Primitive Pony
Well-Known Member
Just wondering if anyone has had experience of a link between laryngeal hemiplegia and choke?
My horse has been scoped for paralysis of the larynx (grade 2). He makes some noise in heavy work but it doesn't really affect him in any other way.
He has ended up with choke about 4 times in the past few months, always on hay/haylage - never hard feed - but (on vet's advice) he hasn't had to have any treatment as it has always passed fairly quickly after what looks like some very painful swallowing, snorting etc etc....
I understand that the tie-back operation he could have for his condition can make a horse more prone to choke, but didn't think that having said condition in the first place did so - ?
Planning to call the vet to discuss but wondered if anyone else had had a similar experience, or if it's just coincidence?
Thanks for reading!
My horse has been scoped for paralysis of the larynx (grade 2). He makes some noise in heavy work but it doesn't really affect him in any other way.
He has ended up with choke about 4 times in the past few months, always on hay/haylage - never hard feed - but (on vet's advice) he hasn't had to have any treatment as it has always passed fairly quickly after what looks like some very painful swallowing, snorting etc etc....
I understand that the tie-back operation he could have for his condition can make a horse more prone to choke, but didn't think that having said condition in the first place did so - ?
Planning to call the vet to discuss but wondered if anyone else had had a similar experience, or if it's just coincidence?
Thanks for reading!