spacie1977
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In particular, should I get a vet out? A couple horses at my yard recently had strangles. One had what was first thought was just a really bad cold/cough because no abscesses came up, but later, after getting better it's basically been assumed it was strangles as another horse has been confirmed to have it. Now my horse has had a cough for a few days, producing clear foamy mucus, and hasn't had quite as much energy as normal. He seems perfectly happy in himself, still guzzling his food and hasn't developed any abscesses. So I'm assuming he's caught strangles but doing pretty well at the moment at fighting it off so he's being kept on box rest until better. Do you think I should get a vet out? From what I've read, there doesn't sound like there's much vets can do about it; antiobitics aren't often given and there's no abscesses to flush out. So do I just leave him resting until he's 100% again? I don't want to be a bad mum so want to make sure I've done all I can but at the same time, don't want to splashing out on vet bills if there's absolutely no point.