Inhaled Corticosteroids, Management Changes Help RAO Horses
Michelle Anderson
July 10, 2013
A combination of inhaled corticosteroids and environmental antigen avoidance helped horses with heaves.
A combination of inhaled corticosteroids and environmental antigen avoidance helped horses with heaves.
Learn about a yearlong study using corticosteroids and antigen avoidance to treat recurrent airway obstruction (RAO, heaves) from Dr. Mathilde Leclere.
Learn about the potential benefits of soaking your horse’s hay, methods for soaking, and what to do with the remaining liquid (hint: don’t use it to water plants) in this information packed fact sheet.
Research on RAO, or heaves, in horses could help in finding solutions for asthma in humans.
Equine respiratory system dysfunction is an important cause of exercise intolerance and poor performance in horses.
While the drug initially reduced airway sensitivity, long-term use seems to result in reduced effectiveness.
Sometimes you know it’s time: When an older horse in less-than-ideal health suffers a serious bout of colic, euthanasia might be the best option. But what about when it’s not so clear-cut–when continued medical treatment and careful management are options, but the animal’s quality of life could go downhill very quickly.
Study finds that dexamethasone (DXM) behaves similarly regardless of how it enters the horse’s body.
Study of horses with allergies showed a partial remission of allergy signs with nanoparticle administration
The respiratory system can be a major cause of poor performance or premature retirement from competition.
Could your horse have a respiratory disease? Here’s how your vet will find out.
The presentation discussed evidence-based approaches to treating airway disease (such as heaves) in horses.
Evidence-based approaches to treatment of airway disease in horses such as heaves (recurrent airway obstruction or RAO) and inflammatory airway disease (IAD), with Dr. Laurent Couetil of Purdue University.
The recording of our Ask the Vet LIVE Q&A event on Avoiding Respiratory Problems in the Barn is now online!
Tune in on September 1 for an Ask the Vet LIVE online Q&A about Avoiding Respiratory Problems in the Barn.
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