Poll
Difficulty Breathing
Of the classic signs of inflammatory airway disease listed below, which one does your horse exhibit most frequently?
Total votes cast: 313
Comments & Write-in Answers
The flared nostrils are usually the first sign. Things go down hill from there.
11/14/2011 2:31:01 PM
My light color chestnut gelding is heard to breathe more deeply in hot humid summer weather.
11/13/2011 9:31:21 PM
Thank you God! Always aware and watching!
11/13/2011 7:05:50 PM
hay was dusty because of the weather this year
11/12/2011 11:26:48 PM
Coughing intermittently, no heaves
11/12/2011 11:22:52 PM
one of my two horses has started to have a dry cough. her nose is a bit runny but it has been very w
11/12/2011 10:08:14 AM
horse is reluctant to work, tires quickly and needs longer to recover.
11/12/2011 12:55:03 AM
23 yrs young & healthy as a horse.
11/11/2011 3:05:45 PM
small lump under skin
11/11/2011 7:29:07 AM
The previous owner said she had a small airway but when I set her head in, she tends to make a rattl
11/10/2011 10:04:24 PM
been on smz and naxcel ..changed hay to soft hay. was given horrible stiff hay when this flarred up
11/10/2011 5:38:18 PM
Guess none of my 8 horses have this.
11/10/2011 3:58:37 PM
My mare has all but the exercise issue. She goes, goes, goes, no matter what.
11/10/2011 2:25:18 PM
healthy horses
11/10/2011 10:58:41 AM
Lack of stamana and thick white runny nose often after exercise.
11/10/2011 9:29:22 AM
Allergens will trigger an asthma attack causing coughing & heaving The most common trigger is mold
11/9/2011 10:14:30 PM
usually coughs up mucus
11/9/2011 9:20:27 PM
Our now 10yo Icelandic mare has been diagnosed with RAO. We give her monthly antigen injections.
11/9/2011 4:22:14 PM
This occurs mostly in hot weather with or without exertion.
11/9/2011 2:25:21 PM
found that he has multipe allergies
11/9/2011 11:39:22 AM
Has no problem breathing
11/9/2011 7:11:12 AM
After every exercise or racing, the horse became very weak & breathing like throat rattling sound.
11/9/2011 3:45:33 AM
This summer had a major allergic reaction with increased work of breathing
11/8/2011 11:16:05 PM
runny nose
11/8/2011 8:17:55 PM
So far, none of my horses have shown signs of any of theses problems.
11/8/2011 6:26:06 PM
Fortunately this is one condition that I've never had to deal with!
11/8/2011 6:17:34 PM
rapid breathing
11/8/2011 6:16:55 PM
my horse lives outside and is healthy
11/8/2011 6:04:49 PM
As soon as he's on hay the cough starts. Wetting the (good quality)hay and dex help
11/8/2011 4:30:17 PM
Fortunately have had only 3 horses with allergies--no heaves
11/8/2011 3:45:05 PM
one horse very bad coughs particularly in spring and lots of pollen in the air
11/8/2011 3:39:22 PM
More research is needed about equine COPD -vet schools, are you listening? I lost my mare to this.
11/8/2011 2:29:12 PM
Fortunately, I've seen no symptoms in our horses.
11/8/2011 11:22:28 AM
slow return to a resting breathe rate after minimal exercise
11/8/2011 11:03:03 AM
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