What can diseases do to a horse? Horse strep is a type of disease. Symptoms can be swelling of the throat,fever, horse not eating, nasal dischange,and cough. Treatment would be penicillian.

Epm is another type of disease. Neutrologic disease is caused by protozoal organisims. Symptoms would be horse seem not to know where its feet are. Treatment would be drugs to kill the parasite.Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis is a mosiquito born viral disease. Early signs are fever,depression, and loss of appetite. Next the the disease invades the horse's nervous system and eventually causes death. Horses can be protected by regular vaccinations.

What can colic do to a horse? Pain in the horse’s abdomen can cause blockage of blood vessels. What are the symptoms? The horse tries diffrent positions to reduce pain, horse bites at abdomen, sweats, and has adnormal abdomial sounds. If the colic results from an impaction or obsruction in the intestines. It can be removed by lubrication such as water and mineral oil. Other times only surgery will correct the problem.