Fine on Saturday, Sunday he was not his usual chippy self and a bit nappy going out - Monday he was quiet and producing a snoring sound every now and again, Tuesday quiet but not as noisy - we had ordered some respiration suppliment as we are surrounded by rapeseed and hay fields and the pollen is something cronic ( I know as I suffer with it)- had it yesterday morning and night and this morning he is much brighter , fine in walk on the lunge, took him up into trot but after a few strides started to weeze a bit and cough so brought him straight back into walk which he was fine, hes had the suppliment in his feed this morning after exercise so hopefully it will help him, we suspect either allergy (but no watering eyes or discharge) or a virus - all through this he has eaten normally,normal poo and drinking normally an vital signs normal , no sweating.
thinking back last week he was drinking more than usual and going at his salt lick something stupid but put it down to the humid weather (thats stopped now), think maybe now he was starting to come down with this so maybe a virus like we get,daughter had one last week which I started with on Sunday afternoon and just getting over - makes you wonder if co-incidence or we have all had the same thing. Tess was quiet for a couple of days but put that down to her coming into season.
Hopefully hes picking up now but suspect we are going to have to miss next weeks planned show as hes only on light walking now until we are sure hes okay.
thinking back last week he was drinking more than usual and going at his salt lick something stupid but put it down to the humid weather (thats stopped now), think maybe now he was starting to come down with this so maybe a virus like we get,daughter had one last week which I started with on Sunday afternoon and just getting over - makes you wonder if co-incidence or we have all had the same thing. Tess was quiet for a couple of days but put that down to her coming into season.
Hopefully hes picking up now but suspect we are going to have to miss next weeks planned show as hes only on light walking now until we are sure hes okay.
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