Best supplements for airways?

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So I know about anything metabolic/liver etc. But the moobag has thrown another issue into the works 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣

Not noticed any breathing issues up until I'm working her (she's 21, countless issues including cushings which she's on pergolide paste for) and she's only lightly freeschooled/lunged if she's been stuck in or like now - grass coming through so an extra bit of exercise to keep laminitis at bay.
After a few minutes trot/canter she's wheezing slightly. Usually just get her back to a walk, then she's fine, not particularly breathing heavy, no snot, no coughing. Vet is out soon for bloods anyway so will have a chat then, but anything I can give in the meantime?
I know garlic used to be used for the airways, but not sure if that's even still a thing?
 
My old stallion had COPD after an issue with a livery yard - which I won't go into now. After we got him settled living out 24/7 and he no longer needed his inhalers we managed his breathing/Airways with garlic powder and dried fenagreek leaves. Hard to find but we got them from the oriental supermarket. Recommended to a friend recently and she found them in a Polish veg shop.

I know people don't Recommend garlic for horses these days but it worked for my lad.
 
poiuytrewq said:
I use Audevard Balsamic air and *touch wood haven’t had a cough of wheeze in months
Before being told to use this by my vet I used to think Naf Respirator was really good also.
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I second (or third?) Audevard Balsamic Air. Works like a charm with mine. Mind you, he's never had more than a mild cough, but within a few days the cough is gone.

A horse I used to share got fenugreek as an airway supplement, but I don't know for sure if it did much.
 
my old boy has asthma and was still competing until last year things that helped us and still do:

Flexineb (expensive but good) with saline and balsamic air liquid, just a few drops, or saline alone can help
Equine America Airways
Keeping them trim, weight had a massive effect on my tank of fresian x ID but appreciate its hard to exercise them when they are wheezy, catch 22
Living out 24/7
Haylage only in winter (if affected)

We narrowed it down to him being slightly allergic to the grass and pollens at this time of year (having had tie back ops etc, once he could breathe properly this all affected him as far as pollens etc)

He is now semi retired, due to navicular but hacks happily and so far this year I haven't had to use anything xxxx
 
Massive link with gut flora and respiratory in horses.

The Microbiota and Equine Asthma: An Integrative View of the Gut–Lung Axis - PMC

Ex vivo, mouse, and human studies have pointed to the gut microbiota as playing roles in many diseases, including asthma susceptibility and severity. Equine asthma shares many similarities with human asthma, and gut microbiota could also be critical ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Fecal microbiota in horses with asthma - PMC

Gastrointestinal microbiota can be influenced by several factors, including diet and systemic inflammation, and in turn could act as a modulator of the allergic response. Fecal microbiota of horses with asthma has not been described. Analyze the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Bacterial gut diversity improves the athletic performance of racehorses  | University of Surrey

www.surrey.ac.uk www.surrey.ac.uk

ker.com

Factors Affecting Equine Asthma and the Gut-Lung Axis - Kentucky Equine Research

Equine asthma negatively affects athletic performance and, in severe cases, seriously compromises quality of life.
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currently I’m using Equinr America Airways xtra strength which has stopped the coughing. Vet thinks mine has a pollen allergy though so next step is to try antihistamines and if they don’t work then they said an inhaler would be the next option.
 
Another vote for Equine America Airways, we use this in a bit of Fast Fibre if her breathing ever seems a bit "off".

If she has access to a hay bale make sure she cannot bury her nose in it!
 
LEC said:
Massive link with gut flora and respiratory in horses.

The Microbiota and Equine Asthma: An Integrative View of the Gut–Lung Axis - PMC

Ex vivo, mouse, and human studies have pointed to the gut microbiota as playing roles in many diseases, including asthma susceptibility and severity. Equine asthma shares many similarities with human asthma, and gut microbiota could also be critical ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Fecal microbiota in horses with asthma - PMC

Gastrointestinal microbiota can be influenced by several factors, including diet and systemic inflammation, and in turn could act as a modulator of the allergic response. Fecal microbiota of horses with asthma has not been described. Analyze the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Bacterial gut diversity improves the athletic performance of racehorses  | University of Surrey

www.surrey.ac.uk www.surrey.ac.uk

ker.com

Factors Affecting Equine Asthma and the Gut-Lung Axis - Kentucky Equine Research

Equine asthma negatively affects athletic performance and, in severe cases, seriously compromises quality of life.
ker.com ker.com
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This has been the approach I am using for my asthmatic horse, although there is no consensus as to how to use this understanding in the treatment and/or maintenance of horses with asthma. I hope that will develop over time! I am using the general idea of doing everything possible to support gut health and a diverse microbiome - feeding oily herbs and biotics as well as aiming to reduce gut and other stress (systemically speaking). Having said that, some of the most effective management practices that I use could be seen to contradict that - regular fast work, grazing on short sward & maintenance of a healthy weight. These are probably good things generally however but need to work alongside a gut supportive diet as well as allergen avoidance which can be really challenging!

M y asthma horse is in full work throughout the year and is mostly completely symptom free but I do use antihistamines in the season and will reduce work on tricky days. I will also use medication if I think that inflammation is likely as that is important from a damage limitation point of view. Asthma seems like a 'canary' to me: indicative of larger systems awry and increasingly it looks like gut health is really the key.
 
Mine was on Ventipulmin, changed the bedding to Aubiose and she improved to the extent she could come off the Ventipulmin. She's got Cushings, so we regularly check her levels and increased her Prascend dose, which actually I think was the most useful thing, she had slightly gunky eyes and a tendancy to skin conditions too, and increasing Prascend seems to have cured all of this. She's late 20's and now retired, so lives out unless the weather is vile.
 
When little Georgie was first diagnosed with asthma he was prescribed dilatetol and after that bottle was done he was prescribed balsamic air. Environmental management is so important though
 

THE VET ASKED FOR MY COPD RECIPE !!!!

He has a client's horse that is as bad as Shy was. I'm gobsmacked, but I hope my aromatherapy recipe works! This is it if it is of interest, with a FULL DISCLAIMER ; 200ml vegetable oil 40 drops eucalyptus essential oil (Mystic Moments from Amazon) 25/30 drops garlic essential oil (ditto)...
forums.horseandhound.co.uk forums.horseandhound.co.uk

I tried this for a cheap quick attempt a couple of years ago after seeing it on here.

It worked amazingly well! Just make sure it’s food grade essential oils
 
Baggs who is now retired has COPD (among other issues) and I cycle through the below dependant on what my tack shop has in stock :

Equine America Coff-Less
NAF Respirator Boost
Vitamin E and MSM (I believe that Vitamin E and MSM help with the lungs in the sense of helping to expel the mucus etc)
Omega Equine Respirair Boost

For lifestyle, I make sure his environment is as dust free as possible and he is fed ad lib haylage. He also has his feed like soup to soothe any irritations he may have :) x
 
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