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I'm looking for input on caring for my horse with heaves. I know few people who have experience with heavey horses, so I created this account to get some help. Some background: My mare is 20 years old, retired except for sparce trail-riding, and was diagnosed last summer but started showing...

I am looking for advice on how to treat my horse, Sloane's, heaves. This is what I have done over the three years I have owned him. I started out with a solution made by my vet called Heave Relieve that basically did nothing. I asked the feeders to wet down his hay and his grain (he was not...

*Please read whole post before commenting. I started my two mares on haylage a week ago because they were having respiratory issues and the vet recommended. Got the botulism vaccines, eased them into it, no big deal. Everything is fed from nets/feeders with 1.25"-1" nets and is on a track...

so as my 16 year old grade quarab gets older she has had some health problems spring up. she used to be an easy keeper now im struggling too keep weight on her and we are pretty sure she has heaves (we will have the vet out in the next couple of weeks when she has time to come out.) the heaves...

My gelding has a mild case of heaves and I have been searching for more natural ways to treat and relieve symptoms. I have been trying to do some research on essential oils and their effects on heaves. There are some sites that tell you to feed and some that tell you to let him breath it in. I...

Hi everyone, As part of my dissertation at university I'm researching the management practices used by UK horse owners for RAO. If you own or have previously owned a horse with RAO and are over 18, I would appreciate if you could provide feedback on the questions at the end of the...

My gelding has had heavy breathing for over a year and finally I was able to bring him to UGA in December of 2015, and after many tests, xrays, ultrasounds, the works, they told me he had Heaves. I did everything they said medication wise, he was on steroids for a bit and now on this drug called...

My 5-acre 'micro ranch' is home to two horses, ages 22 and 25. Both started as my kids' 4H projects. After the kids grew up, the equines were enjoying their retirement, with the only work being an occasional trail ride. But last year, the 22-year-old paint gelding, Jake, starting losing weight...

I have a 20 y/o APHA gelding with severe COPD/Heaves. I have notice recently he is constantly urinating, and when I say constantly I mean he is constantly dribbling or actually urinating small amounts. I had the vet out and she pulled bloodwork and examined him and everything was normal. His...

Yesterday, my horse got diagnosed with heaves. The vet told me that I could soak her hay and stuff but is there anything I can do to really solve the problem? Also, the vet had also noticed that she had lost a bit of muscle mass. What can I do to build that back up? I only really noticed my...

I just found out more about lung worms, that they are not common in horses, or in my area. But earlier someone had mentioned to me COPD symptoms can be caused by lung worms, but that doesn't happen offend unless they live with donkeys. My jaw hit the ground, could my mare be so sick because of...