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The cold, dry air in winter leads to a major cause of delayed healing, which is the dehydration of exposed tissue. A moist environment is important for cells to migrate across the wound and for white cells to do their work cleaning up the wound. Suturing wounds that warrant it, and keeping other wounds covered with a protective salve, will guard against dehydration.
Horses are nearly four times more likely to contract rabies than dogs.1-3 Across the U.S., the majority of horses are not vaccinated for rabies and often have a higher risk of exposure than dogs.4
While it’s likely Fido is vaccinated against this fatal disease, the question looms – is your horse protected?
March certainly has roared in like a lion. Much snow has blanketed the area with lots more in the hills and higher elevations. It makes for tough going for those who enjoy backyard maple syrup production. Treading through three to four-foot drifts to collect the sap bucket by bucket becomes quite a workout. Maple season marks the coming of spring. Days are longer, the sun is warmer, and the birds are starting to be heard. I have spent several weekends this time a year out by the barn boiling away many gallons of tree sap to harness one to two gallons of liquid gold. This year due to all this snow I decided to pass but spent this past Sunday at a friend’s house overseeing his one pan/one man production.
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