Allergens are on the way and your horse could be affected.

Did you realize that your horse can suffer from allergies just like a human can?  Did you ever walk up on a horse that has runny eyes, clear nasal discharge and a cough or a sneeze?  How about seeing your horse with a bunch of bumps on the skin and your animal appears itchy and not in a very good comfort zone.?? All of these symptoms can measure up to your horse having allergies.  There is a simple, cost effective way to treat all of these symptoms and make your horse a whole lot more comfortable.  If your horse has no fever, is not off the feed, drinking water but just looking miserable to you with any of the above symptoms, you may want to treat for allergies. 

There is no need to call a vet unless the airway appears to obstructed from inflammation due to an allergic reaction, fever, and off feed.  Allergies are treated easily with the administration of an antihistamine in the feed.

This simple procedure is just like giving Benedryl to your children for allergy symptoms, just in a larger dose that is recommended for horses.  It is basically inexpensive and will do the trick if you horse is having a run-in with allergies. 

Take note of the weather man and let him tell you about the air quality and pay attention to your horse on those days and see if the symptoms are worse on the "bad air" days or not.

 A horse having hives is suffering from an allergic reaction and will benefit greatly from the administration of an antihistamine.  In no time you will see the bumps on the skin retreat and the horse begin to feel a bit more comfortable.  My advice is to stop administration of the antihistamine when you see that your horse has not had a relapse of the hives for a 24 hour period.  If the symptoms appear again, retreat the animal until you have no hives for a full 24 hour period. If you are suddenly experiencing hives and they seemed to have come out of no where, you may want to investigate and see what may be causing the problem.  It could be a change in feed, a change in hay or being pastured and eating a plant that caused the reaction.  Paying attention will help in the long run.

Some feed stores and tack stores are unaware of this product and will not have it in stock.   You can get in on- line very easily and very reasonable. 

It is best to have this in your medicine cabinet.  You just never know when you will need it and it is a whole lot more practical than crushing multiple Bendryl tablets which is your other alternative.

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