calli
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Andraste Sports Arabians
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Post by calli on Jan 3, 2007 14:43:54 GMT 1
Having a bit of a stress here - my groom has just said that one of her ponies is ill, they think its strangles she is waiting for the vet to arrive at the moment....
Normally she just comes up and mucks out etc but yesterday for the first time she actually handled my horses.......
Could do with some positive thoughts....
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Jan 3, 2007 15:55:08 GMT 1
 You would have to be very, very , unlucky for yours to get it from your groom, unless one of them coughed or snotted directly over her. From now on, ask her to change ALL her outa clothes between going near any other ponies and your horses. I insist my grooms do that strangles or no strangles, and I ALWAYS do as a matter of course. 
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suzieq
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Post by suzieq on Jan 3, 2007 16:00:30 GMT 1
I'm sure you'd be rather unlucky too but good hygiene going forward is a must, funny I have always chnaged too, think its a left over from foot and mouth quarrantines!!
Positive thoughts for you Cali and your grooms pony
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Post by jennyb on Jan 3, 2007 22:30:55 GMT 1
Make sure she changes her boots too!
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calli
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Post by calli on Jan 4, 2007 13:47:09 GMT 1
Oh the stress!!  Well, her vet has said he doesn't think it is strangles by the symptoms but she will get the test results today - the only thing that makes him think there is a slight chance it could be is that her other ponies are starting to come down with the same syptoms..... |
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Post by sara on Jan 4, 2007 17:48:45 GMT 1
I'm sure it will be highly unlickly for your lot to get it off her, but agree with the above, she needs to chsnge when she reaches you
sara
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You would have to be very, very , unlucky for yours to get it from your groom, unless one of them coughed or snotted directly over her. From now on, ask her to change ALL her outa clothes between going near any other ponies and your horses. I insist my grooms do that strangles or no strangles, and I ALWAYS do as a matter of course. 
