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Member:
Chohler

Posted on Thursday, Apr 7, 2005 - 1:15 pm:

Hi all,

I know there was a recent discussion with tetanus, but I would like to share a recent experience.

I work at a local ranch and yesterday evening I got a call from someone new to horses, and new to the area, that had a colicing horse and she didn't have any money to call the vet and wondered if I could just take a look at her filly and recomend anything.

Upon arriving I found the filly in one of the worst rental corral situations i have ever seen. The filly was in great distress, I gave 5cc's of banamine trying to get her comfy. She had a temp of 105.9 and I think it would have gone higher but thats as high as my thermometer goes. She has rapid respiration, dark gums, and cloudy unresponsive eyes. I couldn't get her off the ground. I told the people that this filly was in really bad shape and she needed medical attention immediately, and that if money was an issue i would take care of it and they could pay me back. I know the vet so I called him at home and told him the vitals, and I needed him right away and that I couldn't get her off the ground.

When the vet arrived and we got her off the ground, the neurologic problems were well evident. And he was able to confirm tetanus at the office. We put the filly down in my trailer and I disposed of her.

This filly hadn't been vaccinated, because they believed that it could wait till later this spring. The corrals where this horse was keept are unclean, and rusty wire pieces and other crap was evident without having to look for it. All kinds of illness that we don't see often have been know to pop up at these corrals.

This filly suffered for 2 days. Which was mostly lack of knowledge on the owners part. But she suffered for 2 days with tetanus that might have been preventable with proper vaccination.

While things can happen anyways with the horse vaccinated it is not often. Reactions to vaccines are not often either.

For those that question vaccinating for tetanus let me tell you that the process of this illness is not pretty it is down right UGLY!!!!!! If you love your horse please vaccinate!!!!! Even if you have nice clean corrals Please Vaccinate.

Cheryl Hohler
Member:
Mrose

Posted on Thursday, Apr 7, 2005 - 1:59 pm:

Not just your horses need to be vaccinated, but you do, too. Anyone that is around horses, farm yards, etc. really needs to keep up with their tetanus shots. The desease can as easily strike you as your horse. It can get into your system through any small cut, puncture wound, etc. and is a very unpleasant, painful, desease with a poor recovery rate. A good reminder, Cheryl.
Member:
Chohler

Posted on Thursday, Apr 7, 2005 - 2:11 pm:

Sorry for the incorrect post title I made a new post, my computer is naughty.
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