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When horses get the Equine Influenza, they have many of the same symptoms as people do when they get the types of flu that humans can catch. It attacks the respiratory system, and they get runny noses, coughs and snorting, they get fevers, and can suffer a secondary case of viral or bacterial pneumonia, like people have when they get complications of influenza. It is highly contagious and can take the animals as long as months to fully get over the disease. Farmers will usually put the horse in the stables to let it get plenty of a rest and watch them closely for trouble breathing. They may need treatment with antibiotics if they get bacterial pneumonia on top of the viral flu infection.
Donkeys and mules can also contract equine influenza.
What else can I help you with?
Can horses catch swine flu from pigs?
no!
What is the Horse Flu?
Horse flu is also known as Equine influenza is a variety of virus that only horses can catch a horse flu is a disease or a sickness
On Howrse how do you deworm your horses?
at the store, you have to first buy the preventative deworm and then on the horses page there is an option to give a flu shot or deworm...
Does the swine flu H1N1 S-OIV have any markers that it was created in a lab?
Straight from the horses mouth: http://www.cdc.gov/FLU/ABOUT/QA/1918flupandemic.htm
Can reptiles give rhino virus to horses?
It is an equine flu, I predict, but it is the most possible answer!
Is the Rhino Virus an Equine sickness?
Yes, Rhino Virus for horses is called Equine Flu.
Can horses die from the Swine Flu?
So far there is no instance of a horse getting swine flu and it is unlikely that they will. See the related question for more information from the American Veterinary Association.
What illness can horses get?
Horses can get illnesses such as colic, laminitis, equine flu, mud fever, rain rot, eye infections, thrush, west nile virus and more.
Are there farm horses in Africa?
Yes, plenty of them, although they tend to be in the southern part of the continent due to equine flu.
To a horse what is the Rhino Virus?
Rhino or Equine Viral Rhinopneumonitis is an upper respritory infection similar to the flu in humans. Horses need yearly vaccinations to prevent this virus and since it is very contagious, to keep it from spreading to other horses.
What sicknisses do horses get?
Horses can get all different kinds of small ilnesses like flu wich normally isn't serious but things like colic laminitus can be life threatening i hope that answers your question.
Why are polo horses quarantined from others?
They are quarantined to prevent the likelihood of a spread of infectious diseases. In April 2009 21 polo horses died because of a flu-virus. They were sharing a paddock with other horses. So other owners decided to quarantine to avoid it happening again.
