Horse asthma - Nebuliser

[Cheshire Chestnut]

Does anyone have a horse who has asthma?

My Welsh D got diagnosed with allergy induced asthma this year having never had it before. After several lung washes and tests, he got given a nebuliser where he had 25ml of ventolin and 25ml of Dexoject steroids twice a day. It's worked well and he's about 80% better, his 4th and final lung wash was taken today and it looks crystal clear.

Vet has taken him off the Dexoject now and replaced it with another steroid called Flixotide. I need to carry on with the nebuliser twice per day until it stops being so bad with pollen, dust and seeds.

Am I alone in this debacle or does anyone else have a poor fur baby with asthma?

 

[HorseMad91]

My aunts horse had asthma caused by an extra pocket of skin in his throat he was on steriods for a while and then had to have a nebuliser twice a day and it use to be horrible having to give him it as he was 16.3 and use to stick his head in the air so I use to have to stand on a stool to give him it but his eventually went away and it was better when he was fit and in work.
Hope he keeps improving

 

[Cheshire Chestnut]

Thank you for your reply. Well at least my boy is only 14:2hh so that makes it a bit easier I've been riding him and keeping him fit throughout which I think has helped. Encouraging it went away for your aunt's horse though

 

[HorseMad91]

Definitely easier on a smaller horse that or I'm just not very tall lol I think he had to be on a nebuliser for about 7/8 months before he came off of it then he just had it if he was having a bad day