Barbie
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[SIZE=12pt]Hi all-[/SIZE]
Well, today my 12 year old stallion, Lowrey's Lil Candyman was scoped by Dr Porter of the University of Florida up at Surgi-Care in Brandon and was diagnosed with a collapsed trachea. I know this is not a good thing and will ultimately shorten his life. His symptoms, which usually only appear when he is excited or running, are honking, some coughing and a definite difficulty getting his breath at that time.
My question to you all is - have any of you had this with any of your miniatures? If so, what did you do? Right now, Dr. Porter suggested I take a little weight off of Candyman and also limit his excitement. I'm going to clip him in the next couple of weeks as the heat seems to aggravate him and I can blanket him when necessary. He is usually a really calm stallion, so that is a good thing. He also has a really tiny herd of two mares as I can hear his breathing already this spring.
Any information or help will certainly be appreciated as he is an absolute doll and I want to do whatever I can to keep him comfortable.
Barbie
Well, today my 12 year old stallion, Lowrey's Lil Candyman was scoped by Dr Porter of the University of Florida up at Surgi-Care in Brandon and was diagnosed with a collapsed trachea. I know this is not a good thing and will ultimately shorten his life. His symptoms, which usually only appear when he is excited or running, are honking, some coughing and a definite difficulty getting his breath at that time.
My question to you all is - have any of you had this with any of your miniatures? If so, what did you do? Right now, Dr. Porter suggested I take a little weight off of Candyman and also limit his excitement. I'm going to clip him in the next couple of weeks as the heat seems to aggravate him and I can blanket him when necessary. He is usually a really calm stallion, so that is a good thing. He also has a really tiny herd of two mares as I can hear his breathing already this spring.
Any information or help will certainly be appreciated as he is an absolute doll and I want to do whatever I can to keep him comfortable.
Barbie