One of our daughter's horses got it inside his sheath
and he was one miserable horse until the abscess broke and started to
drain. All of a sudden, one morning, the sad, pained, hang-dog horse was
seen hopping and skipping around his field in absolute relief.
About every three years we get an outbreak of it. IN
California it is called Pigeon Fever. I know it is supposed to be highly
contagious but does not seem to matter with my horses. We have 30 horses
on the place and 2-3 will get it. I have had one horse in a two horse
paddock get it and one across in a pasture with 14 other horses. They
don't seem ot pass it around.... It is a yucky thing to have though. I
think I am due next year........mb
