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Discussion on Milky White Discharge
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aannk
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Posted on Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008 - 3:21 pm:
OK, so I looked in the list in the respiratory section, and since my baby does not have a cough or fever, his symptoms aren't covered. Basically, he pretty much constanly has a runny nose. It is white and milky with a basic snot consistancy. What do I need to test for? It appears to be an allergy from the symptoms.
Alicia
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 - 8:25 am:
Allergic rhinitis is very very uncommon in horses Alicia and the persistance through several seasons makes this unlikely. Horse tend to develop respiratory allergies in the lower respiratory tract.
Persistently runny noses are a common event in foals, and humans, and the most common cause is slow healing of the sinuses from viral colds. Or recurrent viral colds with mild symptoms so fever is not recognized but disrupt and activate the mucosa. These disappear on their own with time.
Of course there are more serious possibilities most of which are associated with chronic pneumonia of various kinds. These chronic diseases often don't have fevers. If you are concerned about serious disease you need to have a careful examination done which includes aggressively auscultating for sounds of respiratory disease. The results should guide futher testing.
DrO
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