Reporting In

As of today, in preparation for the EI onslaught, all Kholonial horses are up to date with trims and worming. Haven't heard of anymore advancements up the street.

Kalkadoon reported most horses showing signs today. Some pretty high temps but the bute is mostly keeping them comfortable, anything over 39C is getting flunixine. Everyone is pretty much still eating and all on the witch's brew - everyone has their own one. Kalkadoon swears by garlic particularly.

Over at Pullenvale at the Ryan's, Sonya measured the infected horses to actually be 480m away from hers with the GPS this morning. Still no sign of it in the Ryan paddock.

Jaimie rang with news of Beauzephalis from TE. Beau is comfortable, eating and drinking fine - the broodmares now look to be getting over it. They were the first paddock at TE to be affected. Jaimie expects Beau to foal within the next week or so. She did say that the broodmares have all been on TMPS as a precaution since day dot and though they were miserable they never went off their feed. Not alot of temp reduction was necessary in this group. Anything with a temp over 38.5 got treated. So don't think they used any flunixine in the about to foal mares, though was necessary in some of the mares that have a little bit more time to go.

The competition horses have shown no signs of EI at this stage. They've mostly all been vaccinated at one time or other.

Other hints or possible aids that they have used included immuno-stimulation therapy particularly in the competition horses, megacell (Vit E and selenium supplement recommended by KER) and garlic.

Sadaqa, who is 31 in January, hasn't had so much of a cough - and Jaimie attributes this largely to him being in the great health with the most amazing constitution. Also every possible aid/health supplement happening; Jaimie wondered about the virtues of the garlic.

I'll investigate the garlic theory as regards equines and report back. Any comments?

Another noticeable thing at TE is that although it is nearly through the Marburg property - there are paddocks that only seem to have one or two horses affected. The others must be but they seem to be holding the virus at a subclinical level and not getting any worse.

Also noticeable that when the horses "suffer" the virus the weight just drops off them so better to have horses in a little forward condition than not. The about to foal mares were in very good condition, but the virus knocked the "top" of them, just starting to recover and do better again.

Off to do afternoon obs. on this lot.