Hello all, I found a website with updated information regarding the WNV. Last update was November 15. Seems that one horse was confirmed in Idaho. It bordered a county where in Washington a raven was found infected with WNV. The raven was in NE Washington. What I found interesting; and you may read it for yourselves, is that one very first MARINE mammal was confirmed as having WNV. I found this very strange. Being the paranoid skeptic I am I am of the feeling (gut feeling) that someone or a group may have begun this intentionally. I maybe crazy, but I can't shake this feeling. I know virus can spread thru air easily, and insects, animals, humans. Now saltwater? humm. Any vets out there have any comments? Also, I'm in Northern California and trying to keep my head about this and yet quite alarmed. I personally know of more than nine people losing horses in the last few weeks, myself being one of them. Also one lost last thurs. at a ranch my daughter took lessons at, another a friend of hers from school, yet another, a friend of mine's mustang/curlie mare. She died an hour after I arrived. She was extremely toxic, yet not thrashing around. She laid down and basically died quietly. We were devastated. Most of the ones mentioned were thought to be colics. But two of the horses were found dead in their pastures. No one knows why. With the curly/mustang the vet was very puzzeled. Extremely sad, but alarming. Does anyone have any other experiences of late? And good information...hope it helps. Kathie in Auburn
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