A nose bleed occurs when any part of the nasal passages, throat, lower airways or lungs are injured to such a degree that blood vessels are damaged and blood leaks out.
Serious causes of horse nose bleeds include;
- Guttural pouch mycosis
- Exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage
- Progressive ethmoid haematoma
Occasionally tumours somewhere in the respiratory tract or inflammation of the sinuses (sinusitis) will produce a trickle of blood from the nose.
A moderate nose bleed, if accompanied by coughing, suggests a foreign body wedged in the nose or throat.
Less serious causes of horse nose bleeds include;
- A knock to the head
- A stomach tube being removed from the nostril
Can Equissage help with horse nose bleeds?
Yes it can.
Equissage is proven to be very effective in helping to manage, if not cure, horse nose bleeds. Regular use helps to keep the airways open and the cycloidal massage tones the muscles of the respiratory tract and the diaphragm.
However, before taking any action:- if blood is coming from both nostrils and continues to do so after 15 minutes, then consult your vet immediately as this could mean the horse is bleeding from its lungs. If just one nostril is involved but the rate of flow is a “run” more than a “trickle” then this suggests a knock to the head which should also receive veterinary intervention.
A minor bleed from one nostril, can be relatively common in some horses and often, despite the most thorough of examinations including skull x-rays, the cause is not found. However feedback is that with these horses, using Equissage has also eliminated or drastically reduced the occurrence of nose bleeds.
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Application
For horses that are prone to nose bleeds, use the Pad as part of the horse’s daily management routine. Ideally the Pad should be used prior to exercise as a warm-up.
20 minutes is all that is required.
- Firstly No.4/No.5 for a few minutes
- Then turn up to No.7/No.8 if the horse is to undergo particularly strenuous exercise (such a cross country, a gallop – as in racehorse training, etc)
If a guttural pouch mycosis proves to be the cause of the nose bleeds, then, DO NOT use Equissage until your vet has given the all-clear following post-surgery checks as you do not want to risk compromising the carotid artery. Once the vet is happy then Equissage can be used to help restore the full health.
