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today my 1 yo colt had this discharge dripping from his nose,does it look like strangles? he sneezed and when i left the yard it was away but should it be something i need to worry about? what are the other symptoms?

 
Why don't you phone your vet and ask them... Waiting around for a buch of people with no qualifications to diagnose your colt through a photo is wasting precious time if it is strangles.

Could be any number of things. Go ask your vet.
 
Queenbee said:
Why don't you phone your vet and ask them...
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Probably because a vet call out costs money and some time to wait for the vet, too. (Over the phone the vet wouldn't know neither.)

Strangles on one side is really difficult to diagnose for a layperson and on the other side it's highly contagious and needs quarantine.
 
dilbert_uk said:
Probably because a vet call out costs money and some time to wait for the vet, too. (Over the phone the vet wouldn't know neither.)

Strangles on one side is really difficult to diagnose for a layperson and on the other side it's highly contagious and needs quarantine.
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Sorry, I should have said phone your vet and ask them to come out... That is what I was getting at...

Totally agree with the above comments, and I honestly do not know/understand why someone would thinks posting on here was the first step...


Another head desk moment
 
no he hasnt been in contact with it,he has only had the dripping nostril that one day,could it have anything to do with his teeth? he is only 1 yo but when you try to offer him treats-carrots/apples etc he doesnt even really attempt to eat them,all he is eating is grass,so i will have his teeth done as soon as.
 
mine had a slightly snotty nose and eye discharge.... few days and a cloth and hurrah its gone!

they get colds just like we do :)
 
they get colds just like we do
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And pollen allergies!

OP - you need to check a few other things.

(1) Is he eating normally (don't worry about the apples/carrots - youngsters often take a while to learn that things other than grass are edible). Horses developing strangles find it uncomfortable to reach down to eat, just like us with a sore throat.
(2) Does he have a temperature?
(3) Is he snotty all the time or only at certain times of the day?

If yes to these (esp. no. 2) call the vet.
 
is this the new one you got about a fortnight ago. Ideal incubation time for anything to show that he was carrying from his old home, the stress of change can bring this on.
Could be various things but as he is young and new to the premises I would be checking with the vet. Did he come from a dealers? If so would def be getting him checked.
 
he is always down eating grass:rolleyes: that was the first time since getting him,i was at the yard for about an hour and the discharge was away by the time i left.he has not got a temperature,well the person i got him from only had him (and a few other youngsters) for 1 week,i know the person who had him before him (not personally) but him and his wife buy,train and sell horses that they get from appleby or auctions (mainly).
 
My yearling filly had strangles in jan & her symptoms were big abscesses under her chin & depression. No nasal discharge etc. the vet drained the abscesses then put her on antibiotics for a week & she was fine. The main symptom of strangles is the abscesses, snot can be caused by all sorts of things including allergies so just keep an eye on him for swollen glands etc
 
i was up today to see them and phoenix has no discharge anymore and no noticeable lumps/abscesses.so probably nothing to worry about.
 
Not every horse with strangles has abscesses, lumps or noticeable discharges.

One particular horse can actually spread the disease and not showing any symptoms at all. If there is a strangles outbreak then you can see the whole variety of symptoms. The more horses, the more different symptoms you can observe.
 
High temperature, swollen glands. Where are you? If you're in Kent strangles is doing the rounds. In fact a few competitions have been cancelled. Get the vet quick to check and get the antibiotics. My friends pony had it. With the antibiotics the symptoms were gone in 3 days. Leave it longer and more complicated to deal with.
 
Hve a look under his jaw - between the two big cheek bones and see if the glands there are swollen. If they are then call the vet as Strangles is highly contagious.

If they are not swollen then I would suggest that he may have some migrating round worm - they do this, moving through the throat and lungs. This is a common problem for young horses as they haven't yet built up an immunity to the round worms.

Worm with an Ivomec wormer and the runny nose should clear up pretty fast.

If the discharge changes colour to yellow or green then you need the vet for antibiotics.
 
Is it clear watery discharge, this is normal. If it is thick green and smelly then could be strangles, but could also be just a virus wich horse could get rid of on its own but if still there 7 days later, need antibiotics. Could also be tooth infection if only in one nostril. If in both nostrils with a cough and raised glands under throat with a temp and off feed then could be strangles, call vet. Strangles survives in water so clean out all water troughs in fields esp if they havent been cleaned since winter time. Dogs also carry the streptoccis virus which causes strangles, so if it is no one needs to be blamed it happens, but its how you deal with it and steps you take to stop it spreading e.g. Get vet if green smelly discharge, if clear then just monitor
 
it is white thick discharge he has,but i asked the owner of the yard to have a look at it and she said it is definately just a cold,but she is going to keep both my horses in a stable for a few days and they will be wormed then.
 
mariebx19 said:
it is white thick discharge he has,but i asked the owner of the yard to have a look at it and she said it is definately just a cold,but she is going to keep both my horses in a stable for a few days and they will be wormed then.
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In an earlier post I suggested to you to worm him.

Yearlings with a snotty nose generally have migrating roundworm.

A worm dose will sort that out really quickly and reduce the risk of him developing secondary infections.

Please read this
http://www.vetmedclinic.com/?p=64
 
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