herpes virus types 1 4 Respiratory, neurological signs, and abortion Extremely contagious Vaccine does not protect vs neuro disease Booster every six months Pregnant mares: 5,7,9 months of gestation with killed vaccine

Young horses Swollen lymphnodes, fever, respiratory signs Intranasal vaccine every six to year

Anaerobic gram positive bacteria In soil and feces Produces spores Horses and humans>ruminants>dogs>cats>birds

Locked jaw Seesaw stance Mortality

Contaminated wounds…castration, punctured, work involved cattle Non vaccinated horses

Penicillin Wound care

Severe fatal retrovirus disease Transmitted by horse flies or deer flies

Summer with horse flies and deer flies Contact with carrier horse less than 200 yds away Infected does not mean infectious

Fever Lathargy Anemia Chronic weight loss Chronic swelling Severe anemia Death

Clinical signs and history Coggins test

Life long isolation Euthanasia All equine premises require a negative cogging test yearly Control of biting flies

Associated with water loving insects Non infectious among horses

Seasonal trend: late spring early fall Barn with night lights Access to bodies of water Non vaccinated horses

Non specific: fever, lethargy Diarrhea and dehydration Endotoxemia Abortion Laminitis Death

Blood work: low WBC count, paired serum titers, PCR or IFA in blood

Oxytertracycline IV Assess dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, control fever Prevent laminitis

Only covers one strain Vaccinate six months to a year No protection against abortion

From opposim feces Neurological disease Horse is not infectious

Lameness Neurological

Neurological exam Radiograph of neck Necropsy