Pony Express Veterinary Hosp

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This page is for posting items of interest on any subject. It will replace the "blogs" page that used to appear here. The purpose is the same, to provides content that will help our clients and site visitors stay current on news and important information. Contributions are encouraged and welcome, email us at: webmaster@ponyexpressvet.com . We may have a second case of Potomac Horse Fever in the Greene County area, lab tests are pending. There is little known about the source of infection for PHF and the vaccine does not appear to be effective in preventing certain strains. However, if you keep your horses near a wooded area or they have access to a stream for drinking, please make sure your vaccination status is current. Horses going to Michigan as of May 18th 2010, must have a negative test for Piroplasmosis if they are coming from a state that has had reported cases, (Indiana for example). More information can be found on the Michigan Department of Agriculture web site as well as the USDA. The samples have to go to Iowa for testing. Many other states are adopting similar regulations so be concerned if you plan to travel and you are located in a state that has confirmed cases of Piroplasmosis. Currently, Ohio is not on the list. (June 16th, 2010) Useful Links: http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-48096_48099-14223--,00.html http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/piroplasmosis/ The 2008 Rabies survey and update has been released, (this April 2010), no new scares for Ohio, but if you stable horses in Michigan, you may want to vaccinate your horse. Older Articles for your review are listed below, there was an outbreak of Herpes in 2010 reported near the East Coast, but nothing locally. We did see an increase in the number of Potomac Horse Fever cases last year in Ohio. Equine Viral Arteritis is a hot topic in the Quarter Horse industry as we approach breeding season. There are innumerable articles on EVA on the web site which you can sort through. Basically, here is a brief summary of the situation as I see it: 1) EVA has been around along time, this is not a new disease. The vaccine has been on the market for 20 years. 2) If you vaccinate a horse against EVA, then the blood test cannot be used to separate horses that were infected naturally from horses that are positive on the blood test from the vaccine. A positive blood test from the vaccine or natural infection can have huge ramifications if you want to send a horse overseas or ship semen to places outside of the USA. 3) There are very few official requirements regarding EVA or how to handle infected horses. There are however, a ton of recommendations. 4) Some breeding farms are handling the EVA situation just like some of the countries outside of the US. They have hoops for you to jump through before you can ship semen to any mares stabled on their farms. Since there are very few "official" requirements or procedures, you need to check with the farms you plan to do business with and see what specifically they want you to do. Some farms have requirements specific to stallions and shipped semen, some farms may have rules regarding the mares as well.

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