ADVICEFROMTHE VET


tendons, or tendonsheaths; these wounds mayrequireintensiveantimicrobial therapy.


• Foals –ifthe foal is otherwise healthy and has received adequategood qualitycolostrum, thereisnobenefitto treating foals with antimicrobials. If youare unsurewhether your horse may


need treatment, alwaysconsult your vet, and neverself-treatyour horse with antimicrobials. As vets and horse owners, we have an important part to playinpreventing antimicrobial resistanceinboth animals and humans.


horse’stemperature is closely monitored, and the horse is treatedwith anti-inflammatories, mostcasesofPUO will self-resolve without the need forantimicrobials.


• Viralinfections –antimicrobials are not effectiveagainstviruses.


• Wounds –animmune response is triggered


anytime ahorse sustains acut, removing damaged tissue and infection as part of the wound healing process. Often youwill see heat and swelling during this process. The majorityofwounds will heal without the need forantimicrobials. The exceptions are deeper wounds or those involving bone,joints,


ABOUT THE AUTHOR


MaryDavis.BVM BVS Cert AVP(Int Med) MRCVS.


This Practice is Protecting Antibiotics forthe FutureofEquine Health


Please support your vet’s decision to not use antibiotics except where theyare needed


Growingup,Maryspentcountless hoursatthelocalliveryyardand ridingschool,spendingasmuch timeaspossiblewiththehorses andponies.Shehassurrounded herselfwithhorseseversince. Shewasn’tinitiallydestinedforvet schoolandwasofftoreadbiology atuniversity.However,shewasn’t committedtothisidea,sotookayear outtorethinkheroptionsandfuture career!Duringthatyear,thepenny dropped,shesecuredherplaceat vetschool,andhasn’tlookedback. Fastforwardtoaninternship,sometime inAustraliaduringthestudseason, acertificateinadvancedveterinary practiceandseveralyearsinpractice; shestillreallylovesthework.Sheenjoys workingwitheachclientindividually toreachtheirgoal–bethatabeach rideorBadminton!Shegetsabuzz outofmakingadifferencetothe horsesshetreats,andtheirowners. Shealsoreallyenjoysmentoring youngvetsandwatchingthemgrow inconfidenceandthrive.Inaddition, shehasastronginterestininternal medicineandapassionforsustainability inveterinarypracticeandbeyond. •HookNortonVeterinaryGroup WhiteHillsSurgery,SibfordRoad HookNorton,Banbury,Oxon,OX155DG T


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