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Discussion on When this horse drinks water it runs out of his nostrils
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New Member:
Laverne
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Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 9:02 pm:
Hi DR. O.,
I scanned all of your respiratory discussions but couldn't find anything related to this. I bought a horse to train and sell recently. A few days ago, one of my helpers said she saw this horse drinking out of the water trough and then saw the water running out of his nostrils. I thought she was kidding so went out to see him. Luckily, he was getting ready to take a drink and sure enough the water was running out of his nostrils!! I saw it with my own eyes or I probably wouldn't have believed it. He's in good health otherwise. UTD on shots, worming etc. He doesn't appear to be dehydrated and he works a few times a week. He does however, cough quite a bit when working and I just started working on his canter and his breathing is noisy. Sounds like he's pushing air out harder in a rythym. Your thoughts will be greatly appreciated.
Kim
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 9:45 am:
Welcome Kim,
How old is this horse? You may see such swallowing difficulties transiently following a upper respiratory infection. But it is also possible that there may be either a functional or anatomical problem with the upper respiratory / swallowing system (palate, pharynx, and larynx). There are several possibilities and usually a physical exam including endoscopy is the way to get started on separating them out.
DrO
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Kthorse
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Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 11:20 am:
Hello kim,
My horse does this. He has his whole life. It looks like more water is coming out of his nose than he is drinking. My vet also said I could do the endoscopy but in my case I chose not too. It has never caused any problems other than looking funny. He is worked pretty hard 5 days a week on steep hills and dressage type work. It has never been a problem. My horse also has a very low palat and a very small mouth. Can you find out if this is recent or if he has had it his whole life?
Katrina
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Laverne
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Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 8:56 pm:
Hi Dr.O.,
He is a 6 yr. old Thoroughbred that raced but had been off the track for a year before I bought him. I've had him for 3 months and he's been in good health. No signs of an upper respiratory infection. I will contact my Vet. and have him come out and take a look. I'll let you know what he finds. Thanks for your time and advice.
Kim
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Laverne
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Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 9:09 pm:
Hi Katrina,
It did look like there was more water coming out of his nose than he was drinking. I was concerned about his hydration but he's fine so I guess he's getting plenty of water down. I'm glad to know that it hasn't caused your horse any problems. Especially since he works quite hard. Since he is a resale project, I'll have my Vet. come out and take a look and do an endoscope exam so I know what's going on in there. Thanks for responding. I feel better about it knowing that your horse isn't bothered by it.
Kim
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