Re: RC: Strangles

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/4/01 7:14:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
kathy_mayeda@atce.com writes:


> The other side to the this discussion is when new horses come it sure would
> be nice to know they may not get as sick.. I think the key to the argument
> is that penicillin, when started early in the course of the disease and used
> in appropriate dosages, is extremely effective at curing this disease and
> preventing further spread.


Whoa!  This is completely contrary to what I've been told and read about 
Strangles.  My understanding is that you DO NOT want to give antibiotics to a 
horse with Strangles you can end up with an even worse illness -- Bastard 
Strangles that is frequently fatal.

Sylvia