Respiratory Equine Diseases (part 2)

Question 1

Heaves Symptoms

Answer 1

• reduced exercise tolerance
• a frequent soft cough
• a distinct push with the abdominal muscles when air is being expelled
• crackling or squeaking over the lung fields when listening with a stethoscope

Question 2

Cause of heaves

Answer 2

roughage that contains a high content of dust, pollen or mold spores

Question 3

Abscess pneumonia

Answer 3

• a serious disease of foals
• caused by Rhodococcus equi
• encapsulated abscesses in the lungs

Question 4

Abscess pneumonia symptoms

Answer 4

• (early on) only a dry persistant cough is present
• (progressed) severe breathing difficulty
• fever
• possibly death

Question 5

Abscess pneumonia treatment

Answer 5

• time
• green grass
• fresh air
• outside time