Horse Diseases
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What You Must Do As Soon As Possible To Prevent Equine Tetanus From Harming Your Horse
Posted by sierra on 15 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Diseases
Tetanus affects all animals, including humans. But horses are more susceptible to it than other animals; they just have less natural immunity against it. That’s why it’s so important to protect your horse from this horrible disease. Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to do. Here’s what you need to know…
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Only One Test Detects This Deadly Disease. Yet Not One Horse Owner In 1000 Knows About it.
Posted by sierra on 28 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Diseases
Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) is also known by the term “swamp fever.” The disease is also referred to as “equine AIDS” because the virus that causes it is closely related to the human HIV virus. That being the case, how can you tell if your horse has it? And do we humans need to be concerned about coming down with a deadly disease if one of our horses has swamp fever?
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One Of The Few Times Your Horse Needs The Same Medicine As Your Dog…To Fight This Problem
Posted by sierra on 24 Feb 2007 | Tagged as: Horse Diseases
Here’s the scenario: You go out to your horse barn just like you do every day. But today, you notice your horse cocks his head at an odd angle, and holds it there. Then he tosses his head - often and for no apparent reason. After a while you see him rub his ears against the side of his stall, as if he’s trying to scrape them off. He may just be acting goofy today. Or he may this this problem…
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