Update - good news!

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Hi all. An update on Rocks.
Well, moved him on wednesday to a new place which is v well breezy and hes settled in brilliantly - his breathing is also almost back to normal!!!So clearly was allergic to something in the air at old yard.
Vet rang about 20minutes ago with his test results and he confirmed that rocks has "allergic airways syndrome" BUT he also has a respiratory infection - phew!! Vet seemed very pleased with these results as it shows its not just the AAS that caused such a severe reaction and a course of antibiotics combined with the new yard should put him right! So yay really pleased such good news!! Thanks again for all the positive vibes - they have obviously worked!!
 
Great to hear the good news. Hopefully he will be much healthier at new yard
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and as he's got a respiratory infection has he been isolated in the new yard or has the YO just not bothered and risked the health of the existing liveries - which would be grossly unfair to them
 
well.....hopefully vet is right - but expect to do what you would like to happen to you....(not getting at you personally)

but too many YOs just take the money and fill up the next empty box without thinking 1 jot about the welfare of their existing liveries

ALL new horses to a yard should be in an isolation box for 3 weeks (mainly to protect against strangles but also against EHV, ringworm, etc)

One of the things that BHS approvals do want to see is an isolation box (oh - and that it is used !!)

It is good practice for a yard to isolate new horses - it SHOULD happen - but so so so often it doesn't

the yard next door to mine didn't isolate (now ex BHS approved) 2 years ago - brought a newly purchased horse from who knows where straight into the yard and didn't know that it had strangles and didn't recognise that it had strangles till it was dead - and then the yard was in shutdown for 3.5 months.....
 
I've not once been on a yard that isolates. Yes its good practice but not practical and i would NEVER subject rock to 3weeks in a box not ever, im not that cruel (and it would literally kill him with his breathing).
They looked at his vaccs certificates and thats that. and i'm fine with that, they're fine with that. End of. Its not practical and like you said not practiced either. I for one would not go to a yard that practices 3weeks isolation!!! I've never even heard of that happening!
So yeh also thats a bit off subject isnt it. And i trust my vet 100%.
 
I have never known a yard isolate horses for 3 weeks on arrival? Gosh, would put me off moving altogether, totally impractical! Perhaps a yard with mega valuable horses might but I have never seen it?

I would perhaps have been more cautious if I was a YO recieving a new horse with a resp infection but then if the vet has said it is not contagious?

Pleased to hear he is doing better K, and hope you both get on well at the new yard.
 
I'm so pleased to hear he is doing well.
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When we moved our horse onto the new yard they checked the vacc certs and that was that. Luckily there's never been a problem, and it is a big yard (about 60 horses) we've been there 10 years and no infections so far. But all hell would break lose if someone brought a infection in I suspect.
 
nope - not taken that way - and wasn't saying 3 weeks in a box - but 3 weeks with turnout in a small paddock in sight of other horses but not mixed in and that paddock not used by any other horses

and I do know at least 3 yards that isolate new arrivals
 
Ah thats a bit better and yes a good idea in practice i must say but have to admit i've never encountered a yard locally that does it. Good idea though in theory, though i'm quite happy as long as i've seen a horse's vaccs certificates and all up to date i'm happy!
 
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