The Common Cough Is Far From Simple
…Causes Coughs? Coughs occur when the respiratory tract is inflamed. The respiratory tract consists of several parts that are grouped into either the upper or the lower respiratory tract. The…
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Chronic Cough Solutions
Respiratory-tract problems are a pain in the neck, literally and figuratively, for both horse and owner. Whether it’s an annoying chronic discharge or a full-blown case of heaves, your horse…
Feeding Horses With Respiratory Problems
Horses with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, usually called COPD or “heaves,” require strict management to control the disease to a level in which the horse is still useful and comfortable….
Barn Ventilation Affects Horse Health
…your barn may be the reason for your horse’s respiratory difficulty. Basic Physiology First, let’s understand the basic physiology of a horse’s respiratory defense system and how it becomes susceptible…
Reality And The Equine Herpes Threat
…disease following an EHV upper-respiratory infection have been known to occur for a very long time. The typical history would be that there was an outbreak of the respiratory disease…
Safe & Successful Comebacks
…Respiratory Illness A respiratory illness such as influenza can sideline a horse with a fever and cough for a good two weeks, but the road back to his regular routine…
Get On Top of Horse Allergies
…favorable position for allergies to develop. Equine respiratory infections also predispose the body to allergies simply by damaging the natural protective lining of the respiratory tract so that inhaled allergens…
Breaking the Strangles Cycle
Strangles is a bacterial infection of the respiratory tract that has been with us for close to 800 years by historical reports, likely longer. It is caused by a bacterium…
Best Bedding: Woody Pet By A Nose
…& Woody Pet And, even though we know better, most of us tend not to think much about a bedding’s potential for respiratory irritation and allergy, how clean the horse’s…
Boost Your Horse`s Immunity
…the farm was hit by an outbreak of flu-like respiratory disease. Unfortunately, many of the products tested reported 30 days supplementation was required to reach full effect, making interpretation of…