DISCLAIMER: These posts contain hints, tips and ideas from folks that have had some experiences dealing with this. It is NOT meant to be medical advice here - just related experiences. Please consult with a reputable professional if necessary. Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:51:50 -0700 To: equinerescue@MyList.net, Cris May From: Pat Calloway Subject: EQ-ResQ: CLASS: Quarantine At 09:29 AM 8/4/98 -0400, Cris May wrote: >A discussion of the basic "stuff" you will need to open a rescue should be helpful. >We've already covered a few of these items when we discussed what the first aid kit >should include. Now is a good time to expand on what a quarantine area should >include as well. <> > >The Maryland Dept. of Agriculture asked Days End (DEF) to formulate the following guidelines for use in licensing rescue facilities: > >A rescue facility >~ must have one or more areas designated that are suitable for isolation and/or quarantine purposes. <> In looking over the notes from the Basics class, I noticed that quarantine facilities and quarantine procedures didn't get covered and I thought that it would be interesting to find out a bit more about this and any procedures followed by rescues out there. Heck, I'd think that most folks that bring a new horse (or any other animal pretty much for that matter!) do have to do at least a bit of separation - quarantine - at least initially. So - how are you set up? How long do you quarantine? Or do you just wait until the vet gives the ok? Pat Calloway, Equine Rescue/Creatures Listowner epona@concentric.net (AZ) http://pages.prodigy.com/equinerescue/home.htm http://pages.prodigy.com/equinerescue/creature.htm ============================================================ Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 17:52:32 -0400 From: Suzan Carmichael To: equinerescue@MyList.net Subject: EQ-ResQ: CLASS: Quarantine How long does it take for a horse who has strangles to actually start showing signs of it? Could the vet check him after a week and then the horse still develop strangles the next week? I have never had a horse with strangles, but I usually vet check and check for neg. coggins before they are brought on my property, then keep them separated from the others for one to two weeks. Is this an appropriate amount of time? Suzan Twin Oaks Farm South Carolina ============================================================ Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 20:22:51 -0400 From: Mike & Chris Smith To: equinerescue@MyList.net, Pat Calloway Subject: Re: EQ-ResQ: CLASS: Quarantine Pat Calloway wrote: > In looking over the notes from the Basics class, I noticed that quarantine > facilities and quarantine procedures didn't get covered and I thought that > it would be interesting to find out a bit more about this and any > procedures followed by rescues out there. > So - how are you set up? ERL uses what was formally the foaling stall when Churchland Farm was a privately owned facility. Its a large box with an attached (small) paddock. The office stands between the quarantine box and the next closest stall, but since it has no physical separation from the main yard, we use portable panels to keep any horse that may be in the yard away from the area. All feed and water buckets, mucking tools, grooming supplies, etc stay in the quarantine area and are only used for that horse. Feed is mixed in the feed room in a seperate bucket, then emptied into the quarantined horse's bucket and immediately removed. When a new horse arrives, the area is plastered with "Quarantine--DO NOT touch this horse" signs so new volunteers or visitors will know not to go in there. We're also fortunate that there is a window betwen the office and the quaratine stall, making it easy to keep a close eye on the new arrivals. > How long do you quarantine? Or do you just wait until the vet gives the ok? *At least* two weeks even if the vet says the horse looks okay. (A horse that looks healthy can still be incubating something it was recently exposed to.) If the horses does show signs of illness, the vet decides when quaratine is over following treatment. Horses whose histories are unknown (say, those from New Holland) may be quarantined a little longer than those that have been well-cared for by owners who voluntarily bring them to the shelter. -- Equine Rescue League, Inc Leesburg, VA http://equinenet.org/erl/ ============================================================ To: equinerescue@MyList.net Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 21:39:36 -0700 Subject: EQ-ResQ: Strangles From: kparabians@juno.com (Lauren M Kennedy) Someone asked about quarantine for strangles and I accidentally erased it before I could respond. I believe the incubation period for strangles is within two weeks of exposure (if my memory serves me correctly). We use the two-week quarantine period for new horses coming in as a rule of thumb, longer if we feel necessary. Lauren K. ============================================================ From: BLRYSTROM@aol.com Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 01:28:12 EDT To: equinerescue@MyList.net, epona@concentric.net Subject: Re: EQ-ResQ: CLASS: Quarantine i don't have a rescue, but the newbies (including cows) are held in a seperate barn for at least thirty days and usually forty-five days in order to prevent any problems. I, and my family learned the hard way about 12 years ago when we purchased a heifer that later turned out to be infected with brucellosis. we ended up quarantined and only had to have one other animal destroyed. it could have been much worse thoguh and it sure brought it home how easily things spread. dawn ============================================================