So many times parents come in and insist on getting an antibiotic for their child and many times the providers find giving it to them is easier than explaining why it could actually be more harmful in the long run.
Horses or all animals for that matter basically are treated the same way and with the exact same medications as a human, and I was that loving parent to "Smoke" who thought I had to be doing something to help him get better so even though the vets initially said no antibiotic we treated them any way to speed up the process.
Smoke got "Pigeon Fever" a bacterial infection. The bacteria is often very resistant to antibiotics and no matter how much antibiotic they get it still has to "RUN ITS COARSE" So if the doc says no antibiotic just know there is a very good reason. And an ear nose and throat doc I was working with said sore throats, and especially ear infections are way over treated with antibiotics and if we keep it up he said the only treatment will be to cut the eardrum open - kind of like poor little smokes chest!!
I thought since everyone loved the pigs feet so much - you would really appreciate a gapping wound.
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Misty, It was so good to hear from you. My email add is hthompson3297@charter.net. Poor Smoke, I hope he gets feeling better. I always hated when the horses or any of our animals had something wrong with them.
It's been fun to read your blogs again! I can imagine how busy you are with school! The pigs feet were quit discusting--we used bananas in hygiene school! We used them for banana splits afterwards. Hopefully you didn't consume yours!
How sad:( Eli had a sore throat this week and after his strep test came back negative-- I was kind of bummed-- because there was nothing that would make it go away... I can't tell you how grateful I was when after 4 days and nights of h- e double hockey sticks :) Eli didn't wake up crying-- he was able to eat without crying.... until this afternoon.. but still-- sometimes it is so hard to be patient with sickness-- thanks for the guilty reminder--poor horse.
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