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Shanna sheacat@xxxxxxxxx
I have a question about my horse.  Just recently, he has started to 
cough.  Its not the normal dry cough so many of them get from the dust and 
hay, it sounds kinda congested.  He isnt running a fever, if anything his 
temp has been low (99.7- 100.3).

He doesnt seem listless either.  He is dehydrated however (dark urine and 
when I pinched the skin on his neck it took several seconds to go back).  I 
put him in a stall this afternoon with some straw instead of sawdust, and 
gave him several buckets of water with electrolytes in it.  I also gave him 
some kind of horsey cough syrup, I believe it was called cough stop.  The 
cough isnt so bad when he is at rest, but yesterday when I went out for a 
ride, he was really sounding bad.  Does this sound like an allergy?  Thanks 
for being my captive audience.  :)


Shanna and Chase


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