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Heaves in Horses
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Recurrent Obstructive Airway Disease (ROAD)
Summer Pasture Associated Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (SPAOPD)
by Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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It may start as a transient cough when the horse begins exercising but over time with repeated episodes Heaves can become a severely debilitating respiratory condition where the horse fights for every breath it takes. Whether you call it Recurrent Obstructive Airway Disease (ROAD) or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or just simply "Heaves" it is a disease caused by a reaction to inhaled allergens. The most common allergen is to very common mold spores found in the horse's environment though in the southern US a summer pasture associated obstructive pulmonary disease (SPAOPD) is seen.
Once an allergy to an inhaled allergen develops there are changes in the lower respiratory tract that cause the symptoms seen. Initially you will see coughing that if not effectively managed proceeds to difficult breathing. Once a horse begins to breathe hard, the condition is referred to as heaves or COPD. This article discusses diagnoses, treatment, prognosis, and prevention of this potentially debilitating disease.
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~Last Updated: May 28, 2008;
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 | 2 yr old Quarter Horse diagnosed with COPD--Questions--long post! | 1 | 2 | Jul 6, 08 |
| Pregnant mare Heavy breathing - coughing | 1 | 5 | Jun 24, 08 |
| Possible chronic respiratory problem | 1 | 3 | May 6, 08 |
| Results of my horse's BAL | 1 | 2 | May 5, 08 |
| Labored breathing...due to humidity? Stangles shot? | 1 | 15 | Nov 28, 07 |
| Warmblood mare with strange cough | 1 | 3 | Oct 18, 07 |
| Research Summary: Reducing Respiratory Dust Concentrations | 1 | 6 | Oct 17, 07 |
| Inflammatory Airway Disease - IAD | 1 | 10 | Aug 15, 08 |
| Yeast & R.A.O. | 1 | 3 | Jun 12, 07 |
| Left Eye and Nostril Discharge, Cough, No Fever | 1 | 4 | Mar 29, 07 |
| COPD & ANTIHISTIMINES | 1 | 5 | Jan 27, 07 |
| COPD and Laminitis | 1 | 2 | Aug 17, 06 |
| Prednisone vs. Prednisolone | 1 | 2 | Jun 5, 06 |
| Horse with heavy breathing | 1 | 2 | May 8, 06 |
| Ammonia induced COPD | 1 | 3 | May 2, 06 |
| Heaves horse hates being outside | 1 | 5 | Apr 19, 06 |
| Cubes forever for COPD?? | 1 | 7 | Jun 29, 07 |
| Difference between IAD and COPD?? | 1 | 2 | Jan 17, 06 |
| Learn from my lesson...... | 1 | 32 | Nov 7, 06 |
| Rescued COPD horse has sweat episodes | 1 | 13 | Jan 7, 06 |
| Snotty nose and Heaves....related??? | 1 | 5 | Dec 1, 05 |
| What does a "heave line" really mean? | 1 | 4 | Nov 18, 05 |
| SPAOPD | 1 | 2 | Sep 5, 05 |
| Heaves? | 1 | 5 | Aug 27, 05 |
| Could this be the start of heaves?? | 1 | 3 | Jun 19, 05 |
| Heaves greatly improved | 1 | 3 | Jun 4, 05 |
| Linseed oil for COPD (yet another question from me) | 1 | 3 | Jun 2, 05 |
| Vitamin C and COPD | 1 | 7 | Jun 4, 05 |
| COPD Gelding making weird exhale noises | 1 | 6 | Jun 2, 05 |
| Heave line can mean what? | 1 | 7 | May 10, 08 |
| Pregnant Mare with Heaves | 1 | 5 | Mar 19, 05 |
| Possible COPD on very old horse | 1 | 16 | Mar 21, 05 |
| Feeding hay "fines" | 1 | 4 | Feb 8, 05 |
| COPD?, Clenbuteral? | 1 | 1 | Nov 5, 04 |
| COPD for the future | 1 | 3 | Oct 11, 04 |
| Heaves, Feed, & Venitpulmin | 1 | 26 | May 21, 06 |
| Swollen sinuses, heavy breathing | 1 | 2 | Jul 6, 04 |
| Malnourished, ERU and now Heaves??? | 1 | 14 | Aug 30, 04 |
| Tachypnea NYD | 1 | 3 | May 19, 04 |
| To Vaccinate or Not? | 1 | 8 | May 14, 04 |
| COPD better with air conditioning? | 1 | 4 | Sep 12, 03 |
| Asthma or what?? | 1 | 5 | May 31, 03 |
| Exersise induced heaves | 1 | 2 | Dec 9, 02 |
| Heaves..... or something else | 1 | 2 | Nov 13, 02 |
| Effectiveness of Dust and Mold Free Hay on COPD | 1 | 5 | Nov 28, 03 |
| Advanced Stage of COPD | 1 | 11 | Nov 18, 02 |
| Use of Torpex inhaler for managing symptoms in draft horse with COPD | 1 | 11 | Oct 11, 02 |
| What is "normal" coughing? | 1 | 12 | Sep 29, 02 |
| Bahia allergy? | 1 | 2 | Aug 27, 02 |
| Allergies/coughs/nasal discharge vs. COPD | 1 | 3 | Jul 3, 02 |
| Heave line? Or what else could it be? | 1 | 2 | Jun 2, 02 |
| Irritability as side effect to desensitization therapy | 1 | 6 | Apr 14, 02 |
| COPD | 1 | 9 | Apr 9, 06 |
| Mare born with partial paralysis of her esophagus | 1 | 6 | Jan 21, 02 |
| Copd and omega three fatty acids | 1 | 16 | Dec 10, 01 |
| COPD and cold winter-air. | 1 | 5 | Nov 20, 02 |
| COPD and breeding. | 1 | 2 | Nov 7, 01 |
| Dust not Hay/Mold? | 1 | 7 | Aug 30, 01 |
| Buying a horse with COPD?? | 1 | 16 | Jul 13, 01 |
| Heavy Breather | 1 | 9 | May 28, 01 |
| Tri-Hist. Am I just masking symptoms? | 1 | 2 | Apr 18, 01 |
| COPD or Allergies? Arizona seemed to cure it! | 1 | 4 | Apr 9, 01 |
| COPD and Wet Hay | 1 | 9 | Mar 15, 01 |
| Asthma | 1 | 9 | Oct 19, 07 |
| Acute respiratory distress | 1 | 7 | Feb 22, 01 |
| Allergy or possibly very slight lungdamage? | 1 | 8 | Dec 27, 00 |
| Horse will not eat hay substitutes | 1 | 6 | Dec 22, 00 |
| Use of long-term Azium for heaves | 1 | 1 | Nov 14, 00 |
| Long drawn out cough? | 1 | 3 | Nov 14, 00 |
| Chronic Mild Cough | 2 | 21 | Nov 5, 04 |
| Aeromask | 1 | 6 | Sep 20, 00 |
| How long to try heaves remedies? | 1 | 9 | Sep 20, 00 |
| Non hay related COPD | 1 | 9 | Sep 16, 00 |
| Hay alternatives for copd | 1 | 4 | Aug 15, 00 |
| New remedies for COPD | 1 | 6 | Aug 2, 00 |
| More info on SAOPD needed... | 1 | 2 | Jun 23, 00 |
| Heaves? | 1 | 6 | Jun 8, 00 |
| Copd & rhino-flu vaccinations | 1 | 4 | May 29, 00 |
| At a loss...heaves/copd or something that is being missed? | 1 | 8 | May 17, 00 |
| Allergies? | 1 | 3 | Mar 29, 00 |
| Heaves | 1 | 4 | Mar 3, 00 |
| COPD and herbal therapy | 1 | 5 | Jan 22, 00 |
| Horse Heaves | 1 | 17 | Jan 20, 00 |
| Horse with heaves not heaving in winter | 1 | 18 | Jan 23, 06 |
| How do you know if your horse has heaves or something else? | 1 | 4 | Jan 8, 00 |
| Counteracting Steriods | 1 | 4 | Oct 27, 99 |
| COPD | 1 | 2 | Sep 8, 99 |
| Heavy Breather! | 1 | 11 | Jan 17, 02 |
| Coughing/Heaves and Maxillary Sinus Mass related? | 1 | 6 | Sep 7, 00 |
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