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Leptospirosis Confirmed in Kentucky Weanling
by: Erica Larson, News Editor
August 13 2012, Article # 20478
Veterinarians from Hagyard Equine Medical Center, in Lexington, Ky., have confirmed leptospirosis in a Kentucky Thoroughbred weanling, according to an Aug. 10 post on the clinic's Facebook page. Christopher Smith, DVM, and Nathan Slovis, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, confirmed the case.
"The weanling was noted to have fever, lethargy, inappetance, and mild elevation of the kidney values noted on blood work," the statement read. "Dr. Smith is currently treating the weanling with penicillin for its kidney disease associated with leptospirosis. Diagnosis was made by convalescent serum titer."
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease found worldwide that affects many species, including horses and people. Horses are infected when bacteria enter through the skin or mucosal membranes of the eye or mouth by contact with infected animals' blood, urine, or tissues. The infection can also occur when horses splash infected urine into their eyes or by eating hay or feed contaminated by infected urine.
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by: Erica Larson, News Editor
August 13 2012, Article # 20478
Veterinarians from Hagyard Equine Medical Center, in Lexington, Ky., have confirmed leptospirosis in a Kentucky Thoroughbred weanling, according to an Aug. 10 post on the clinic's Facebook page. Christopher Smith, DVM, and Nathan Slovis, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, confirmed the case.
"The weanling was noted to have fever, lethargy, inappetance, and mild elevation of the kidney values noted on blood work," the statement read. "Dr. Smith is currently treating the weanling with penicillin for its kidney disease associated with leptospirosis. Diagnosis was made by convalescent serum titer."
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease found worldwide that affects many species, including horses and people. Horses are infected when bacteria enter through the skin or mucosal membranes of the eye or mouth by contact with infected animals' blood, urine, or tissues. The infection can also occur when horses splash infected urine into their eyes or by eating hay or feed contaminated by infected urine.
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