Heritage Animal Hospital: Coggins Clinic April 16-20

Sun, 03/25/2012 - 7:53pm — Diane Dyer

There will be a Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins) Clinic held the week of April 16th-20th at Heritage Animal Hospital. Coggins Tests which tests for EIA will be $22 per horse. If you have a group of 10 or more and you live within 10 miles there will be no farm trip fee charged and the fee will be $18 per horse. Regular fee is $26.40 per horse. Equine vaccines will also be discounted 10%.

Equine Infectious Anemia virus, also known as swamp fever, is characterized by weight loss, anemia and other blood abnormalities. Some horses exhibit overt clinical symptoms while others show no signs of the virus. Once infected with the virus that causes EIA, horses remain infected for life. There is no cure or vaccine available.

Horses infected with the EIA virus must be quarantined for the remainder of the animal’s life, donated to a research facility or euthanized. The only defense against EIA is the prevention of the disease.

All horses should be tested at least yearly. Any time a horse is transported it must have a negative Coggins & a Health Paper. Horse events require proof of a negative Coggins Test. Please call and schedule ahead (270)526-3839.

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