Re: Strangles

[Kelli Hjelmeland <kelli@mb.sympatico.ca>]

Monika wrote:

> >This mare showed up at my place needing clean air to breath, after
> >contracting strangles in a popular, busy boarding stable. After the vet
> >cleared her as far as contamination was concerned, I agreed to take her
> 
> 
> Hi Ridecampers...
> 
> I also heard from reputable sources that strangles can hang around for
> YEARS in the soil, barn, tack and so on. Just because it looks like an
> isolated incident, it is very, very difficult to get rid of.
> 
> If I know there was strangles at a place, even a few years ago, I will
> avoid it.
> 
> Just my 02 cents
> 
> Monika, Koko and Ripp


Yes Monika, that was a concern of mine, but as the strangles had been
out of her system for a long time by then, she was not bringing it to my
property. I checked with no less than three vets before agreeing to have
her here, and they all agreed that it was safe. I didn't have a mare
with strangles on my property, I had a mare that was dying of a sore
throat!

Kelli

Hi Monika,