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04/20/2020

04/09/2020

When it comes to preventing the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19, nothing beats good old-fashioned handwashing.

But if water and soap aren’t available, your next best option, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Trusted Source, is to use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol.

Unless you have a stockpile of store-bought hand sanitizer, you’ll likely have a hard time finding any at a store or online right now. Due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, most retailers can’t keep up with the demand for hand sanitizer.

The good news? All it takes is three ingredients to make your own hand sanitizer at home. Read on to find out how.

Alcohol-based hand sanitizers can help keep you safe and reduce the spread of germs if soap and water aren't available. It's also effective against the novel coronavirus. To make your own, you only need a few key ingredients: rubbing alcohol, aloe vera gel, and an essential oil (or lemon juice).

04/03/2020

Can contract ?

Short answer, yes. The clinical signs of coronavirus generally affect the gastrointestinal tract in adult horses, as well as foals. One would expect that every animal infected with coronavirus may develop gastrointestinal signs. That’s not the case. Only 15-20% of clinically infected adult horses with develop colic and/or diarrhea. However, most of the horses that have a clinic presentation of coronavirus will develop anorexia—they go off of feed—they will be lethargic and have an elevated re**al temperature. Re**al temperatures will vary between 101.5 degrees Fahrenheit up to 106 Fahrenheit. The difficulty in recognizing this condition is that not every adult horse infected with coronavirus will develop gastrointestinal signs, it doesn’t always cause colic or diarrhea.

Because of the global health outbreak of human coronavirus, the Disease Du Jour podcast talked to an equine infectious disease expert about equine coronavirus.

03/27/2020

The sleeping habits of are quite different than humans. Most human is usually a long, single stretch—about eight hours in a 24-hour day. Horses doze for various periods during the day and have short bouts of deep sleep lying down in the middle of the night. Horse’s sleeping patterns change depending on their age.

Foals lie down for frequent naps and spend about half of their day sleeping until they are about three months old. As the foal gets older, the frequency of the naps becomes less, and they are more likely to stand rather than lie down. Adult horses spend more time dozing while standing up than in deep sleep lying down.

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03/24/2020

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03/16/2020

What is a allergy?
While horses may not be the first animal you think of when it comes to allergies, you can, in fact, be allergic to them.

Similar to cat and dog allergies, substances in a horse’s saliva and skin cells can trigger an immune system response in some people. The results can be sneezing, asthma, and even severe allergic reactions.

Like cat and dog allergies, horse allergies can become an issue if your immune system reacts to certain substances in a horse's dander and saliva. Treatment is similar, including antihistamines, immunotherapy, and an inhaler, if asthma is present.