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Welcome Rory. He's a feisty little colt who joined the world about a month ago. We can't wait to see him grow up and be a part of his health care team.
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Why do we at H&H strongly recommend veterinarians vaccinate your horses and other fur kids? It’s because of possible vaccine reactions that can occur. The owner vaccinated the herd like always two weeks ago and a bump slowly appeared. They have never had this happen. Today Dr. T was asked to go out to look at the bump. A clear abscess was identified and drained. Below in the comments is a picture of the damage done by a muscle eating bacteria. This hole mades it way through many layers and within a inch or so from the cervcial spine.
Why use a vet? Vaccines Companies stand strong by their products and if a reaction like this occurs when a veterinarian administers the vaccine they will cover the cost of vet care. (This does not apply if a vet gives you the vaccine to administer yourself). Other vendors such as feed stores carry some vaccines, however, they are not held responsible for checking temperatures or storage and shipping regulations like veterinarians are. This could make the vaccine unreliable and sometimes not even work.
We understand there are price differences between feed stores and having a vet come out to administer but doesn’t the added protection , the backing of vet cost from the producer if things go wrong, and the life of your fur kid make that difference zero?
This is the second abscess Dr. T has seen this year from intramuscular injections give by an owner. We hope this helps you research and learn more about this topic.
Ol' Bill got the ✂️ yesterday, along with his friend Jessie James. Those front legs took a while to start working again. 🤣🤣
Learning case!
This is what Banamine given in the muscle can do. This horse was lucky and only had a small reaction of necrotic muscle bellies (big chunks taken out at the end). Even though the Banamine bottle says it is safe to give in the muscle, horses can have a horrible reaction to it. In most horses this does not cause an issue. In some horses the spores of the bacteria Clostridium can lie dormant in healthy muscle and begin to proliferate if muscle is damaged. The growth of this bacteria causes Clostridial myositis, a serious and sometimes fatal condition. This starts as a sensitive, warm swelling under the skin and within 6 to 72 hours of the bacterial infection beginning, the swelling worsens and a crunchy area of gas forms under the skin at the site of the IM injection. Bacterial toxins are released into the bloodstream horses quickly become very ill or toxic with signs of depression, colic, purple gums, and reluctance to move.” Most horses have to have these areas lanced, and drains in place to allow air to penetrate to hopefully kill the bacteria. FDA won’t change the label unfortunately. We hope this video will show you guys that banamine in horses should only be given orally or IV if you are capable.
Never having a problem with giving banamine in the muscle shouldn’t be a reason to take this lightly. When you see one of these it’ll make you rethink your decision. Last horse I treated for this died from it.
This horse is recovering well, and hopefully will go back to a normal life. (Posted with owners permission)
Baby Gio had "brain surgery" this morning.
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Happy Wednesday! Remember to eat your fruits and veggies 🤣🤣🤣
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Who needs a baby girl. This girl was dumped with her litter mates at a clients house and when they came to get the litter she hid. ( She’s smart). She’s been around horses, goats and cats. She loves attention. She will be fully vetted. Please share so I can find her a new forever home! Or if anyone is willing to foster!
Dr. T
