From:
Nan and Sandy Sanders
Date: 2002-08-15 21:10:47 UTC
Subject: bots and west Nile
To: Ferret Health list <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-Id: <5.1.1.6.0.20020815170459.00a5d780@pop.erols.com>
There has been some recent discussion about bots and west nile -
Bots lay white colored eggs on horse legs, horses lick off the eggs and the
bugs hatch inside of the horses. So, the horses need a de-wormer for
bots. I usually scrape the eggs off with a dull knife. The bots look like
a small bee. I have heard of dogs getting bots, but not cats. The dog
need a small dose of the horse wormer.
There is a west Nile vaccine for horses - on a conditional licence. Yes, I
had my 25-year old Appy mare vaccinated - no side effects. Several
infected crows have been found in my area. Vaccine has not been approved
for other animals.
Nan and SuperSnooper