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Re: [RC] Old Selam and sick horses - heidiI never knew horses got salmonella. How do they get it? Yes, horses can and do get salmonella, but it sure doesn't sound like what is going on with the Old Selam group. Salmonella causes severe cramping and diarrhea, and is very difficult to get under control. It is also highly contagious--when it hits a hospital ward at a veterinary school or a large equine hospital, often the whole area has to be shut down and decontaminated. I had the unhappy experience of being a senior vet student during a salmonella outbreak at Washington State. The entire surgical barn was closed to surgical patients and became a salmonella wing for the duration, and we had to use boot dips and all sorts of sanitary methods when entering and leaving the barn. We used to say that the diarrhea was so bad that the horses could "thread a needle at 20 paces" and it often took several days of intensive IV fluid therapy to get these horses turned around. It is a NASTY disease in horses, and one that I hope no one here ever has to deal with. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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