breathing problems. pics added

QHgin · 01-05-2008, 01:18 PM

My mustang mare is overweight. the vet was out last in september. he said that she was healthy just overweight and she checked out fine. latley i have noticed that i can hear her breathing. she doesn't get any feed so when i put all the horses up to eat she likes to walk up to me and stand there for some lovin' while they eat. she is usually already at the barn so she didn't have run or walk a mile to get there and she isn't breathing heavy but i can hear her. is this normal. i haven't noticed with the other horses. she is a really mellow horse and just kinda plodds along. i can't really see her breathing but i can hear it. pics will be added around 6pm.

QHgin · 01-05-2008, 04:09 PM

anyone ???

probarrelracer · 01-05-2008, 04:27 PM

Are you stalling her at night? If so, she needs hay at the least. I wouldn't quit feeding her altogether, just give very small quantities.
What does her breathing sound like. Does it make a strange noise, or is it just normal sounds?

3WishesDun · 01-05-2008, 04:32 PM

Could she have heaves?
Is her hay dusty? Is the barn well ventilated?
She is a pretty girl.
What does she eat? She might be insulin resistant and benefit from soaked hay, low NSC hay, a supplement with Magnesium, and/or a limited grazing/grazing muzzle.

Dawn · 01-05-2008, 04:40 PM

What does the breathing sound like? (Weazy, whistly, huffy)

You're likely dealing with two seperate issues here, both which need to be addressed.

QHgin · 01-05-2008, 07:27 PM

she is on 24/7 turn out. not stalled unless injured. umm hay isn't dusty and feed on the ground. she gets no grain or treats. vet sais she was not IR. She is mustang. rounded up in navada. he said that she just stores to much body fat. she isn't worked much at all. i really dont know how to describe the breathing. it doesn't sound odd in any way. low normal breathing. no one else hears it unless i point it out. i guess it kinda sound like someone sleeping.

pantha11 · 01-05-2008, 11:06 PM

It wouldn't hurt to check her vitals......temp, pulse, capillary count, breaths, dehydration.
If she has anything-infection, flue etc, you want to be able to treat it as soon as possible

Dawn · 01-06-2008, 07:54 AM

How did he determine she wasn't IR?

QHgin · 01-06-2008, 09:10 AM

she has all her shots including the flu. when the vet was out i asked him to check her for IR. he did a physical exam and said that she wasn't showing any classic signs. i guess the cresty neck or something and he said that 90% of the time its not IR and that he really thought there was no need for concern just a diet. she hasn't always been this big. she has gained the weight now that she is on pasture. but i have no way of taking her off of it.

Kicks · 01-06-2008, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QHgin

she has all her shots including the flu.

There is no guarantee that 'shots'/vaccines work 100% of the time - they MAY drastically help but don't always work. 2 years ago we had Rhino in the barn - the probability is that every horse had it but only a few were tested by the Federal Vet and every one of them came back positive AND all were current (within in 3 months) on 'shots'. In 1991 both of my sons, who were current on MMR's, were exposed to 'hard' measles and both got them (oldest son almost died) - one still has no immunity to mumps from the vaccines.

There are all sorts of respritatory viruses out there that have no vaccine for.

01-05-2008, 01:18 PM	#1
QHgin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eden, NC Posts: 1,369 Images: 262	breathing problems. pics added My mustang mare is overweight. the vet was out last in september. he said that she was healthy just overweight and she checked out fine. latley i have noticed that i can hear her breathing. she doesn't get any feed so when i put all the horses up to eat she likes to walk up to me and stand there for some lovin' while they eat. she is usually already at the barn so she didn't have run or walk a mile to get there and she isn't breathing heavy but i can hear her. is this normal. i haven't noticed with the other horses. she is a really mellow horse and just kinda plodds along. i can't really see her breathing but i can hear it. pics will be added around 6pm. __________________ "I've been Goosed!" *~~Shannon~~* Last edited by QHgin; 01-05-2008 at 03:43 PM.

01-05-2008, 04:09 PM	#2
QHgin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eden, NC Posts: 1,369 Images: 262	anyone ??? __________________ "I've been Goosed!" *~~Shannon~~*

01-05-2008, 04:27 PM	#3
probarrelracer Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,267 Images: 603	Are you stalling her at night? If so, she needs hay at the least. I wouldn't quit feeding her altogether, just give very small quantities. What does her breathing sound like. Does it make a strange noise, or is it just normal sounds? __________________ Help a friend to turn his frown upside down. Just rip his head off, and flip it over! He who says that you only have yourself to blame never learned to blame other people!

01-05-2008, 04:32 PM	#4
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 17,124 Images: 656 Blog Entries: 27	Could she have heaves? Is her hay dusty? Is the barn well ventilated? She is a pretty girl. What does she eat? She might be insulin resistant and benefit from soaked hay, low NSC hay, a supplement with Magnesium, and/or a limited grazing/grazing muzzle. __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

01-05-2008, 07:27 PM	#6
QHgin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eden, NC Posts: 1,369 Images: 262	she is on 24/7 turn out. not stalled unless injured. umm hay isn't dusty and feed on the ground. she gets no grain or treats. vet sais she was not IR. She is mustang. rounded up in navada. he said that she just stores to much body fat. she isn't worked much at all. i really dont know how to describe the breathing. it doesn't sound odd in any way. low normal breathing. no one else hears it unless i point it out. i guess it kinda sound like someone sleeping. __________________ "I've been Goosed!" *~~Shannon~~*

01-05-2008, 04:40 PM	#5
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 32,203 Images: 1462	What does the breathing sound like? (Weazy, whistly, huffy) You're likely dealing with two seperate issues here, both which need to be addressed.

01-05-2008, 11:06 PM	#7
pantha11 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia, Victoria. Posts: 1,629 Images: 26	It wouldn't hurt to check her vitals......temp, pulse, capillary count, breaths, dehydration. If she has anything-infection, flue etc, you want to be able to treat it as soon as possible

01-06-2008, 07:54 AM	#8
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 32,203 Images: 1462	How did he determine she wasn't IR?

01-06-2008, 09:10 AM	#9
QHgin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eden, NC Posts: 1,369 Images: 262	she has all her shots including the flu. when the vet was out i asked him to check her for IR. he did a physical exam and said that she wasn't showing any classic signs. i guess the cresty neck or something and he said that 90% of the time its not IR and that he really thought there was no need for concern just a diet. she hasn't always been this big. she has gained the weight now that she is on pasture. but i have no way of taking her off of it. __________________ "I've been Goosed!" *~~Shannon~~*

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