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Location: Texas | Hi am so bummed! My big horse was cleared to ride a few weeks ago so I sent him to aquatred for 3 weeks. He has been home a week and now he has the crud bad! Not sure where he got it. Vet thinks it viral so not a lot we can do but let it run it's course and treat fever etc. my mare had been acting like she did not feel well so maybe he got it from her but she did not have snotty nose like he does. And when I say snotty nose I mean yellow thick gooy stuff running out in large amounts. Worst part is now that one is sick the others will most likely get it. Gues I will be playing respiratory therapist to a bunch of horses instead of people the next week or so. |
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Location: Where Governor's make the liscense plates | Oh I'm very sorry to hear this :( Maybe he picked up the virus at the aquatred place... I know I always pick up some new bug when I travel to new places. Atleast you wont have to neb the horses lol |
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Location: Texas | Yeah right. No nebs at this point, but wholly Mooly the secretions coming out of him are GROSS! |
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Location: MN | Our old guy had pneumonia a few weeks ago. Thankfully caught it early, but man his snot stunk! |
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Crazy Doggy Mommy
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Location: Where Governor's make the liscense plates |  Well best of luck at getting him better. We used to always rub some vicks up their nostrils to help open them up- I was thinking maybe a warm mash of something might help? I've never done a mash but lots on here I think have... Can horses have mucinex? that'd be something to ask the vet to thin the thick mucus... hmm food for thought |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | I would get him some Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar and put it in everyones water and double dose the vitamin C/K and E to boost their system back up. |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | I would get him some Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar and put it in everyones water and double dose the vitamin C/K and E to boost their system back up. |
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Location: Texas | Get you some SMZ tablets
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Location: Texas | Already top dressing with apple cider vinegar and lysine to boost mine system in all horses. And he is on smz to prevent a secondary bacterial infection in addition to banamine to lower fever. |
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Location: Texas | We've been having great results adding Vitamin C to the feed (there is an injectable form as well). It's been clearing up pneumonia symptoms within a few days. We've have so much inconsistent weather here recently their poor systems don't know if it is summer or dead of winter. |
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Location: MD | poor guy :( hope he feels better soon!
lots of salts and minerals!! |
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Location: Georgia | I highly recommend you get your horse on Lung Aid. Use coupon code cockk in promo section @ www.choiceofchamps.com for 10% off and free shipping. It will help boost his immune system and support the lungs.
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| I have had great results with the lung aid...wish I had known about that code! I just ordered 2 bottles last week....:(
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Location: Texas | Well we are off to vets. Four days in and he is still having fever intermittently and his snotty nose is worse. Poor horse! |
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