Horse Care: What NOT to ignore!
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Some times your horse’s saddle pads, horse blankets, horse rugs, saddle girths, horse tack, horse clothing, and horse boots can help you in tracking your horse’s health. Apart from this, your horse can acquire some deadly problems like infectious anemia and laminitis.
Equine infectious anemia if occurred can cause serious problems to the health of your horse. This viral disease is known to affect the immune system of the horse. It is estimated that around five hundred such cases are reported every year.
EIA directly influence the immune system of the horse. After developing this, the horse becomes more prone to infections like bronchopneumonia. More agonizing is the fact that there is no cure fro EIA. So, all one can do is take precautions and preventions. However, horses can be tested for the diseases through a serum test.
Laminitis is another deadly disease that is a sure time horse killer. It is caused by the troubled blood flow. This ailment mainly affects the horses’ feet. There are various causes associated with this disease’s onset. Some of the causes include high fever, digestive upsets due to overfeeding, severe colic, severe stress, body toxins, and excessive weight carried.
Symptoms to identify the disease are increased pulse, heat in horse’s feet, toe pain, and lameness. Treatments range from giving medical fluids, therapy, and dietary measures and restricts. Apart from this, if you suddenly find your horse loosing appetite then it shows that the horse is not well. Your horse may also suffer from sweating, depression, swollen legs, and red eyes.





