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Routine Disease Prevention
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rabies

strangles

immunity

influenza

parasites

tetanus

viral respiratory

encephalomyelitis

rhinopneumonitis

potomac horse fever





Choices repeated:

rabies

strangles

immunity

influenza

parasites

tetanus

viral respiratory

encephalomyelitis

rhinopneumonitis

potomac horse fever
1) Regular vaccinations can boost your horse's to many diseases and help prevent serious illness and costly medical treatment.
2) ( Erlichia risticii ) is an infectious disease that can cause severe diarrhea, laminitis, and even death. Most current information indicates the intermediate host for the virus is an aquatic snail . Your horse, if living in an high risk area, could become infected even without direct contact with other infected horses.
3) (sleeping sickness, EEE/WEE) is a member of a family of insect-transmitted viruses that infect horses, birds and humans. The small expense of vaccination is cheap insurance against a disease with a mortality rate of 75 to 90%. There is no specific treatment for the disease; the most that can be done is supportive care. Previously unvaccinated horses should start receiving a vaccination series six weeks prior to leaving an uninfected area.
4) (distemper) is spread by direct contact with nasal secretions or pus from draining abscesses. This bacteria Streptococcus equi can be indirectly spread via buckets, pitchforks, stomach tubes, hands, etc. Strict quarantine (2-4 weeks) of any newcomer to a barn is the preferred method, but not always practical. Vaccination is available, but only partially effective
5) Although there may be relatively few cases of in horses , there is still some risk of exposure, especially in rural areas. This fatal disease can also affect humans. There is an annual vaccine produced specifically for horses. The approved vaccines are all killed/inactivated. Never vaccinate a previously unvaccinated animal which has been exposed. Most states make this practice illegal, as it can interfere with the incubation period.
6) Vaccination for and rhinopneumonitis, give horses a high level of immunity for a short period of time. Horses with high risk exposure potential or under highly stressful conditions (e.g. performance horses, race horses, etc.) should be vaccinated every three months or two weeks prior to high exposure.
7) One of the oldest diseases known to mankind, , is caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani which normally resides in fecal matter that can contaminate even superficial wounds. Every horse should receive this vaccination at least once yearly regardless of age, activity, or exposure. A booster is usual in the case of a serious wound.
8) Internal can cause many serious problems. These include feed inefficiency, summer sores, arterial aneurisms, dermatitis, diarrhea and other digestive disturbances, and severe, even fatal, colic.
9) Pregnant mares should be vaccinated against (Equine Herpes) and receive booster in the 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th (or 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th) months of pregnancy to help prevent abortion.
10) Equine Influenza is an acute disease characterized by fever, depression, anorexia and a hacking cough. Vaccination at six month intervals is recommended. For horses with heavy show/event schedule, boosters along with rhino vaccine, are recommended at three month intervals.

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