20/02/2025
๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น , ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ. ๐ด
This past week multiple positive cases of African Horse Sickness were confirmed in Gauteng and the rest of the country. Make sure to protect your horse against the deadly infection.
๐ญ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Take temperatures daily. Check for swellings around the eyes, legs and body.
๐ฎ. ๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐ถ๐. Take bloods for confirmation. Unfortunately, blood results can take a few days but it helps to confirm what virus is causing the symptoms. It helps the vaccine producers to update the vaccines. It helps the state to control equine movement and protect our export market. It helps your vet to know what viruses are active in the area so that other patients can be diagnosed earlier.
๐ฏ. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฃ. Anti-inflammatories and heart supportive medication are available to increase your horse's chance of survival. Please don't treat with unregistered products as some of these products can put a lot of strain on the already compromised organs.
๐ฐ. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ. Control midges with a good DEET containing product like Vetsbtands Summer Spray. Stay away from products containing ineffective ingredients like citronella oil.
๐ฑ. ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐. Buy AHS vaccines in advance as stocks are very scarce during vaccination season. (We have limited AHS stock available currently!). Do not use unregistered vaccines!!!
๐ช๐ฒ'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ: ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ-๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐ต
