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Location: Washington | Alright....so my good gelding was recently diagnosed with Heaves. He is almost finished with his steroid treatment, and is on Ventipulmen now before he runs. Along with getting his hay soaked before feeding, also on our small grass pasture.
Is there any supplements that are proven to help a Heaves horse? I run quite often in the summer and really don't like the thought of running him on Venti ALL the time. I for sure will be doing it for the bigger races/rodeos, but would like something not so harsh for the smaller races between. Also has anybody had any luck with Flair strips at all?
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| I owned one that broke out in heaves when he was having issues with ulcers.(Mr Moonie Man) He had also had EPM and Animal Element Immune was the only thing that helped him. I had bought the most expensive things to herbal treatments. Dr. Hague at Oakridge had tried numerous meds. AE Immune was the best. I do not sell this product and I am not a consistent user of it but If I come across a issue that I know it will help I will order it. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | Call up THE. I'm sure they have something.  |
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Location: At the barn | Management is the key. Avoid dust, don't feed on the trailer, don't use shavings on the trailer, lightly spray entire stall with water before you bring them in. I spray hay, grain, walls, everything. Another thing you mat want to consider is having allergy testing done to find our just what he's allergic to. I've had two this year to start with allergy issues, which is a precursor to heaves. It really really sucks. |
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| trotncowpony - 2014-09-03 6:18 PM
Management is the key. Avoid dust, don't feed on the trailer, don't use shavings on the trailer, lightly spray entire stall with water before you bring them in. I spray hay, grain, walls, everything. Another thing you mat want to consider is having allergy testing done to find our just what he's allergic to. I've had two this year to start with allergy issues, which is a precursor to heaves. It really really sucks.
Second the allergy testing...
A friend of mine had a gelding who only had problems around shavings. So she stalled him in different barns that were less enclosed or tied out and he competed for many many years. |
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Location: almost heaven | I have a horse that has allergies. I use ventipulmin and flair strips. I like them and he is calmer and goes in the pen ready when I use them I have not used them and he gets anxious and gives me fit then. Also Animal Element Immune is great I am a dealer and have several customers that swear by it for heaves and not sweaters . if you decide to try it use the detox with immune for best results the detox is the foundation for any program. use coupon code MELN10 for 10% off your order and remember to select me as your sales rep. www.animalelement.com
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| I've never seen a horse with a worse heaves problem then mine. He has had it for 15 years? He is 22 now. I have been able to keep him from flaring up for a very very long time (years) but he's really struggled the past 8 months or so. Just can't get a handle on it. I could hear him breathing before I could see him, he uses his whole flank area to expel breath and he wasn't wanting to eat/drink.
I took him to a great vet where he spent 3 weeks and we are doing the allergy panel now. He just finished his first vial. He is doing absolutely amazing at this point, but only time will tell. He has competed at a 2d barrel level and a 1d pole level up until last summer. Still hoping to run him lightly. I NEVER had any results from ventipulmin, supplements, etc. He has always taken a steroid to get thru his flare ups. only thing that has worked for him. |
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | Springtime Herbs DMG 5600 -- The testimonial from Linda Miller in NC is a friend of mine that I boarded with. She was going to put her mare that heaves down because she was so bad. This mare lived well into her 30's.
http://www.springtimeinc.com/category/50
There's other brands of DMG on the market and depending on the severity of the horse they work well.
Edited by Fairweather 2014-09-04 1:09 PM
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Location: Wisconsin | My gelding was diagnosed at about 4-5 years old. I fed him alfalfa pellets for a long time, then switched over to alfalfa cubes. I fed them for years with no problems and he did very well on them. When TSC came into town, they carried a baled hay and I switched over to that. Made by Standlee Hay Company I think. He has never had a problem with eating that. I ride summer and fall and he has been good for all of that, and good also throughout the winter. Its pricey, but it has been worth it to have him not coughing and able to be used. |
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Location: Lala Land | I soaked everything for a month or so after being diagnosed. He's on free choice grass hay in a big tractor tire now that is laid over a rubber mat so he doesn't inhale as much dust, soaked alfalfa pellets with rice bran, oxy-gen 2x, and wind aid before I ride daily. We haven't had an episode all summer and it's been a pretty humid summer here. Key thing with us also is after a rain, we have to clean/wipe out the tire to keep the mold away, and we wet his pen down daily to try and keep dust down. |
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