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Pigeon fever

tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
edited July 2015 in General Discussion
Anyone horse folks ever deal with Pigeon fever.
came home and thought my mare had done ran into something, but a few folks think she had pigeon fever. been doing what my couisn(vet) told me to do and shes going a lot better now.
pic of the day I found her. IMG_20150708_182404621_zpsiboqqaw6.jpg
pic after 3 days of meds
IMG_20150711_184310446_zpsuewhcx2n.jpg
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  • Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Whatever 'Pigeon Fever' is, it looks pretty icky.
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  • m88.358winm88.358win Member Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That looks bad. Real bad.[xx(]
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    Where did U get a hairless horse?
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  • allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,690 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is it some kind of parasitic worm causes that hole?
    Call in the priest, I think you need an exorcist.
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  • MillironMilliron Member Posts: 271 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nasty stuff. But the horses recover fine usually. Basically the same organism that cause distemper, just migrates to different part of anatomy. The name "pigeon fever" has to do with the swelling of those breast areas. Has nothing to do with birds. Usually once and done, similar to childhood diseaes.
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  • evileye fleagalevileye fleagal Member Posts: 4,238 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i was thinking abscess or whorl. looks loike its going to have to heal from the inside out, keep it open to drain.
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by evileye fleagal
    i was thinking abscess or whorl. looks loike its going to have to heal from the inside out, keep it open to drain.

    From what iv read that's what pigeon fever is. Just a abscess thats caused by organism's and sometimes the bust causing the hole.
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  • evileye fleagalevileye fleagal Member Posts: 4,238 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by tazzer
    quote:Originally posted by evileye fleagal
    i was thinking abscess or whorl. looks loike its going to have to heal from the inside out, keep it open to drain.

    From what iv read that's what pigeon fever is. Just a abscess thats caused by organism's and sometimes the bust causing the hole.
    was just searching too, they do get in horses also, i know i didnt spell it right , its really botfly, an there are no human botflys in the us but they are in mexico.
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  • MillironMilliron Member Posts: 271 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The infectious organism is transferred from one animal to the next by flies. Bot flies, while being a parasite, do not manifest in that manner. It is my belief bot flies are found throughout the west, and am sure they are here in northern Colorado / southern Wyoming. I was taught that the tiny yellow specks found on the forelegs of horses (generally in late summer) are in fact bot fly eggs. After fly season an appropriate wormer should be given to limit bot fly parasite damage.
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  • kimikimi Member Posts: 44,719 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm glad you got on top of the situation and happy to see the problem is getting much better!
    What's next?
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