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RE: [RC] Old Selam and sick horses - heidi

I had a horse get severe diarrhea once from moldy hay. He tested
negative for everything (including Salmonella) and it was discovered
that the barn where I was boarding had been using up some hay that had
been stored through the winter (we were in a summer only board at the
time in the high country)  It was strange because within a week, there
were 3 other horses (out of about 50) in different areas in the barn
that also had to be treated. When I spoke with their owners, all of them
had horses that were not picky eaters and habitually "devoured" anything
given them. The picky eaters left clumps of moldy hay in their feeders.
4 days of IV fluids (and a $900. vet bill) later my horse was fine..

Yes, there certainly are a lot of other things besides salmonella that can
cause diarrhea--and due to the contagious nature of salmonella, I can
think of a lot of other "causes" that I'd rather deal with...  Although
none of them are very nice to contemplate...

At least salmonella can usually be ruled in or out with a stool culture,
given an active case--unfortunately, stool cultures are not always
reliable to pick out carriers of it.

Heidi



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Re: [RC] Old Selam and sick horses, heidi
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