b"Vet continued from page 5mean the guttural pouches have retained some infection.Prognosis not been infected even when they eat nose to nose A small number of horses will recover from stranglesDespite all the dire-sounding language andwith their sick family members. Horses have appeared and continue to shed bacteria from the guttural pouch,occasionally severe complications associated withthe sickest at the beginning of the disease when their causing recurrent outbreaks. Detection and treatmentthe strangles, most horses recover uneventfully withabscesses have not yet broken. Once an abscess breaks, of these silent carriers via endoscopy and PCR areproper supportive care. Cases of bastard stranglesit can seem rather gross looking, but it is the beginning essential for preventing disease recurrence in an area. and purpura hemorrhagica have a fair to goodof their healing.prognosis with appropriate antibiotics and antibiotic/Remember that animals typically recover incorticosteroid treatment, respectively.We just want to make sure that all visitors to the Tonto approximately three weeks; however, bacterial sheddingNational Forest are informed, so please spread this can occur for months. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group posted thismessage. SRWHMG will call the -ALL CLEAR- on on their Instagram account in the first week of December.strangles, 3 weeks after the last known case has healed Prevention The Salt River wild horse herd was hit with the stranglesand they will continue to monitor the situation andIsolate new horses for three weeks prior to introducingin November and December.Warning signs are stillthe sick horses closely.them to the rest of the population. hanging at each rec site of the Tonto National Forest.Isolate any horse with a fever and signs of strangles. Do not share tack or equipment between sick horsesStreptococcus Equi (strangles) present in Salt River and others. wild horses. Perform twice daily monitoring of rectaltemperatures of all horses in an outbreak area toDomestic horses can get strangles from the infected identify any new cases. wild horses because it can reside in the dirt orStop all movement of horses to and from an area branches that they sniff and traces of it can actually when strangles is identified. be anywhere. You can even bring the bacteria with HAPPY NEW YEAR!Disinfect water buckets daily. you, on your shoes and clothes inadvertently backUse strict hygiene between horses.to your barn. Vice versa, the wild horses can alsoVaccination: There are several vaccines for thecontract it from domestic horses. SRWHMG strongly prevention of strangles. Vaccination against stranglesbelieves that is likely how it originated since they had DECEMBER 31stTake it from is for horses that are expected to be at high risk ofnever seen it before in this wild horse group. Some exposure, including horses that show extensively,horses are carriers but don't show any symptoms, so NEW YEARS EVEme. We puthorses that live at premises where new horses comesomeone might not know they have a carrier horse. COWBOY STYLE and go frequently like rescue facilities and trainingUnfortunately, some wild horses might become carrier the Dude in barns. There are some risks involved with vaccination,horses, as well.Stay at the ranch. games, food, drink and fun! Dude Ranch! including abscess formation at injection sites andThere is no treatment for strangles, so it just has to purpura hemorrhagica. Please discuss these riskswith your veterinarian prior to the vaccination of run its course. It has been the very young and the very your horse. old that have been afflicted the most. Most healthy JANUARY 1stadult horses seem completely immune to it and have NEW YEARS DAY BLOODY MARY BRUNCHFootball on the big screens!JANUARY 2nd5thCOWGIRL WEEKENDThe girls getaway for the weekend Cowgirl style!JANUARY 18thRAZOR RALLY Explore the area trails in Join us a Razor. rentals available!for some JANUARY 25thREAL COUNTRY CATTLE DRIVErip-roarin 96.3 Real Country Cattle Drive.fun! reserve your horse today!ArizonaRealCountry.com January 2020 7"