funnyfarmnorth
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I have a 1 1/2 yr old gelding that was healthy in every way until 5 weeks ago. Now he coughs only when he eats. Exercise doesn't make him cough. I make his grain into mashes, wash his hay, feed him in low buckets and bed him on shavings --no change. He is outside/inside as he wants with 4 other minis who have no problems. He is utd on deworming and vaccinations. He is fed 1/2 sweet feed, 1/2 pelleted feed and fine,clean grass hay as are the others. He doesn't bolt his feed and his teeth are fine. His manure shows no signs of food being poorly chewed or digested.Monday I had him scoped and they found nothing except an old, small hemmorage in his trachea. Both vets agreed it wasn't the cause and was probably from coughing. He has no signs of inflamation or abnormalities. His lungs have been checked 3 times by 3 vets including bagging his nostrils to stress his breathing. Everything is normal,lungs clear and he has no fever. He has no nose/eye discarge except while eating he gets a small amount of wet feed from his right nostril. He doesn't cough constantly and it doesn't seem to bother him but I'm worried silly. Vet has him on banamine as an anitinflamitory just in case and Monday we will start him on a medicated throat spray. Have any of you heard of a mini doing this? Does any one have any suggestions? Thanks. Donna