salmonella????????????

[charlimouse]

My horse is currently ill, the vet is treating it as salmonella so she is being kept isolated etc. I have never heard of a horse getting this, i have no idea where she could have picked it up from as she has hasn't left the yard since July. So if any of you have experiance of this can you let me know the outcome?????? My mare is also in foal, so we are limited in what we can do for her. So any experiances would be greatly appreciated.

 

[emmac70]

I had a mare a few years ago who developed salmonella following colic surgery. she was still at the vet hospital at the time so they put her straight into isolation - footbaths & complete disinfect everytime we went to see her - probably what you're having to do.
Apparently horses can be carriers of the bug that causes salmonella just as some humans can be and in her case it developed into a full blown illness due to her weakened immune system due to the colic & surgery.
She was treated with strong antibiotics but it took a while for her to get through it. She recovered fully but did look like a welfare casewhen she came home so we gave her a few months out on good grazing to get over it.
Hope your mare is ok x

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

bad or dodgy haylage carry both botulism and salamonella i think? good luck

 

[R4RUDI]

Hi, I realise it's been a few weeks now and wondered how things had progressed. We currently have a horse in isolation on our livery yard. Unfortunately the first horse that came down with illness was put to sleep on Thursday night. He had been seen by a vet last Saturday and was isolated awaiting results. The strain we have is a type B strain, we are still awaiting final results to identify exactly which type. The yard is currently on 'shut down' i.e. no horse to leave no horse to arrive. We have disinfected absolutely everything with Virkon S and have mats and dips in place for all necessary visitors.

The horse in isolation looked 'off colour' last Monday, he didn't follow the others down to eat haylage and was brought in immediately to be observed. He picked at haylage offered to him and had slightly soft faeces, the vet confirmed a raised temperature and since he shared a field with the first case he too was isolated and we are awaiting his results. I'd urge everyone to be aware of this disease, I've never come across it in horses before and neither had the vets in our area but there's plenty of info on the web.

The prognosis for the second horse looks good provided he is not allowed to dehydrate and the toxins from the bacteria are not allowed to enter his blood stream. He's currently on a course of antibiotics and is being monitored closely so fingers crossed. Would really like to hear the outcome of your infection, how you managed it etc. Best wishes.