A choking horse should not be allowed to eat or drink, and should be kept as calm as possible until the obstruction can be cleared. Some chokes resolve without treatment, but in many cases a veterinarian must administer sedatives or Read more…
MRSA can cause infection in horses, just like it can in people, dogs, cats and many other animals. It’s usually what we call an “opportunistic” pathogen, meaning it usually takes advantage of a person or an animal that is already Read more…
Transmission of Hendra virus to humans can occur after exposure to body fluids and tissues or excretions of horses infected with Hendra virus. Horses may be infected after exposure to virus in the urine of infected flying foxes. To date, Read more…
Aged horse manure is an excellent ‘pick me up’ for your worm habitat. If you’re experiencing any issues with your worm farm, aged manure from horses (or cows for that matter!) is perfect for resetting conditions to get your habitat Read more…
What is Hepatitis in Horses? Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The disease is not commonly encountered in horses, but mild cases may be under-diagnosed because clinical signs can be vague, and often don’t show until approximately 80% of the Read more…
The treatment of choice is diethylcarbamazine (DEC), which kills the microfilariae and adult worms. Albendazole is sometimes used in patients who are not cured with multiple DEC treatments. It is thought to kill adult worms. What medication kills worms in Read more…
Did you know? Horsehair worms are known for their terrifying ability in some species to highjack their hosts nervous system, altering their behaviour to actively seek out water. Can horsehair worms control humans? Generally, horsehair worms aren’t considered an effective Read more…
six to 18 months. It is estimated that an individual tapeworm lives in the horse for six to 18 months. How long do tapeworms stay alive? Adult tapeworms can live for up to 30 years in a host. Intestinal tapeworm Read more…
If a single horsehair is placed in water, in the summer time, it is believed to turn into a snake. What is a horsehair snake? Nematomorpha (sometimes called Gordiacea, and commonly known as horsehair worms, hairsnakes, or Gordian worms) are Read more…
The preparasitic worms are minute, and infect their host when they are accidentally ingested. They cannot penetrate hosts from the outside. How do hair worms manipulate the host? They found that the hairworms induced a clear phototactic behavior in their Read more…