xgemmax
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Horse has had a slight cough going on for about 3-4 weeks now. Started one day when I brought him in from the field and he was wheezy and was coughing which was a sort of 'gaggy' cough. Once in I gave him some cough supplement I borrowed from a friend and sprayed his hay and within 30 mins or so was fine and was then fine for a week, had another episode of this a week later and since then has had an intermittent cough (not wheezy anymore), usually in the morning before he goes out to the field, occasionally when walking in from the field, never when exercised or at any other time. I have had the vet check him and she said his lungs sounded fine but trachea slightly raspy but said not to worry. His temperature is also normal
Well I am worrying slightly as before the last month or so I have never heard him cough, any ideas what this could be?
I have tried him on 4 different types of hay in case it was the dust, he is slightly better with it fed wet but still coughs a little? He is also still getting the herbal cough supplement which I don't think is doing anything but he may as well have it. Our stables are very open and airy and he is bedded on wood pellets (has been for over 2 years)
Thanks in advance
Horse has had a slight cough going on for about 3-4 weeks now. Started one day when I brought him in from the field and he was wheezy and was coughing which was a sort of 'gaggy' cough. Once in I gave him some cough supplement I borrowed from a friend and sprayed his hay and within 30 mins or so was fine and was then fine for a week, had another episode of this a week later and since then has had an intermittent cough (not wheezy anymore), usually in the morning before he goes out to the field, occasionally when walking in from the field, never when exercised or at any other time. I have had the vet check him and she said his lungs sounded fine but trachea slightly raspy but said not to worry. His temperature is also normal
Well I am worrying slightly as before the last month or so I have never heard him cough, any ideas what this could be?
I have tried him on 4 different types of hay in case it was the dust, he is slightly better with it fed wet but still coughs a little? He is also still getting the herbal cough supplement which I don't think is doing anything but he may as well have it. Our stables are very open and airy and he is bedded on wood pellets (has been for over 2 years)
Thanks in advance