Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

Friend got a new horse,  from large stable , mostly stalled, where she has 
been for more than 6 months, in excellent health.

Moved the mare to her house, large dry lot, two other healthy horses.  She 
was wormed with ivermectin and got both 4 way vaccine and Ft Dodge WN  (same 
lots given to 9 others shortly before)    Fed alfalfa/grass mix hay, also 
fed to all the others.

Within 48 hours she started breaking out with hives, neck shoulders.  Vet 
saw her, gave a shot of banimine and started oral steroids.   Within 30 
minutes she had lots more and larger hives break out.   Vet said it would 
get better soon, a reaction to the banimine.and she did improve.  Hives did 
not go away with several days of the steroids, vet had her start oral 
anti-histamin paste on Monday,  so far not worse, but no real improvement 
yet.
Vet is suggesting allergy to dust,  (it isn't really dusty here yet, too 
much rain)  change in hay, I think she was mostly on alfalfa, or something 
else in the area.

Mare has never, so far, been itchy or sensitve to touch, is bright and 
cheerful, just lots of ugly bumps.

Anybody have anything like this happen?  What did you do, ????

Thanks for any info.

Dot Wiggins 


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=