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[RC] RE COPD - Roger RittenhouseLynne First sorry to hear this. BUT all is not lost... Now how to fix it and live with it AND most important how to compete with it. Most of the time it is caused by the environment.- allergies. Carols horse came here to a new location from GA flat land to TN MTN forest. After about a year - he started to show the problems. We did not go the steroids route, but went to UT for a live scoping and internal review. We left him there for a PROPER allergy test. He was kept in a clean room stall for 24 hr. With water and dust free grass hay. A specialist performed the test with 3 rows of 12 plus SQ skin injections of 'stuff' in the neck. The things that he was allergic to showed up as bumps or small 'bee stings'. After 24 more hours the injection sites are 'read' A list is made of all the positive reactor agents. They makeup an allergy solution based on these agents. The process consisted of 3 vials we gave small dosages of a weak solution then over 3 months worked up to the final recipe. This is sort of like the concept of homeopathic .. small dosage of all the agents that trigger the allergy induced COPD. He has been COPD clear for 3 years. He gets one 1 ML SQ injection per month. Cost $140 for a 3 month supply. He is ridden as normal and has done many rides since diagnosed. I suspect he will have to be on the shots for ever, at least if he lives here. He has been re-scoped and all is well. He is fed the standard fed and hay- nothing special other then I try to give him additives that increase the immune system. COPD is not the end of an endurance horses career. Roger R V-MAX Equine HRM Equine Performance Technology 800 655 8629 423 253 3882 Phone or Fax www.vmaxept.com pictures http://community.webshots.com/user/psdendurance =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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