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Do You and Your Horse Need Equine Heave Ho for Equine Heaves/Equine COPD?Click here for. We are the only Equine Heaves/COPD herbal product using top rated/highest quality natural herbs, minerals, adaptogens, and Vitamin E to combat this respiratory problem. We go over multiple ways to help manage the problem.
The Heave Ho supplement is one such supplement. It takes 10-14 days to take effect, but many horses show dramatic improvements in breathing quality. Since it has low levels of caffeine, show horses should stop using this supplement three days before competitions. Heave Ho The horse became truly symptom-free in a matter of weeks, and has remained so for six months now. Maybe the Heave Ho is superfluous, maybe not, but our vet is now including it in his recommendations for severe cases, even though he, too, is suspicious of proprietary ingredients.
Heave Ho program is not just a supplement and good luck to you – that would not work. Heave Ho is guaranteed to help your horse’s signs of Equine Heaves by Day 14 – You have nothing to lose by trying it along with the management program.
Heave Ho is economical – no expensive testing or $1,000 in allergy shots. If you buy two (2) Heave Ho at a time, it is FREE SHIPPING. Free Veterinary Consults with us – call or email us and we will speak directly to you. These consults are FREE – Speak to an Equine Veterinarian with 27 years of experience dealing with this problem. Avoid Steroid problems seen in Insulin Resistant, Cushings, and past foundered horses. WARNING: Long term (just 32 days in a row) of steroids can lead to greater chance of EPM Neurological Disease.
Click here for Dr. Cutler’s study in Vet Parasitol. On. Get off expensive medications and inhalers. Natural supplement to help control Equine Heaves/Equine COPDClick here to see. Why Need To Treat Year RoundSpring: Grass, weeds, leaf pollen increaseSummer: Flowering plants, weeds pour out pollen. Corn and soybean pollen peak.Fall: Ragweed pollens and mold spore counts peak. Fallen leaves are a major mold source.Winter: All hay diet, in many cases, needed so hay dust increases.
In sheds/barns more so barn, dust increases.2 Great Flavors: Molasses and Sugar-Free Apple What is in Equine Heave Ho?Equine Heave Ho is the only one using natural herbs to help Equine Heaves/Equine COPD. Studies show organic foods have “up to 40% more antioxidants than non-organic”. The 4 Easy Steps of the Heave Ho Program.1. Hay – all hay has organic dust from normal production, but it can transfer asthma/COPD in many, so need to reduce load via FLASH SOAKING. Tear up hay, place in haynet, place in bucket of water and fully submerge for ONLY 10 minutes, pull out and hang up. Never use round bales – huge dust.2.
Omegas – See article on our site showing how omegas can reduce coughs 50% – add chia or flax seed that is high in ALA Omega 3 and great Omega 3 to 6 ratio.3. Thyroid Function – low in all COPOD/asthma horses – it directly lowers thyroid gland output. Add Thyrol L to diet and test T4 levels in 30 days to see if need to add more.
These horses run at low end of normal range = sub-optimal and need to be in high end of normal to reduce lung infections and help breathing muscle.4. Heave Ho – 2x a day for 7 days, then 1x a day. What is NOT in Equine Heave Ho?. No Fillers – Powder: 1 Scoop AM and 1 Scoop PM for 7 days, then 1 scoop a day for maintenance. Note: Some horses in severe allergy season may need a twice a day dose until the allergy count lowers. Equine Heave Ho is not cooked or processed – only pure herbal powders.
Cooking takes vitamins/minerals out of herbs. We do not use herbs from unknown sources – Equine Heave Ho contains natural herbs.Click here to see a Is My Horse’s Heave Condition Contagious?No, it is an individual hyperactive reaction to allergens.
Your horse can not give Equine Heave/Equine COPD to another horse.Want In-Depth Information on:Diagnosis of COPDAerosols for COPDManagement of COPDCOPD AttacksWeight Loss in COPDClick here for. Why is Vitamin E needed to Help Breathe Better?Heave Ho has 5784 IU Vitamin E per scoop to improve the airway. Vitamin E in horses is proven to increase immunity to help decrease chronic and constant lung infections. This can cut back on snotty noses, constant antibiotics of secondary bacterial infections. The Vitamin E has also been proven in horses to increase immunity via immunoglobulin protection increased.Simple, easy, economical, and especially needed in horses on dirt lots/poor pasture and in winter (October-March) when there is almost zero Vitamin E in grass.
Click here for.Click below on Science Articles on Why Vitamin E helps COPD:In Studies:1. Blood Vitamin E levels lower in COPD. Hanson’s 2016 below.2.
Supplementing with Vitamin E improved breathing components. “Positive association with dietary Vitamin E intake and lung function.”, C.
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“Vitamin E may be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of harmful effects of COPD.”, T. “Vitamin E supplements decreased DNA damage to white blood cells.”, TC Wu5. Patients on Vitamin E had greater lung capacity and produced less phlegm., Y. Long-term regular use of Vitamin E may help decrease risk of COPD., American Thoracic Society Protocol:1. Heave Ho Powder: 1 Scoop AM and 1 Scoop PM for 7 days, then 1 scoop a day. 1 Container has 30 Servings.2. Click here to see other steps you can take to also.How long do I keep my horse on Equine Heave Ho for Equine Heaves/Equine COPD?Depends on the condition:A.
Some horses are only “ Summer Heaves” and after a good spell of cold weather/snow, their allergen is gone for the winter. They go off Equine Heave Ho and back onto it at once a day starting mid-March.B. Some horses are allergic year round to usually hay, diet, mold, or bedding types and need year round Equine Heave Ho.General Information:Heave Ho. For chronically allergic airway/COPD/Asthma horses needing help breathing.
The ingredients in Heave Ho supplement are natural herbs. These herbs help in fortifying your horse’s immune system using phytonutrients, immune modulators, adaptogens to help deal with the stress of breathing issues and anti-inflammatories.Heave Ho comes in two (2) flavors – Molasses and Sugar-Free apple for Insulin Resistant/Cushings horses. Heave Ho Powder: 1 Scoop AM, 1 Scoop PM for 7 days, then 1 Scoop a day. Most horses respond rapidly in 10-14 days with improved respiratory rates, less cough, and calmer attitudes from being able to breath better.
Heave Ho Powder can also be given two (2) times a day in heavy allergen times and once a day in moderate exposures. A handy and convenient concentrate is shipped to you for easy storage.Equine Heave Ho is to help maintain horse health and is part of a comprehensive program.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.For in-depth clinical signs, tests, and management of Equine Heaves/COPD, Click Here to read 15 page in-depth article on, for Diagnosis, Management, Weight Loss, Airway Changes, Thyroid Powder helping, and Vitamin E helping.Proper diet and exercise is essential for horse health. This product is a supplement to help maintain horse health. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease.
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What’s that sound coming from the end stall? It sounds like a long wheeze and a cough. No, it’s not a goblin that got lost during Halloween. It’s something that can be even more frightening – a heavey horse.
Heaves in horses is a respiratory disease that affects the lower airway (the lungs and bronchi). An easy association would be to call it “equine asthma”. Heaves typically has an allergic component to it and tends to be seasonal. Since the disease results in chronic inflammation of airway, it can affect the horse year round.
You may have heard it called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Recurrent Airway Obstruction (RAO), or Inflammatory Airway Disease (IAD). The currently used moniker is RAO. COPD is a human disease and there is not a lot of correlation between heaves and the human syndrome, so that name is no longer used. IAD is similar to heaves, but is lesser in severity, tends to affect young performing horses, and is not recurrent. In the end, the term “heaves” or RAO should be reserved for mature horses with chronic airway obstruction that can be reversed by environmental change or bronchodilation. (Don’t worry, we’ll get to that later!)
Primarily, how do you know if your horse has heaves? There are a few common things to look for. Early on, the horse may cough and show exercise intolerance. They may seem to lack energy. As the disease progresses, it usually presents as severe, episodic attacks of difficulty breathing. They have a pronounced respiratory effort and a “heave line” even at rest. The heave line indicates a strong abdominal press in order to push the air through the narrowed airways. The horse may occasionally cough and there may or may not be nasal discharge. Their nostrils will also flare with each breath. If you listen closely, you might be able to hear wheezes or crackles in the chest on expiration. These noises are a result of the bronchi and bronchioles (the tubules that carry air through the lungs) being narrowed by inflammation. Think of when you whistle – you narrow your lips and blow air through to make a sound. As with many diseases in the horse, weight loss soon follows.
While heaves is usually diagnosed on physical exam, your veterinarian may suggest further diagnostics to confirm the problem. Endoscopy involves passing a small camera into the trachea of to look for signs of inflammation and mucus. Oftentimes, mucus is discovered in the trachea, especially after exercise. Bronchoalveolar lavage can be performed to determine the cellular make-up of that mucus. This is when the vet passes a long plastic tube down into the bronchi within the lungs. We inject saline (yes, this does make the horse cough a little) and then suck it back to collect a sample. This is done to determine the white blood cell count of the excretions as well as to make sure there is not an infection.
Once your horse is diagnosed with RAO, the most important thing to do is change your horse’s environment (I told you we’d get back to this!). Since the disease is allergy related, we want to reduce exposure to dust and other particulate matter. In a setting where there is a lot of dust (which contains mold spores, pollen and other irritants), the horse inhales these things which land in the lungs. Then the normal inflammatory pathway goes crazy! So we need to move horses that are prone to heaves out of the barn. The best place for them is outside, in a big field where there is plenty of fresh air. If he/she is in the barn, make sure they have a corner stall with windows and good ventilation. Another way to reduce dust is to remove cobwebs and dampen the aisles. Feed should be as dust-free as possible. With hay – the fresher, the better. If older, drier hay is to be fed, then it should be soaked prior to be feeding to remove excess particulate matter. Bedding that is labeled as dust or mold free should be used. Just remember to be patient as this is not something that can be fixed overnight.
For some horses, a change in environment just isn’t enough. Sometimes, we have to resort to medical therapy. The 2 goals of treating heaves are to 1) reduce inflammation and 2) to increase airflow. In most horses, we are able to use corticosteroids (Prednisolone, Dexamethasone) to reduce the inflammation and this is enough. While we only fulfill one goal with this drug (reduce inflammation), we are still able to give enough relief. If this is not enough, then we add a broncho-dilator such as albuterol. These open the airway (Goal 2) and reduce the signs of respiratory distress.
These drugs can be given orally or inhaled. Steroids work very well via the oral route, but are safer when inhaled (since they are targetted at the source of inflamation, not the whole horse). Bronchodilators, on the other hand, are much more effective if they are inhaled vs. taken orally. Now, I’m sure you’re asking “How on Earth do we get a horse to inhale a medication??” That’s easy – we use a really big inhaler! Not really. We actually use the same inhalers that a human with asthma would use. We attach them to a mask that fits over the horse’s nostrils. There are a variety of masks out there to use and they all work well. Some are just less expensive and others are easier to use.
Since RAO is a chronic condition, it is usually an issue that will need attention for the rest of the horse’s life. Management changes and periodic medications to control symptoms will be the name of the game. But just because we can’t necessarily “cure” RAO doesn’t mean it’s a death sentence. With proper management and treatment, these horses can generally lead comfortable, happy, and even productive lives. So don’t be scared! (Unless there really is a goblin in your stall.) Early intervention can be very important, so if you’re worried your horse may be “heavey”, coughing too much, or just “not right” – give us a call so we can help you sort it all out.
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