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Written by American Quarterhorse Journal
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Immunostimulants boost the immune system to fight disease
.Sending a young horse to a training stablecan be a stressful
event. Immunostimulants can fortify a horse's immune system
and help it avoid stress-induced illness. From The American Quarter Horse JournalFor years, veterinarians have been concerned about the overuse of antibiotics. Immunostimulants might help turn the use of drugs in some situations toward more natural ways to fight disease. As preventives, immunostimulants can fortify the immune system to help horses avoid becoming ill. Dr. Elizabeth Davis explored immunostimulants as part of her doctoral dissertation and in studies conducted at Kansas State University, where she is an assistant professor of clinical sciences. Dr. Davis says immunostimulants are ideal for use prior to any situation when a horse’s immune system could become depressed or when it could be challenged by exposure to disease. New medical research and improvements in technology are giving hope to horses that suffer from bowed tendons, an injury that typically puts an end to a race horse's career. Find out more in AQHA's FREE Stem Cell Therapy report. “These would be things like prior to long-distance transport, which typically is classified as greater than 500 miles,” Dr. Davis says. “In some settings, weaning would be considered a stressful event, or sending a young horse to a training stable.”Dr. Davis also has used immunostimulants successfully in helping horses get over a bout of disease.“Many times, it might be a bacterial or a viral disease,” she says “The horse is in the recovery phase, but it is just lingering. I like to go ahead and boost those horses.”Other uses for immunostimulants are to shorten infections in mares; and to aid in eradicating equine sarcoids, skin tumors spread by biting flies. In AQHA's FREE Stem Cell Therapy report, see for yourself, with detailed pictures, how stem cell therapy compares to traditional methods, such as saline treatments, in the healing process. Download your copy today! West Nile Virus Viruses present a unique challenge to doctors and veterinarians. Unlike bacterial infections that can be treated with antibiotics, most viruses simply must run their course. So healers can do little more than treat the symptoms and provide care to support the patient’s body while its immune system fights the virus.Read the rest of this story, and learn how Dr. Bonnie Rush uses immunostimulants to treat horses afflicted with West Nile virus.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:43 )
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