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cowboycut Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-06-27 10:46 PM Subject: Pythium insidiosum Graphic pics added
Veteran Posts: 207	I would like to hear how you have treated successfully. Edited by cowboycut 2015-07-14 1:40 PM
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Nita Reg. Apr 2012	Posted 2015-06-28 12:35 AM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum
Expert Posts: 1718 Location: Southeast Louisiana	I can't even pronounce it successfully. What is i?? Edited by Nita 2015-06-28 12:36 AM
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cowboycut Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-06-28 1:11 AM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum
Veteran Posts: 207	It is a fungal infection aka swamp cancer that hoses get from a moist environment. They can get it anywhere on the body and it is difficult to treat. There is a vaccine available to boost an immune response to help the horse fight it. It is not a vaccine that is given prophylactically like other vaccines. Edited by cowboycut 2015-07-14 1:19 PM
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Nita Reg. Apr 2012	Posted 2015-06-28 3:32 AM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum
Expert Posts: 1718 Location: Southeast Louisiana	I had never heard of it, but I was reading up on it after reading your post and seeing it is in Louisiana. Looks like treatment is pretty successful when it's caught early. Good luck with the treatment and please post an update.
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cowboycut Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-07-14 12:58 PM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum
Veteran Posts: 207	There is a vaccine available that helps reduce the horse's allergic response to the Pythium. Fungus Free Plus has a product that can be used topically and orally. Since this is a systemic infection I do not want to take any chances. (pythium 1.jpg) (pythium 2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- pythium 1.jpg (9KB - 193 downloads) pythium 2.jpg (6KB - 187 downloads)
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casualdust07 Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2015-07-14 1:03 PM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum
You get what you give Posts: 13030 Location: Texas	I've seen them at the vet school. It's nasty and they cut it out. Big pain in the butt to treat.
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IRunOnFaith Reg. Dec 2009	Posted 2015-07-14 5:05 PM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum
Expert Posts: 3815 Location: The best kept secret in TX	casualdust07 - 2015-07-14 1:03 PM I've seen them at the vet school. It's nasty and they cut it out. Big pain in the butt to treat. I have only seen it in person once while mucking stalls for a local vet when I was younger. The local vet also cut it out. That poor horse was there for months.
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Anniemae Reg. Jan 2004	Posted 2015-07-14 5:46 PM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum Graphic pics added
Common Sense and then some Location: So. California	I wish the pic was bigger, but it looks like a summer sore. What are you treating it with?
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casualdust07 Reg. Mar 2005	Posted 2015-07-14 6:01 PM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum Graphic pics added
You get what you give Posts: 13030 Location: Texas	yep the pythium i have seen has been nasty, red, just like that.
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cowboycut Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-07-29 4:26 PM Subject: RE: Pythium insidiosum Graphic pics added
Veteran Posts: 207	It is definately not a summer sore. Kunkers are coming out of it. We did a blood test and verified that it is Pythium. I gave her the vaccine and I am using a product called Fungus Free Plus. It has been debrided twice and I keep it wrapped.
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