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Thursday 4 October 2007

EI and Infuenza A (People's Flu)

Hi,

We are like most and surely the majority that have horses beacause we LOVE them. Every one has got his/hers own personality. We know each and everyone's sights and scares.

We have 3 girls and a boy. He is our clydie that we "rescued" from starvation. He's only 4 and if the flu should come to us he will surely not make it. He is on the recovery path for 4 months now and still get some set-backs. We've been told that recovery can take anything from 6 - 10 months even more!

What frustrates us with the whole EI and vaccination system is that ONLY racehorses are given the vaccine! Who still says this is NOT ABOUT MONEY?! Horses was vaccinated INSIDE the buffer zone and infected areas, explain?

This brings the issue of Infuenza A in the human population to mind. The flu is exactly the same. We've learned from one or two horses, so far, that died because of EI or related links to EI. How many people has died form IA? Did they (Government, DPI, whoever) quarantined the people? No, you cannot and could not get something to treat the flu. You just had to sit it out. When you got the flu, it's COMMON SENSE not to exercise or you will die. Same with horses, get the flu you have to rest him/her!! What is so very difficult to comprehend? Coming back to the money issue, racehorses will die when you make them run while sick.

Thanks

Chris & SusanBrisbane South

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

who said anyone was running sick horses? all the sick ones are in lockdown and the majority of them will go for a spell once they are over it. so i dont no where you get the idea people are racing sick horses!!!1

4 October 2007 at 3:19 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mary,

It was mentioned that "if you make your horse run". Never mentioned that there is horses running whilest sick???

6 October 2007 at 6:31 am  

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