princestar
Well-Known Member
My horse has had a week off ridden work, due to the cough he has had this week.
I put him out all day to graze (he goes out everyday 7am-7pm) and have started to soaked the hay and made him wetter feeds. No change and he didn't seem himself the past couple of days.
He was really coughing as though he needed to bring up some phlem, but he didn't bring anything up. He'd even be coughing standing out in the field, so even at rest he would start coughing. Then when he was coughing it was like he sucked air through his nose, but other times his breathing is fine. He wasn't coughing all the time, it was like he'd have a few coughs then not do it for an hour or so.
I didn't have the vet out before because he was very bright, his usual self and the coughing wasn't as bad as it was today and I wasn't happy with him, as he was quieter than usual. I'd spoken to the vet in the week and she said as long as he was fine in himself to*keep him out and not work him.
So called the vet and she came within 15 mins. Breathing fine, lungs and heart fine. Temperature normal. No heave lines, no weight loss. She even said he was a credit to me, and he is, he was so well behaved for her too. I was sure I'd get the vet out and he wouldn't even cough, but he did start when the vet was listening to his lungs, so she got a good listen to him whilst he did it.
She prescribed him equipalazone and norodine, 7-10 days rest and if there is no improvement she will be coming back out in 10 days. I'm calling her Tuesday (5 days after first visit) to update her.
I asked her what could be the problem if the
equipalazone and norodine didn't work and she said worst case scenario it could be COPD. Any advice as I know about the condition in people (my nan suffered with the condition for 15 years) so know the effects on people, what are the equine effects? She did say worst case but now I'm seriously worrying.
Thank u x
I put him out all day to graze (he goes out everyday 7am-7pm) and have started to soaked the hay and made him wetter feeds. No change and he didn't seem himself the past couple of days.
He was really coughing as though he needed to bring up some phlem, but he didn't bring anything up. He'd even be coughing standing out in the field, so even at rest he would start coughing. Then when he was coughing it was like he sucked air through his nose, but other times his breathing is fine. He wasn't coughing all the time, it was like he'd have a few coughs then not do it for an hour or so.
I didn't have the vet out before because he was very bright, his usual self and the coughing wasn't as bad as it was today and I wasn't happy with him, as he was quieter than usual. I'd spoken to the vet in the week and she said as long as he was fine in himself to*keep him out and not work him.
So called the vet and she came within 15 mins. Breathing fine, lungs and heart fine. Temperature normal. No heave lines, no weight loss. She even said he was a credit to me, and he is, he was so well behaved for her too. I was sure I'd get the vet out and he wouldn't even cough, but he did start when the vet was listening to his lungs, so she got a good listen to him whilst he did it.
She prescribed him equipalazone and norodine, 7-10 days rest and if there is no improvement she will be coming back out in 10 days. I'm calling her Tuesday (5 days after first visit) to update her.
I asked her what could be the problem if the
equipalazone and norodine didn't work and she said worst case scenario it could be COPD. Any advice as I know about the condition in people (my nan suffered with the condition for 15 years) so know the effects on people, what are the equine effects? She did say worst case but now I'm seriously worrying.
Thank u x