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[RC] Old Selam sick horses - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Katey Gies heart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== The results from my mare's bloodwork showed everything normal, except a high white count. The vet felt this might be indicitive of some form of Potomac fever, but he felt her symptoms, diarehea, loss of appetite, and depression point more towards the presence of a bacteria (?) in the hind gut. He said the name of it...started with a c and sounded kind of like ecoli. He said he had seen horses with this type if infection exhibit colic like symptoms, but not the dramatic pawing/rolling/intense pain that accompanies a true colic. Gali never had those colic like symptoms at all, but her mucus membranes were bright red. Today, after 3 IV antibiotic shots, she is doing much better, and her mucus membranes are a healthy pink color. His theory was still that she got this bacteria out of drinking puddles- since the bacteria is in the ground, then when it rains the bacteria gathers in the puddle. He has ruled out Salmonella (thank goodness)I don't know if he's right or not, but have been pushing him for information so that we could get some type of clue as to if these horses illnesses were related (caused by some common cause) or totally random. Dianne also told me that another horse was given a bantamine shot as well. Katey Gies =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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