Ridecamp: Re: [RC] sick foal

You're right, Charlotte--- it was erythromycin, not tetracycline-- 
perhaps I was mixing them up with my horses with acne  :-}
A red-faced Bette

CMNewell wrote:

>  Corynebacterium (now renamed Rhodococcus ) equi 
> crossed my mind, as well, as it can cause a nasty pneumonia as well as 
> joint infection.
> I've not heard of using tetracycline to treat it, though, I've always 
> used a combination of rifampin and erythromycin. Apparently  
> azithromycin   (Zithromax) is also being used these days, 
>                     CMNewell, DVM
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