Seasonal Allergies

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Poor Gov is really suffering at the moment, he gets this every year, mostly twice a year and we think its something to do with grass pollens. His symptoms usually last 4-5 weeks at a time.

It starts off with mild 'hamster cheeks' (swollen glands) but these get bigger and more solid over time. He can be slightly wheezy, sometimes comes in from the field with runny eyes/nose and usually has a bit of a cough when he starts working.

I put him on Allergy Allay (herbal liquid made by a NZ company) about a week ago but it doesn't seem to be doing much if i'm honest. I have no idea how he's going to do dressage on sunday as he really struggles to work into a contact at the moment because he gets a bit short of breath and the swollen glands don't help matters.

Just wondered if anyone has found anything which actually helps besides Piriton? I'm reluctant to use it because of the quantity/cost and i'd rather use something designed for horses.
 
I think my boy has an allergy to pollen, he doesn't have the hamster cheeks, but he headshakes dramatically. I use a nose net, don't know if that would help you?
 
Gov doesn't headshake, infact he does his best to stay on a consistent contact when ridden but I imagine with the swollen glands its putting a bit of pressure on his windpipe.

I've just looked in the cupboard for antihistamines and I have a bottle of Piriton Syrup (chlorphenamine maleate), a box of Neoclarytin (5mg desloratadine) and another box of Cetrizine (10mg).

Does anyone happen to know which would be best? I know there is a bit of debate on giving human antihistamines to horses but i'd appreciate some suggestions.
 
Thanks.

I think i'll go for the syrup, will be far easier to get into him anyway. He's 600kg and i'm 53kg. Is it a fair estimate to give him 10 adult human doses (10ml therefore 100ml)?
 
Speak to your vet before you do anything! Not everything that can be used in humans can be used in animals, and the weight for weight consversion is not that straighforward. The dose of piriton for a dog for example is higher than that of a human.
Dont forget either that drugs/competing etc......
 
My old TB gets hayfever to oil seed rape and sneezes, rubs her nostrils, and headshakes from Easter to around the beginning of June.
I spray human Beconase (two sprays per nostril) into her nose morning and evening...and although the spraying itself triggers a few sneezes, it definitely helps her, so may help melsk1 above. (I do this on the advice of my equine vets.) My vets also suggested keeping her on 'bute for the period, as its anti-inflammatory action would reduce the rhinitis...if that helps.
I tried honey but she said 'bleuuuchh'
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have you spoken to the vet? he may be one of these poor horses that has a pasture version of COPD. If so then he needs ventopulmin or something like that. definitely worth investigating as it sounds like it, if he is wheezy. No point in dabbling round the edges as if he does have it he needs proper meds. A friend of mines horse had it and was fine in during the winter but something out at pasture affected him.
 
hi..COPD is worse during the damp winter months and is often exacerbated with spores in hay etc. haylage helps along with as much turn out as possible. a vet can diagnose COPD by sounding your horses chest. arabian horses in the desert rarely suffer COPD but in the UK with wet and damp weather the amount of horses with it is much higher. my mare coughs in spring/summer with a clear chest as told by my vet, so i think she has some kind of seasonal allergy.
 
hi my horse has just been diagnosed with hayfever by the vet i hav got antihistimines for him but they are proving very expensive has any1 got any suggestions of anything else to give him i hav been recommended allergy allay , gold label allergeze + and also hilton herbs freeway gold but im not sure which would be best any suggestions
 
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