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| Check out Page 52 in the Speedhorse Barrel Stallion Edition. There's a 3 page article about the benefits. I'm Nebulizing Race Horses at Los Alamitos Race Track with Silver Horse Care and getting outstanding results! It's really picking up momentum out here! |
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Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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| Nebulizing has been around for years... people are just now catching on to it more in the barrel racing world... |
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Location: North Dakota | I jumped on the nebulizing bandwagon back this past fall. I didn't see much help from it with my copd mare. I bought a good quality human nebulizer and EquiSilver respiratory solution and built my own mask. I used the nebulizer religiously for about two months and my mare didn't seem to get any relief from it. I manage her environment carefully and while she isn't a severe case of copd she still had bad days and had troubles in heated indoors. I was hoping nebulizing would be helpful on those bad days or at indoor runs but I didn't see much help from it. I had better luck managing the conditions from the inside using Cur-OST and she has improved drastically in 6 weeks. The nebulizer might be more helpful for horses with other conditions. |
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| I have found that HEALING the internal parts of the horse that cause a horse to need nebulizing are far less expensive than the nebulizing itself. Wouldn't surprise me that the racetrack would use it. I bought a colt from Los Alamitos last year and standing in a 8x8 box stall 24/7 will certainly keep a horse from being a horse and thus problems. |
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Location: Lost in the swamps | I don't think it's a fad. I think right now it's winter,off season, and most horses have respatory issues in the summer with the heat and humidity. Esp horse with copd. I used one in the summer on my horse diagnosed with inflammatory airway disease. I found it helped him clear out the junk. But never kept it at bay, Like the clembuterol did. Trying to find a happy median. To keep the mucus under control.
I equiresped him during the week before shows to keep his airways clear. And the day of show I eq reaped him and have him Clem. To be sure he could breathe easier.
Developed a lil routine that helped salvage our season.
I'm thinkin about about tryin the cursot before the heat starts to have it in his system and to see if I notice a difference and if not I'll start back in the Clem and Nebs. And obviously controlling environmental factors which in south la is hard!! I also talked with my other new vet about nebulizing. She stated she has definitely seen the benefits of it. Her one and only concern was SHARING the unit.(which I do not do). |
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| I bought one a couple months ago when they were on sale for my horse that has upper airway inflammatory disease, he has problems breathing during the summer only. So I haven't tried it yet, hoping I won't need it this coming summer because last summer it wasn't as bad as it has been. |
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| imturnin3 - 2016-02-09 11:37 AM I don't think it's a fad. I think right now it's winter,off season, and most horses have respatory issues in the summer with the heat and humidity. Esp horse with copd. I used one in the summer on my horse diagnosed with inflammatory airway disease. I found it helped him clear out the junk. But never kept it at bay, Like the clembuterol did. Trying to find a happy median. To keep the mucus under control. I equiresped him during the week before shows to keep his airways clear. And the day of show I eq reaped him and have him Clem. To be sure he could breathe easier. Developed a lil routine that helped salvage our season. I'm thinkin about about tryin the cursot before the heat starts to have it in his system and to see if I notice a difference and if not I'll start back in the Clem and Nebs. And obviously controlling environmental factors which in south la is hard!! I also talked with my other new vet about nebulizing. She stated she has definitely seen the benefits of it. Her one and only concern was SHARING the unit.(which I do not do).
What is cursot? |
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| Fad....if your horse truly needs a neubulizer, something is WRONG!...and only thing going up my horses is lungs are RX meds....
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| It's been around for years but not many use it in the winter. My horse has inflamatory airway disease as well so I'm going to be making my own as I found the supplier that Equi-Resp uses for their $700 "Pro Model" for only $230 ;) I also use it on my horses that don't have any problems because it helps to keep them open and feeling good and they run harder on it |
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Location: USA | PerfectPattern - 2016-02-09 1:31 PM imturnin3 - 2016-02-09 11:37 AM I don't think it's a fad. I think right now it's winter,off season, and most horses have respatory issues in the summer with the heat and humidity. Esp horse with copd. I used one in the summer on my horse diagnosed with inflammatory airway disease. I found it helped him clear out the junk. But never kept it at bay, Like the clembuterol did. Trying to find a happy median. To keep the mucus under control. I equiresped him during the week before shows to keep his airways clear. And the day of show I eq reaped him and have him Clem. To be sure he could breathe easier. Developed a lil routine that helped salvage our season. I'm thinkin about about tryin the cursot before the heat starts to have it in his system and to see if I notice a difference and if not I'll start back in the Clem and Nebs. And obviously controlling environmental factors which in south la is hard!! I also talked with my other new vet about nebulizing. She stated she has definitely seen the benefits of it. Her one and only concern was SHARING the unit.(which I do not do). What is cursot?
I think it's supposed to be cur-ost |
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Location: NE Texas | My horse had been using a nebulizer, amongst every Rx medication available for respiratory issues, COPD, and was on a fast downward spiral. After spending thousands on vet appts, medications, and treatments and exceeding the maximum dose of all, my vet advised me we were out of options and offered to write a letter to my insurance company to put my horse down. I wasn't ready to do that, and began researching options. My horse was displaced ever time we scoped him upon insertion, then displaced 3 times n 10 minutes of jogging with an exercise scope. Question was, what was causing it. The glottis was very vascular and heavy so he was unable to control it and it couldn't function properly despite being on 10cc of Ventipulmin a day plus Dex. His breathing got so bad he couldn't even cough at resting. Gums were blue, etc. He was suffocating just standing there.
I began researching and my research led me to www.nouvelleresearch.com and the Cur-OST product. After consulting with Dr. Schell, he explained to me why he was displacing and how it was all tied into an over active immune system. After me bugging him for a couple of weeks, he finally asked me to give him 2 weeks to help him. I took a leap of faith and purchased the products he recommended and in two weeks my horse was much better. In a month I was back to riding him. The pictures attached are 30 days on the Cur-OST product. I quit all medications and other supplements prior to starting this including ulcer medications and probiotics.
He continues to do well and now on only one product to maintain and one product to reduce the effects of stress on the body, as stress is a major trigger for my horse. The pictures below will show him the day we started the Cur-OST, March 23. The second picture is 30 days on the Cur-OSt, April 24. I have no need for nebulizers or any other breathing medications, steroids, or other respiratory products any longer.
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| In response to the original post, Nebulizing will certainly have it's place in the treatment and prevention of Lung "Disease" in horses. Unfortunately, "Rx drugs are not the only thing going into your horses lungs." Nebulizing with Colloidal Silver promotes a healthy lung and certainly prevents disease. In situations where you can use other prescribed drugs, the benefits are even more substantial.
I think the Key to good over all health and especially "Lung Health" in this situation, is prevention. Once a lung is compromised, it takes a long time to heal.
If a horse is diagnosed with a problem, Nebulizing is an extremely effective means of directly treating the lungs. |
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| My horse got Copd really bad in the summer 2013, along with dust allergies and pneumonia in her lungs as well as a strep infection, it was awful, plus she's a bleeder. My vet suggested a nebulizer. I put her on a nebulizer 2x a day for 15 min . I would say it did help a little, at least it did help her cough up some of the junk immediately after having it on, but I would not say it can cure anything. I did have her off of competing for 5 mos. there were really bad fires that summer where we live, and constant smoke which didn't help anything. ...I do believe it can HELP in exterme cases. Granted this was a horse that was coughing every 5 min, we had watered down everything, she went through about 4/5 different rounds of antibiotics and we had to go to a specialist. I think they are a fad right now especially by those trying to sell the nebulizer and mask. My vet gave me a mask and I bought a nebulizer for like $80 ish at Walgreens. The human nebulizer and the equine are exactly the same. I think it can help in the summer when you are hauling to rodeos and it's hot and dusty and they don't get a chance to be out on irrigated pasture or put there head down much. There are a ton to of different medications you can put into the cup on the nebulizer as well. I really think it is a fad right now and there is noway I'd pay $800+ for one though. I know a girl that uses one before every run and it dang sure doesn't help her beat anyone. |
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| Warriors Mom - 2016-02-09 11:33 AM
Fad....if your horse truly needs a neubulizer, something is WRONG!...and only thing going up my horses is lungs are RX meds....
I agree with this. I used one for months. You really shouldnt Need one unless something is really wrong. It did take rx meds to help my mare. |
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| It's not just for sick horses though, that's the thing. |
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