When my horse got erlichiosis in January (a tick-borne spirochete), his temp
was 106--highest the vet had ever seen in a horse that lived. But his blood
was crawling with the bacteria. He was extremely anemic as the bacteria
destroy the red blood cells.
He continued to eat but was off his feed somewhat, and did stand off from his
pasturemates.
He's doing fine now, but I've only just begun to ride again. The flip side
of our warm winter weather in California is that ticks are active year-round.
I'm now extra vigilant with the Paramite to prevent a repeat performance.
Linda Romander
San Francisco, Calif.