*URGENT* sweating in stable

[Tbowner322]

My 12yo tb has lost weight recently and is on a course of antibiotics, recently in the past two days he's been sweating around the neck and tummy area. He's wearing a lw rug with no neck cover and hasn't had a problem with the rug any other time. Eating fine on 2/3 scoops of cool mix with antibiotic n two eggs and 2/3 scoops calm and condition. Gave him bran after seen him sweat morn and night of one day but stopped now. Pooing. Drinking and eating it all, Any suggestions??

 

[LD&S]

I don't know a lot about poorly horses so I would call the vet.

 

[SEL]

What is the underlying condition he's having antibiotics for? I would always ring the vet for advice if a horse looks to be reacting to meds.

 

[Tbowner322]

i took the rug off and sponged his neck down and going to check him later, is there any other way I could cool him down?

 

[Tbowner322]

The vet suspects some infection as he has low white blood cells

 

[SusieT]

Call the vet- don't ask on here. Phoning for advice is free.

 

[ycbm]

The vet suspects some infection as he has low white blood cells

Low white blood cell count is not normally caused by bacterial infection but by viral infection. Your vet would not prescribe antibiotics for a viral infection. Bacterial infection normally increases white blood cell count. Bacterial infection big enough to cause white blood cell reduction is, from what I have read, extremely serious and you should be in contact with your vet.

What is your vet saying?

 

[Tbowner322]

Vet just has prescribed antibiotics he's on this course for 2 weeks that's all that's been said really, he has started to gain weight tho just recently he's began to sweat

 

[Tbowner322]

Also his temperature is normal

 

[ester]

If your horse is being treated by the vet and something changes - like sweating in the stable- then you really need to talk to your vet about it, they would want to know.

 

[ycbm]

Vet just has prescribed antibiotics he's on this course for 2 weeks that's all that's been said really, he has started to gain weight tho just recently he's began to sweat

Also his temperature is normal

Call the vet! Are you for real?

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

Could be anything - its mild out so a rug probably not necessary if not clipped, massive infection, toxic reaction to something ingested but the only person that can really tell you is a vet.

If the body temp is genuinely normal for the horse then no point in trying to cool the horse off, you just run the risk of a chill (although unlikely with the current weather). What does the thermometer say temp wise?

For what it is worth, I had the same issue with both of my horses, 2 nights in a row. The older mare was worse, but both were normal in themselves just sweating buckets and even had a fine dew on them. The first night the vet thought they'd eaten something and gave them a couple of jabs (not sure what), second night he'd been called out to several horses (and interestingly cattle) with the same symptoms, and it was decided it was weather conditions and the dew point meaning it was actually dew on the horses that then soaked through making it look like sweat. However, it was the vet that made this call, not me or anyone else. As mentioned, phone advise is normally free, and a sunday call-out for piece of mind at least is worth the cost. And if it turns out to be serious then you will have caught it (hopefully) in time.

 

[Tbowner322]

Thanks, phoned vet and she just said it could be the antibiotic working differently,

 

[Auslander]

Two of mine have been sweaty in the same places recently. I attributed it to the sudden increase in temperature, and took their rugs off. Problem solved

On a more serious note - I think you need a different vet! "Antibiotic working differently"??????

Has the horse had blood tests?

That's an awful lot of hard feed, and not very well thought out in dietary terms. There are better ways to put condition on a thin horse, and your vet should be advising you. Why are you feeding eggs? I haven't heard of anyone doing that for about 30 years!

 

[ycbm]

Thanks, phoned vet and she just said it could be the antibiotic working differently,

What's that supposed to mean?

 

[Tbowner322]

Vet said it could be attributed to the feed change and the antibiotic taking longer to digest in the gut, feeding eggs as last time he was sick they really perked him up so I've been sticking with them. When the rugs off he's back to normal just when it's on he gets sweaty

 

[Tbowner322]

Also bloods have been done that's why he's on the antibiotics

 

[ester]

Even if it were the case why would an antibiotic taking longer to digest result in a sweating horse?

 

[Tbowner322]

Only going by what the vet said, there's also a possibility he could've been colicky due to feed change but again it's a possibility nothing's for certain that's why I asked opinions

 

[ycbm]

Vet said it could be attributed to the feed change and the antibiotic taking longer to digest in the gut, feeding eggs as last time he was sick they really perked him up so I've been sticking with them. When the rugs off he's back to normal just when it's on he gets sweaty

So leave the rug off???????

 

[Tbowner322]

but due to the weight loss I haven't wanted to keep it off that long in case he drops weight so I have a lighter one on

 

[Auslander]

but due to the weight loss I haven't wanted to keep it off that long in case he drops weight so I have a lighter one on

He'll drop weight just as much if he's so hot that he's sweating!

 

[ycbm]

but due to the weight loss I haven't wanted to keep it off that long in case he drops weight so I have a lighter one on

Head wall head wall.

Horse sweats with rug on.

Horse does not sweat with rug off.

Leave rug off.

No brainer.

 

[Tbowner322]

He's only starting sweating on Friday he hasn't always sweat with it on he was fine on Saturday now he's sweaty again today, if it was the case he always sweated I would obviously keep it off but its only Friday and today he's been sweaty, he's wore it all year without a problem

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

You can put weight on without needing lots of rug weight. Plenty of good quality fibre, grass, powder balancer and if necessary oil will go a long way to getting weight on, assuming that the underlying reason for the weight loss is known. The feed he is on currently is pretty heavy going for a horse under the weather, especially if not normally getting the same feed or same quantities.

The temps are far milder than they should be for this time of year, and it's not taking much for horses to overheat under winter weight rugs. If your horse is not clipped, take the rug/s off and leave off.

 

[Nugget La Poneh]

He's only starting sweating on Friday he hasn't always sweat with it on he was fine on Saturday now he's sweaty again today, if it was the case he always sweated I would obviously keep it off but its only Friday and today he's been sweaty, he's wore it all year without a problem

The temps across most of the country have gone from being 0-2'c at night to 8-10'c literally overnight. My horse is clipped (albeit semi grown out) and in a no-fill overnight to keep off any rain and has been naked during the day and is out 24/7.

Horses eat to keep warm, if there is plenty of hay overnight, a rug won't be needed.

 

[HashRouge]

He's only starting sweating on Friday he hasn't always sweat with it on he was fine on Saturday now he's sweaty again today, if it was the case he always sweated I would obviously keep it off but its only Friday and today he's been sweaty, he's wore it all year without a problem

I'm sorry if this comes across as rude, but you do know that temperatures change don't you?! It is considerably warmer now than it was last week - my own mare is currently un-rugged, whereas before she was wearing a MW turnout (she lives out).

 

[Fragglerock]

Get that rug off, keep an eye on her and see how she gets on. My horse with a blanket clip is out tonight with a no-fill rug on. Having seen him overheat once was frightening and I would rather my horses were on the cold side than too hot. You change your clothes depending on the temperature so why not do the same with your horse?

 

[Zero00000]

Why did the horse need bloods?

 

[Tbowner322]

Weight loss