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Re: [RC] When to call animal control? - heidi

http://www.donblazer.com/

This clinicians web site has a page that say's "Stop Coggins Slaughter".
  Basically he is saying, EIA is not fatal.   I don't know him or if he
knows what he is talking about.   Any vets out there have an opinion on
his position?

From what I gather from older veterinarians, EIA USED to be far more
common than it is today.  I've talked to several older vets who have seen
horses die from EIA, including the vet who was my boss when I first got
out of school.  (And he was in Oregon--not even a high-risk area like the
SE.)  It is a horrible death.  I would suspect that one reason that we so
rarely see symptomatic horses now is that the eradication program IS
working, at least to some extent.  My opinion on this guy's position is
that he hasn't a clue as to the history of the disease.  I'd far rather
see the few positives killed than see the disease increase again and be
the threat that it was 50 years ago.

Heidi



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