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cn1705 Reg. Mar 2011	Posted 2017-02-07 6:13 PM Subject: EPM question
Elite Veteran Posts: 617	Can the protozoal parasite that causes EPM live without a host? If not, how long after the parasite live after exists the opossums body? Thanks!!
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Chandler's Mom Reg. Jan 2015	Posted 2017-02-07 9:41 PM Subject: RE: EPM question
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2017-02-08 8:02 AM Subject: RE: EPM question
Take a Picture Posts: 12841	cn1705 - 2017-02-07 6:13 PM Can the protozoal parasite that causes EPM live without a host? If not, how long after the parasite live after exists the opossums body? Thanks!! I would say a long time. It is very close to the the protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis from dirty kitty litter pans. A couple of points to ponder here---possum poop can get raked up in hay whether round or square bales. Barn cats that live in the hay are very suspect also because they may pee or poop in the hay.
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astreakinchic Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2017-02-08 8:05 AM Subject: RE: EPM question
Expert Posts: 1611	streakysox - 2017-02-08 9:02 AM cn1705 - 2017-02-07 6:13 PM Can the protozoal parasite that causes EPM live without a host? If not, how long after the parasite live after exists the opossums body? Thanks!! I would say a long time. It is very close to the the protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis from dirty kitty litter pans. A couple of points to ponder here---possum poop can get raked up in hay whether round or square bales. Barn cats that live in the hay are very suspect also because they may pee or poop in the hay. A lot of ppl are just treating for it once a year as precaution now. Because supposedly they all have it only immune compromised horses become systematic. Treating kills what protozoa a healthy horse does have living inside them.
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cn1705 Reg. Mar 2011	Posted 2017-02-08 8:19 AM Subject: RE: EPM question
Elite Veteran Posts: 617	astreakinchic - 2017-02-08 8:05 AM streakysox - 2017-02-08 9:02 AM cn1705 - 2017-02-07 6:13 PM Can the protozoal parasite that causes EPM live without a host? If not, how long after the parasite live after exists the opossums body? Thanks!! I would say a long time. It is very close to the the protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis from dirty kitty litter pans. A couple of points to ponder here---possum poop can get raked up in hay whether round or square bales. Barn cats that live in the hay are very suspect also because they may pee or poop in the hay. A lot of ppl are just treating for it once a year as precaution now. Because supposedly they all have it only immune compromised horses become systematic. Treating kills what protozoa a healthy horse does have living inside them. What are they treating with?
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astreakinchic Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2017-02-08 8:30 AM Subject: RE: EPM question
Expert Posts: 1611	Rebalance
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