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RE: [RC] Old Selam and sick horses - heidiI had a horse get severe diarrhea once from moldy hay. He tested negative for everything (including Salmonella) and it was discovered that the barn where I was boarding had been using up some hay that had been stored through the winter (we were in a summer only board at the time in the high country) It was strange because within a week, there were 3 other horses (out of about 50) in different areas in the barn that also had to be treated. When I spoke with their owners, all of them had horses that were not picky eaters and habitually "devoured" anything given them. The picky eaters left clumps of moldy hay in their feeders. 4 days of IV fluids (and a $900. vet bill) later my horse was fine.. Yes, there certainly are a lot of other things besides salmonella that can cause diarrhea--and due to the contagious nature of salmonella, I can think of a lot of other "causes" that I'd rather deal with... Although none of them are very nice to contemplate... At least salmonella can usually be ruled in or out with a stool culture, given an active case--unfortunately, stool cultures are not always reliable to pick out carriers of it. 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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