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Janet Westminster (Keilir)
| | Posted on Sunday, Aug 13, 2000 - 5:05 pm: |   |
I have a three month old Icelandic filly that has been diagnosed with rhodococcus. I have had her and her mother for about six weeks. She is much improved since treatment with rifampin, erythromycin and ventipulum began. Although she seemed healthy when I brought her here, I wonder if she could have had rhodococcus before she came here, how contagious this disease is, can other animals catch it, and if my other foals have been exposed to my filly, how contagious is it, and what is the incubation period? My other foals were born here and are three months, two months, and two days. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM (Dro)
| | Posted on Monday, Aug 14, 2000 - 8:57 am: | |
Hello Janet,
The pathogenesis of this organism is quite complicated and explained in the article associated with this forum.
DrO |
Leslie Wells (Lesliean)
| | Posted on Friday, Sep 8, 2000 - 11:16 pm: | |
Have a 7-week-old Arabian filly with enlarged hock. Had orthoscopic surgery and found inflammation and puss which cultured out as rhodococcus. I have never seen this or heard of this situation. Are there any article pertaining to this condition? What is the treatment and cure rate for it? |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM (Dro)
| | Posted on Saturday, Sep 9, 2000 - 8:23 am: | |
Yes, see: Equine Diseases: Lameness: Diseases of Joints : Joint Infection, Joint Ill, and Septic Arthritis.
DrO |
Becky Carringer
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Username: Becky1
Post Number: 1
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, Oct 16, 2002 - 11:00 pm: | |
I recently brought my yearling and 5 yr old mare (both arabs) home from a breeding farm where they had been boarded. I also have a 6 month old fillie still there undergoing training. A friend of mine took her fillie home from the same farm and exactly ten days later the fillie became sick with temperature, coughing, and very lethargic. Treatment was rendered with different antibiotics and she is better now. However, tests showed she suffered from pneumonia and beta strep. It was discovered, as well, that she had been exposed to Rhodococcus. The farm is denying it came from there. I am having a horrible time finding out any information in reference to incubation periods, which will help me figure out where she could have become exposed. My concern is that if there is Rhodococcus equi at that farm and I have brought my other horses home, regardless that they are immune due to their age, have I contaminated my farm with this bacteria? Do you have any reference material detailed enough to tell me how it can be dealt with if indeed it is now here. My mare is due to have her baby in March 2003. From what little I have heard this can be a devastating disease and decontamination is very extensive and almost impossible. Thanks |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 7130
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Thursday, Oct 17, 2002 - 11:44 am: | |
Yes Becky,
The article associated with this forum (» Equine Diseases » Respiratory System » Foal Pneumonia: Rhodococcus) answers your questions. The quickest way to get to it is by going to the navigation bar at the top of this page and clicking on Foal Pneumonia: Rhodococcus and then clicking the articles title.
DrO |
