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MODEL NO. 76
2 HP produces 27 CFM
3 HP produces 36 CFM
#742 PUMP, 25 C.F.M.
2 H.P. Motor Not Included
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MODEL NO. 78
5 HP produces 56 CFM
7Vz HP & 10 HP motors
can be used for
more CFM
»550°S.
620 F
+ 37F
+ .39 PDT
3.5%
+ $155
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Ask the
VMD
Frog and thrush—
not a horse’s fairy tale
A reader asks:
What is the best method of
treating thrush, and how can
I prevent its happening
again?
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4
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Dr. Sheaffer comments:
Thrush is a degenerative
condition of a horse’s frog of
the hoof and it sometimes
involves the heel and/or
sole.
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This condition is caused by
one of several organisms,
the most common being a
bacteria, Fusibactenum.
When an animal has no
choice but to stand in mud,
urine, or wet manure, the
condition becomes
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aggravated.
The bacteria causing
thrush are commonly
present in most barns and
stables. Therefore, un
sanitary stalls will readily
produce the disease.
The steps in treatment are
three. First, clean your
stalls and keep them clean
and dry. Second, pick and
scrub the horse’s feet
thoroughly, EVERY DAY.
Thirdly, apply an astringent
or a strong antiseptic around
the frog, heel and sole,
depending on the areas
affected.
Three common
medications are copper
sulfate pastes, strong iodine
Ul
VSL Pi
ly
solutions, and a commercial
preparation called Koper
tox. There are other over
the-counter preparations
you may find satisfactory.
A word of caution con
cerning thrush medications
most of them will make
the hoof dry and hard. This is
a problem especially if you
are bedding your horse on
wood shavings rather than
straw. If that is your
situation, you may want to
alternate a softening hoof
dressing with the thrush
medication.
Preventing thrush from
reoccumng is sumhar to
treating the condition. Keep
your stalls clean and dry.
Pick the horse’s hooves
daily. And, use medications
as soon as any thrush begins
to appear.
Be sure not to confuse
thrush with scratches,
greese heel, or cancher.
Thrush has an offensive odor
and the hoof and frog usually
appear moist.
In the early stages, the
hom of the hoof becomes
whitish-gray in color and
quite crumbly. You may be
able to tear parts of the frog
away with your fingers.
In the later stages, the
frogs may be partially or
completely eaten or burned
away by the disease, and the
odor will tell you beyond a
shadow of a doubt that the
horse has thrush.
If yon have a question you
would like answered by the
team from Valley Animal
Hospital, send it to Ask the
VMD, Box 366, Lititz, Pa.
17543. Questions will be kept
anonymous on request