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Topic: Asthmatic Horse?
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Bella
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posted May 11, 2004 12:22 PM
Can anyone give me information about asthma in horses? I never really thought of horses getting it until I seen it mentioned.
Can you tell me what symptoms and possible treatment is? Thanks ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
-Bella ![[Running Horse]](graemlins/horse.gif)
Posts: 159 | From: Canada | Registered: Dec 2003
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Lou3
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posted May 11, 2004 06:06 PM
horses get a condition known by many names including Heaves, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and many others. Its a lot like human asthma. Treatment is tricky, its really more about management. Bedding should be dust-free or low-dust such as paper. Hay should be soaked to reduce dust, and the horse should be groomed outside whenever possible. Warm up for exercise must be slower and more thorough than normal and the horse should be kept as fit as possible.
It is also preferable for the animal to live outside as much as possible.
Lou
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gypsey gold doesnt gleam or clink, but stomps its feet and nickers in the night.
Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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Bella
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posted May 15, 2004 09:15 PM
Thanks Lou. Actually this has been considered already, and we seem to think that dust is NOT the problem, because all winter long Babe is in and out of the barn because of cold weather, and is fed from a round bale, which is FULL of dust, yet she doesn't cough once during that season.
We've pretty much ruled it down to allergies, but I was curious if there was something more similar to asthma in horses, in relation to irritation from crop dusts and work, etc.
Thanks for the help though ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) However I think we've finally decided we're just going to take her back to the vet and ask that they do amore thorough examination this time.
-Bella
Posts: 159 | From: Canada | Registered: Dec 2003
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Lou3
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posted May 16, 2004 04:20 PM
They can get hayfever too! That might explain it, lots of horses have allergies to oil seed rape.
Lou
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gypsey gold doesnt gleam or clink, but stomps its feet and nickers in the night.
Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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