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Location: North Dakota | I have an older gelding that goes through bouts of COPD when the weather dries out the grass or feeding hay. I have found I can maintain him (keep him clear) with 2 scoops of Uckele LUNG. With your horse I would say he should have dexamethasone for 4-5 days and then keep up the nebulizer (I've made my own and use saline or albuterol when he's REALLY bad) I double dose the LUNG and it really seems to work-whenever this horse gets a little heevy he goes off feed and feels lousy-this spring with the help of the LUNG we've nipped it in the bud and he's eating better now then ever. (I've done the dexamethasone several times over the past few years and tried the CUROST, ventipulmin etc etc) the LUNG is the only supplement he eats well and does well on!
also, I see you mentioned that you board-is there a lot of ammonia or is he turned out quite a bit? Ammonia is hell on lungs!
Edited by LMS 2017-05-03 8:07 AM
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 It's not my fault I'm perfect
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Location: Where the long tails flow, ND | Cur-OST saved my mares life, and career. It's all in how you manage and listen to your horse. I didn't think I'd be smart enough for that but don't worry, you will be.
If you aren't open to change, and just want a quick fix- there is no such thing.
It's a lifestyle change and you need to be 100% in for anything in life to ever work. |
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| Question for nebulizer users, I'm new to this and if I did order one, how and where do you start on what to treat your horse with as far as medicines and how often? |
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Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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| newlifecowgirl - 2017-04-27 10:50 AM Long story short . Gelding is coughing...a lot. And wheezing. He does this every single spring/summer. The wheezing is new. I have had him scoped for bleeding , negative. Vet said it is allergies. Last year We put him on clenbuterol. It helped a little. This year we have tried a combo of Hydroxy zine and cough syrup (I don't remember the name) it isn't doing jack diddly. I can't even ride him past a light trot without coughing :/ calling the vet again but anyone find anything that has worked for allergies /asthma? I'm considering a nebulizer.
If your horse does this only in spring or summer then the chances of it being hay is pretty low. Hay is normally the trigger for a lot of allergies that cause IAD or COPD but not always. Sometimes its seasonal when horses are turned out on pasture due to pollen. Since its seasonal and you really cant stop the exsposure the allergen like you could if it was hay, Id ask about steroids.. Like dexamethasone or fluticasone inhalers. Dex is a lot cheaper but the inhalers are a lot safer. Ventipulmin helps open air ways but it doesnt do anything for inflammation. Antihisatmines in horses do nothing. They may help if given before the allergy starts but its hard to do. Did they do a BAL to see what kind of inflammatory cells are present? If not, they need to. There are different cell that need different treatment plans. Dont waste your money on supplements... they are a crutch or a bandaid like cough drops are. Treat the source of the problem first. Air way issues in horses are nothing to mess around with. If gone untreated or managed wrong you could be left with a lot of lung damage over time. |
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  Sock eating dog owner
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | Just a thought,have a dentist take a good look at those back teeth. Some times they get tree branchs,wads of hay lodged way back in those jaws that don't get digested and just kind of rot and cause problems. |
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Location: Eatonville, wa | No we didn't do a BAL. I guess that is next on my list. Anybody have a general price for it? Just so I have rough idea
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