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02/09/2024

This is the current updated information for the outbreak in Benton County. Please use this as guidance if you need to make decisions about traveling with your horse. As always, I am available to my clients if you have questions about your specific situation.

Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) confirmed in Benton County, Oregon Oregon Department of Agriculture sent this bulletin at 02/09/2024 10:24 AM PST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. News Release: February 9, 2024 Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) confirmed in Benton County, Oregon Two hors...

07/08/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=6993868450646363&id=100000698331637&mibextid=Nif5oz

12/28/2022

Please be kind!

06/02/2022

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORODA/bulletins/31a74bb

09/17/2020

A little more info on horses and wildfire smoke:)

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09/15/2020

Look what I found :-) it's almost like finding a unicorn! Aqi still 333 in our area.

09/13/2020

I know it's hard to to be on stall/paddock restrictions for all of us including my own ponies. Here are the recommendations for horses and air quality summarized neatly. This information was based on studies from polo ponies in the smoke from the Calgary fires a few years ago. Based on the AQI in the Willamette Valley most of our horses should not go back into training or work for a couple of weeks after our air clears. I know we have bigger problems than that right now, but this information may help some of us plan a bit better. I am currently sitting at 426. What is your AQI?

09/12/2020

I know that everyone is concerned about smoke inhalation at this time. I have received a few questions about inhalation therapies. PLEASE! Do not use a nebulizer without direction from your veterinarian. At best it could do no harm, at worst it can do damage to your horses lungs by forcing irritants into already compromised lungs (aka essential oils or colloidal silver). There are treatments for horses affected by smoke inhalation that are proven effective and helpful. The treatments often DO include a nebulizer with prescription medication. If your horse has respiratory noise OR abnormal discharge OR a consistent respiratory rate over 30 per minute, PLEASE call your veterinarian or seek the advice of a veterinarian at an evacuation site. The horse in the video has abnormal discharge, increased respiratory rate and respiratory noise. She was treated with removal to an area with better air quality (561 to 258 AQI), her hay was soaked to remove additional particulates, she was given 3 prescription medications and in 20 minutes had a normal respiratory rate. She was not nebulized and she remains stable 3 days later.

09/11/2020

We are temporarily waiving import requirements on livestock from Oregon provided they do not change ownership and return to Oregon within 30 days. This is being done to help with evacuations prompted by the wildfires in Oregon, which has strained available stalls and pastures for sheltering horses and other livestock. Any facility in Washington housing evacuated livestock from Oregon is asked to keep records of the animals and practice good biosecurity.
You can read the full waiver memo here:https://cms.agr.wa.gov/WSDAKentico/Documents/AnS/AnimalHealth/WSDA-OR-Animal-Health-Import-Requirement-Waiver-9-9-2020.pdf