Equine Asthma (COPD or Heaves)
Whatever you call it, Equine Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), or Heaves it’s BAD.
General Information
This inflammatory airway disease has had quite a few names. It was originally called “Heaves” due to the the heaving of the chest and abdominal muscles working very hard to move air. Then they changed to it to Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it that seemed to confuse to owners because, well, horses don’t smoke so, that did not seem right. Also, the lung pathology was not the same. Currently and as far as I am concerned, the best and most accurate description […]