Oral Steroids Beneficial for Horses with Airway Disease

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the corticosteroid prednisolone improves the lung function of horses with recurrent airway obstruction, even in the presence of continuous exposure to antigens. The same study also revealed that a low dose of a similar drug, dexamethasone, reversed airway obstruction despite continues antigen exposure. "Recurrent airway o...

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Oral Steroids Beneficial for Horses with Airway Disease