webfact Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thirty horses die suddenly, cause unknown By The Nation The Thailand Equestrian Federation is urging horse fanciers to not transport any animals after 30 died in the Northeast on Thursday (March 26), the cause or causes undetermined. Ten horses had severe seizures before dying and the rest repeatedly bucked and jumped before collapsing dead. Veterinarians are performing autopsies to try and discover what happened. The federation is concerned that a shared disease could be the cause. It has asked the Department of Livestock Development and other government agencies to look into the matter. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384940 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-27 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Chinese horse flu ? sounds more like poisoning. regards worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Chinese horse flu ? sounds more like poisoning. regards worgeordie someone injected them with either the wrong stuff (hormone) or an overdose they won't be rushing forward to admit anything - maybe they had recent contact with a dirty farang from Italy 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anterian Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thailand does have its own version of locoweed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graemeaylward Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 39 minutes ago, webfact said: horse fanciers How quaint! I've heard of "pigeon fanciers" but never before have I heard of "horse fanciers"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuhan Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Heat stroke,it's nearly happening to me in this heat.???? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Gotta stop feeding them Nags with dead Bats ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Horses die from African horse disease By The Nation Following the deaths of 30 horses in the Northeast region on Thursday (March 26), the Department of Livestock Development conducted an investigation and learned that the horses had had fevers, snots and breathing difficulties, but no signs of Covid-19 infection. The animals also presented subconjunctival hemorrhage, fatigue and swollen faces which are symptoms of the African horse disease. The department ordered horse farm owners to quarantine them to prevent the disease from spreading and confirmed that it poses no danger to humans. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384946 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-27 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: he department ordered horse farm owners to quarantine them to prevent the disease from spreading and confirmed that it poses no danger to humans. Great - survive Covid-19 and die if Thai Horse flu ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 16 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: The department ordered horse farm owners to quarantine them shouldn't be difficult if they are brown bread .. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 A coincidence of similar symptoms to Covid-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirocco Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 Oh! it's so sad. Poor beasts. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 6 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Following the deaths of 30 horses in the Northeast region on Thursday (March 26), the Department of Livestock Development conducted an investigation and learned that the horses had had fevers, snots and breathing difficulties, but no signs of Covid-19 infection. OMG were these horses Thai or farang Maybe Thailand tried out their new COVID-19 vaccine on these poor animals back to the drawing board PS - stay away from food that involves any sort of meat for the next week or so 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kadilo Posted March 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 The end is neigh. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 My best guess is West Nile disease .... very contagious in horses. Infection with deadly West Nile disease is most common in the late summer or early fall in the northeast and Mid Atlantic regions when mosquitoes are rampant. The insects become vectors for the virus when they take a blood meal from an infected bird. They then transmit the disease when they move on to the next host. Not all animals exposed to West Nile become ill, but horses seem to be especially susceptible. The virus affects the central nervous system causing encephalitis – inflammation of the brain. Signs of West Nile: loss of appetite depression fever weakness or paralysis of hind limbs impaired vision head pressing convulsions (seizures) inability to swallow walking in circles hyperexcitability coma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkandchance Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 14 hours ago, smedly said: someone injected them with either the wrong stuff (hormone) or an overdose they won't be rushing forward to admit anything - maybe they had recent contact with a dirty farang from Italy I resemble that remark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I do not doubt your words, but I have always lived with horse racing centers and horse farms around me, but I do not remember such a massacre. Sad, sad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Possibly HENDRA VIRUS if there are bats in that area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 1 hour ago, steven100 said: My best guess is West Nile disease .... very contagious in horses. Infection with deadly West Nile disease is most common in the late summer or early fall in the northeast and Mid Atlantic regions when mosquitoes are rampant. The insects become vectors for the virus when they take a blood meal from an infected bird. They then transmit the disease when they move on to the next host. Not all animals exposed to West Nile become ill, but horses seem to be especially susceptible. The virus affects the central nervous system causing encephalitis – inflammation of the brain. Signs of West Nile: loss of appetite depression fever weakness or paralysis of hind limbs impaired vision head pressing convulsions (seizures) inability to swallow walking in circles hyperexcitability coma Thank you for your vetinary explanation Doctor Wiki. You must now be feeling quite hoarse. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundooman Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 15 hours ago, stuhan said: Heat stroke,it's nearly happening to me in this heat.???? But were you bucking and jumping at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike787 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 we got another serious problem, horses dying now, good grief.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 38 minutes ago, DoctorG said: Possibly HENDRA VIRUS if there are bats in that area. Hendra virus does not usually cause seizures or rampant bucking and distemper. That is why I suspect West nile disease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Langsuan Man Posted March 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2020 In all my years of riding, transporting, and owning horses I have never heard of any disease effecting so many equines so quickly. Pending a definitive cause via an autopsy my guess is some man made poison or incorrectly administered medicine was the cause I had a mare die of Eastern Equine Encephalitis 14 years ago and although the symptoms described in the Thailand incident are similar, the speed of infection was much different, almost three weeks from onset of symptoms to death. And even with a herd of 5 other horses, only one caught it If it does turn out to be some exotic equine disease, a quick death was welcome, since there is no more pitiful creature that a sick horse. Breaks you heart to watch them suffer and helpless to do anything, other than call the vet for euthanasia meds 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemoonpattaya Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) At least they shut the gate before the horse bolted............ Edited March 28, 2020 by bluemoonpattaya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I did read that a cat got corona from a human not fake news : https://www.google.com/search?q=cat+got+corona+from+a+human Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: The animals also presented subconjunctival hemorrhage, fatigue and swollen faces which are symptoms of the African horse disease. Damn Africans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, justin case said: I did read that a cat got corona from a human not fake news : https://www.google.com/search?q=cat+got+corona+from+a+human Do you mean like this >>>>>>>>>>>> 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrogaz Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 You wait until this baby gets to the US...what will all those cowboys do without their horses (or without their 'hort' as my wife says cutely). The Indians will run riot and take back their country. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I certainly trust that the whole area has been quarantened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emptypockets Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 9 hours ago, steven100 said: loss of appetite depression fever weakness or paralysis of hind limbs impaired vision head pressing convulsions (seizures) inability to swallow walking in circles hyperexcitability coma Sounds like a typical Sunday morning for the Pattaya bar stool dwelling brethren. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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