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Strangles In Horses


Strangles In Horses

Article supplied by Dr John Cropper (B.V.Sc.) 
 As published in The Pet Directory

This respiratory disease, though rarely fatal, is highly contagious. It can be a serious problem where large groups of horses are in close proximity - Pony Club camps and weekend gymkhanas for example.

Strangles is a bacterial disease causing a massive swelling in the tissues around the horse’s throat. The glands swell in response to a severe infection in the nasal passage – hence the name “Strangles”. The enlargement can be so great that it totally obstructs the windpipe. The horse may develop a thick, pus-like mucus discharge from both nostrils, coughing and sneezing repeatedly. The condition may occasionally spread to involve the lungs and produce a terminal pneumonia.

Antibiotics are used to treat this illness. Prevention is by vaccination, 3 doses given two weeks apart. The vaccination is usually effective but not as reliable as the Tetanus vaccine.


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