Antibiotics & Strangles

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/17/99 5:02:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
alecman@alltel.net writes:

<< I understood that IF there is a potential of a horse contracting 
strangles, that
 treating with penicillin would "push" the strangles inside and heighten the 
chance
 of bastard strangles?  Anyone hear this before??
  >>

Yup, that's exactly what my vet told me and why we didn't use antibiotics.  
Copy did end up getting bastard strangles and we still didn't use 
antibiotics.  He's alive and kickin (not literally kickin) at 23.  I'm pretty 
sure you DON'T want to use antibiotics in the case of strangles.  Also, never 
use antibiotics "if in doubt".  Just like what is happening with humans, 
animal bad guys can develop stronger more virulent strains in response to 
over-use of antibiotics (at least that's my understanding -- Heidi -- correct 
me here).

Sylvia


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