{"id":107985,"date":"2023-01-04T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T15:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/08b67ef4d4.nxcli.io\/?p=107985"},"modified":"2023-01-04T09:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T15:23:48","slug":"equine-copd-and-management-with-cur-ost-eq-revive-herbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nouvelleresearch.com\/index.php\/articles\/107985-equine-copd-and-management-with-cur-ost-eq-revive-herbs","title":{"rendered":"Equine COPD and Management with Cur-OST EQ Revive Herbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

COPD in the horse is a common problem that has been around for quite some time, dating back years and decades.\u00a0 Despite the condition being ever increasingly more diagnosed, the treatment strategies have not changed, nor have the outcomes.\u00a0 Most horses with COPD just get worse over time, often requiring higher and higher doses of medications and retirement from competition or life in general. Is there a better way?<\/p>\n

COPD is an acronym for ‘chronic obstructive pulmonary disease’, which is common not just in the horse but in people as well.\u00a0 There are other names given for the syndrome as well, including RAO or ‘recurrent airway obstruction’.\u00a0 COPD is different in the clinical presentation from IAD or ‘inflammatory airway disease’ and it is important to understand this as the therapy is different because the underlying cause is different in the horse.<\/p>\n

COPD tends to reveal itself in horses that are heavier set, often metabolic or pre-metabolic in nature.\u00a0 COPD leads to a difficulty breathing at times and has more mucous associated with the condition along with coughing.\u00a0 IAD tends to be more common in the leaner horse, who are not metabolic. Their airways are generally drier in nature and more irritated with less mucous.\u00a0 Very important to keep in mind!\u00a0 Essentially, one is ‘wetter’ and the other is ‘drier’.<\/p>\n

My general approach for the average horse with COPD is very similar to that for a metabolic horse, as most COPD horses are overweight and at least ‘pre-metabolic’ in my opinion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Clean up the diet, improve the quality of forage being fed and stimulate exercise to help improve inflammatory status and clear airways.<\/li>\n
  2. Eliminate all supplements as not only are they often not helping, but they are also usually contributing to more mucous creation in the body through interference with digestion and the digestive microbiome.\u00a0 Start with a clean slate moving forward!<\/li>\n
  3. Cur-OST EQ Total Support<\/strong><\/span> is my main herbal formula that I will use in almost every case of COPD in the horse.\u00a0 This formula helps us to manage the inflammatory process, improve digestion, detoxify the body, and even provide a low level of whole food nutrition for cellular support.<\/li>\n
  4. Cur-OST EQ Tri-GUT<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is the second formula that I use and this formula helps us to manage and improve the digestive microbiome, while helping to mildly ‘dry’ out the body and reduce dampness and mucous formation.\u00a0 It is also a potent anti-inflammatory formula and assists with immune function.<\/li>\n
  5. Most medications can and should be eliminated as they are usually not helping the condition much and more times than not are making matters worse.\u00a0 That is a personal decision by the owner.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is the approach that I will use along with dietary changes and elimination of other supplements.\u00a0 Most of these COPD horses do quite well after the first month or two and continue to improve over time.\u00a0 The approach is simple, yet often very effective.<\/p>\n

    Cur-OST EQ Revive and COPD in the Horse<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Many COPD horses have underlying immune issues and dysfunction, as the immune system is linked back to the digestive microbiome.\u00a0 They are forming excess mucous because of poor digestion as well. The Cur-OST EQ Revive<\/a><\/strong><\/span> blend is a formula that can help us to take these COPD horses to the next level.<\/p>\n

    Cur-OST EQ Revive is an herbal formula consisting of two herbs; Astragalus membranaceus<\/em> and Cordyceps sinensis<\/em>.\u00a0 It is also an herbal formula that we researched years ago that helped to improve performance times<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in barrel racing Quarter horses.\u00a0 Interesting when you look at it, because this group of horses are the heavier breeds and those more prone to COPD.<\/p>\n

    The Cur-OST EQ Revive can benefit the horse with COPD from several standpoints:<\/strong><\/p>\n