The exact cause is unknown, but is thought to be associated with inhalation of irritants such as barn dust and air pollution. Most horses with IAD will develop a cough that lingers more than one month but no fever. Can IAD in horses be cured? What is the prognosis for Read more…
If the cough occurs only during or after exercise, it is possible your horse has exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage. In these cases, the blood sometimes runs down the throat and causes a cough. When should I worry about my horse coughing? Dr Westermann is very clear about when coughing does form Read more…
Treatment begins with rest, ice, compression, and elevation (RICE). Athletes should see a doctor as soon as possible if they cannot walk on the injured ankle or have severe pain. How do you treat a horse with a sprained ankle? Box rest. Ice application or cold hosing two to three Read more…
The procedure is not painful, but your horse will receive mild sedation to minimize stress and pass the scope into the stomach. The scope passes through the nose to the esophagus and into the stomach. Air from the scope is used to distend the stomach so the gastric surface can Read more…
airway infection. Scope or Endoscope (2) The piece of medical diagnostic equipment that veterinarians use to visualise the airway of a horse. A “dirty scope” describes a horse with an airway infection. Why do you scope a horse? Why ‘scope horses? At the sales, the scope is used to look Read more…
Furosemide works by decreasing sodium absorption in the kidneys and interferes with calcium and magnesium transport. This decrease in sodium then leads to excreting more dilute urine. Research showed sodium and chloride losses in the first 4 hours are as high as 40-50 times that in a normal horse. What Read more…
Some consider this a trick question. That’s because horses actually doze while on their feet and lie down for REM sleep. Do horses sleep with one leg up? The horse can distribute its weight between three limbs instead of four and rest one foot while sleeping in an upright position. Read more…
Lasix also works as a diuretic that causes horses to urinate before a race and lose 20 to 30 pounds of fluid, thus increasing the ability of the horse to run faster. Is Lasix hard on horses? SIDE EFFECTS This means that it can cause dehydration and electrolyte imbalances, along Read more…
FLAIR Strips are drug-free and have been proven to be as effective as Lasix in reducing lung bleeding during high intensity exercise. The Strips reduce bleeding by normalizing pressure across the pulmonary capillary membrane. Can lung bleeding be stopped? If the bleeding is coming from one specific site in the Read more…
Furosemide—trade name Lasix—is a valuable medication for the treatment of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) in racehorses. It’s also become an important tool for many barrel racers, since the high exertion inherent to competition can instigate the lung bleeding associated with EIPH. Why would you give a horse Lasix? Many people Read more…