Horse runny nose

[140947]

The other day I noticed my pony had a runny nose, it was after I lunged him I noticed and it was just a small amount of clear/ white discharge. The morning after I noticed some white/ clear discharge in his feed bucket.
Then this morning (which is 3 days later) I noticed a lot more discharge. Same colour/ texture but just in a bigger quantity. i can’t say for definite it’s the same nostril but both photos it’s coming from the left.
I haven’t changed his routine recently, still the same bedding (fine shavings) and same hay.
There is one other horse on the yard who is absolutely fine and my pony hasn’t come into contact with any others.
the other lady on the yard blames me for not rugging him, it’s been nice weather, he’s not clipped and he’s a hardy pony so I never thought I needed to. He’d never worn a rug before I got him either.

should I be worried? Should I get the vet?

 

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May I add, he is still eating and drinking as normal and full of life in every way. It really is just this runny nose. There is no cough or anything.

 

[be positive]

In my experience a clear/ white discharge that shows during or after work in an otherwise healthy horse usually has the early signs of a dust allergy, at this stage it will usually go if the hay is soaked and ideally fed from the ground, they change to haylage or they go out 24/7 in the fresh air, if it builds up over time a cough may develop and it can become more serious, although some never get worse if managed with some care it should not be ignored especially if it is new, rugging will certainly make no difference, if he is no better after having his hay soaked it is worth getting a vet to give a once over just in case there is a minor infection.

 

[140947]

In my experience a clear/ white discharge that shows during or after work in an otherwise healthy horse usually has the early signs of a dust allergy, at this stage it will usually go if the hay is soaked and ideally fed from the ground, they change to haylage or they go out 24/7 in the fresh air, if it builds up over time a cough may develop and it can become more serious, although some never get worse if managed with some care it should not be ignored especially if it is new, rugging will certainly make no difference, if he is no better after having his hay soaked it is worth getting a vet to give a once over just in case there is a minor infection.

Thanks, yeah I don’t bat an eyelid if it’s clear and just a little bit as I know that that is normal, but I just know I’m my gut that something looked different a few days ago as it was a lot whiter. I’ll see what it’s like tomorrow morning and if it’s the same I’ll defo start soaking his hay and feeding from the ground. Horses, who would have them?! They’re such a worry lol. X

 

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It won’t let me add any photos as apparently the file is too large!

 

[AUB]

Have you taken his temperature?

 

[140947]

Have you taken his temperature?

No I haven’t.
When I went this morning his nose was fine. It’s strange...

 

[Equi]

Sounds very much like a dust allergy. My boy has one and everyone was made aware of it as soon as I moved to yard because I knew within a day I’d get the omg the new horse has snot messages lol

It generally hasn’t been too bad but during the summer (first at this yard) he needed ventipulmin because he had a bad reaction to the local rapeseed growing ;( so he may need that again this summer but during winter he has his dust free as possible shavings, out as much as possible and is stabled right at the barn door so loads of air and the haylage is very good quality and hay gets soaked.

 

[140947]

Sounds very much like a dust allergy. My boy has one and everyone was made aware of it as soon as I moved to yard because I knew within a day I’d get the omg the new horse has snot messages lol

It generally hasn’t been too bad but during the summer (first at this yard) he needed ventipulmin because he had a bad reaction to the local rapeseed growing ;( so he may need that again this summer but during winter he has his dust free as possible shavings, out as much as possible and is stabled right at the barn door so loads of air and the haylage is very good quality and hay gets soaked.

Thank you, I had thought about it maybe being a reaction to hay/ shavings but like I said, nothing’s changed. His routine is still the same - out during the day, in at night etc too. For it to have just come on so suddenly I’d what’s made me worry.

 

[Equi]

Could be as simple as he decided to have a good rummage in his bed one day or a gust of wind blew it up his nose who knows. My boy will have nothing for days then suddenly half his brain falls out there is no consistency. He’s actually been very good this year I’ve barely seen any at all but when he gets hot it is worse and he’s fully clipped this year for the first time.

 

[Gloi]

He might have just breathed in a bit of hay or bedding which has been irritating and it has eventually been washed out with the mucus.

 

[oldie48]

My old boy used to get this but I switched tp haylage and after that it was never a problem. He was not bedded on straw though.

 

[140947]

Could be as simple as he decided to have a good rummage in his bed one day or a gust of wind blew it up his nose who knows. My boy will have nothing for days then suddenly half his brain falls out there is no consistency. He’s actually been very good this year I’ve barely seen any at all but when he gets hot it is worse and he’s fully clipped this year for the first time.

I’m starting to think maybe he had just explored somewhere he doesn’t usually go because the past few days he’s been fine!