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Post by DianneC on Mar 30, 2012 8:29:56 GMT -5
there may be a genetic component, or so I've read. My vet explained it to me that they can be allergic to several things and not have symptoms, but then along comes an additional thing and it pushes them over the top. We changed hay from local (it was quite dusty) and started wetting the new hay down. when they pull out a bite to eat their nose is right in the hay and any dust gets inhaled, so wetting it down prevents any dust from going into the lungs, thats why it works. with a maintenance dose of ventipulmin it worked very well.
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Post by MustangsInNC on Mar 30, 2012 21:53:02 GMT -5
Everything I have read and the few people I've talked to about it says it is not genetic... but some horses are more predisposed to it.
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Mar 31, 2012 14:16:28 GMT -5
The horses I've encountered, which is few, were related for whatever that is worth. I have not dealt with COPD, so I can't offer much advice. The first thing I would do however, is start researching herbs and such that people use for asthma. My thought process would be if it were a mold, to find herbs that work on fungus. I would then look at homeopathics for asthma. If anyone does the research, I will be more than happy to help with the ins and outs of certain herbs and how they work with horses and which ones may not, plus doses and longevity of treatments. With horses that were known to have it, I would look to see what to use as a preventative if you feel an attack is coming on plus an different treatment for after the fact.
Since I've had such great success with Spirulina for horses with seasonal allergies (runny eyes, head shaking), I would use that first off. Of course, I would take them off all proccessed feeds because it could be something in the feed triggering it. ALL allergies get back to something in the diet. I can honestly tell you, the few horses I have dealt with here and in Chicago, had all their symptoms go completely away at our place. I attribute that to the base diet of natural feeds. - so that would be my starting point.
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Post by Michelle Clarke on Jul 18, 2012 11:28:23 GMT -5
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Post by backacres on Jul 20, 2012 9:01:29 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the article. I have certainly become a big believer in natural anti-inflammatories and anti-oxidants! Rio is still "on to us" if we try to give him something new, and he just does not seem to like anything with turmeric in it. We tried several different products made for horses and he would not touch them. He is still getting his SmartBreathe supplement, and his Qvar inhaler. In November we also started giving him some of the Monavie juice we drink, which is acai and other fruits, and he is doing really well, despite all the hot and humid weather we have been having lately. Soon we will be trying to cut back on his inhaler and see how he does.
So nice to have other people out there who want to try to heal and support the body from the inside out, rather than just treating with one drug after another!
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