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[RC] question for the vets out there... - A. PerezI've decided to take my TWH gelding to the local equine hospital to find out why his breathing sound like a steam engine about to blow. Someone suggested that he is a roarer. I had my vet look at him a couple of times and she ruled out heaves. She scoped him and saw nothing amiss, but said a treadmill test is really required to make definitive diagnosis of Laryngeal Hemiplegia (roaring) (thats $500 I don't really have, but I want to know what's going on). She thought allergies could be a factor, but I have not found antihistamines to help (though I admit I do not dose him daily). All the descriptions of 'roaring' I have read talk about a high-pitched 'whistling' sound: my guy is not doing this. He makes a deep sound, quite loud, and takes very rapid, shallow, irregular breaths. It get worse when he is excited, and he doed it right from the start of a ride, not just when tired. steep uphill climbs are especially taxing. He keeps it up for about 15 minues after a brisk rides, then does a big deep sigh and his breathing returns to normal (quiet). I rode with an endurance rider last weekend (Bob Walsh) and he said, after our 13 mile ride, that Ct sounded like he was about to keel over. He listened to his heart rate after we had untacked and hosed him down, it was 64, and cy ate eagerly (wouldn't drink, though). He also is a prfusive sweatter - wringing wet within 10 minutes of starting out if we go faster than a walk. Are there disorder to rule out? I want to know what to ask the vets at the hostpital, and am worried about over working him at the OD training rides. Thanks ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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