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Question
help  what are the symptoms of tetnaus

Answer
Hye

Thanks for your question and I hope I can be of some help. Me, I am not a vet so I really wouldn't know this kind of stuff but I have asked a few people and I have check the internet and I have basically come up with the same results. I think this should basically sum it up:

"TETANUS: Sometimes called "lockjaw," tetanus is caused by toxin-producing bacteria present in the intestinal tract of many animals and found in abundance in the soil here horses live. Its spores can exist for years. The spores enter the body through wounds, lacerations, or the umbilicus of newborn foals. Therefore, although not contagious from horse to horse, tetanus poses a constant threat to horses and humans alike.

Symptoms include muscle stiffness and rigidity, flared nostrils, hypersensitivity, and the legs stiffly held in a sawhorse stance. As the disease progresses, muscles in the jaw and face stiffen, preventing the animal from eating or drinking. More than 80 percent of affected horses die.

All horse should be immunized annually against tetanus. Your veterinarian may recommend additional boosters for mares and foals. Available vaccines are inexpensive, safe, and provide good protection. "

I got it off of http://www.albuquerqueequine.com/immumizations.htm

I hope that was of some help. If you are really worried I would check with your vet. He should know what to do as well as places you can get more information on it. Hope I Helped

~*~ Meg ~*~