Chest Problems

This page contains links to information about some of the common problems and symptoms which may affect your horses chest.

Click on the links coloured green in the table below to find out more about that illness or disease.

Please remember this information is provided as a guide only and professional advice should be sought before any diagnosis or treatment is applied.

Disease - Chest	Symptoms
COPD	Chronic Coughing, heaving, breathlessness, wheezing, heave line, reduced performance
Exercise-  Induced  Pulmonary  Haemorrhage	Blood in one or both nostrils
Bronchitis	Hollow sounding, chronic cough. Breathlessness, Sound from lungs
Pleurisy	Short cough, fever, lethargy, loss of appetite. Rapid shallow respiration. Reluctance to move and lie down.
Pneumonia	Rapid respiration, fever, poor appetite, weight loss, cough, dullness, nasal discharge
Lungworm	Chronic cough
Anaemia	Lethargy, weakness, poor performance, lack of appetite, dull coat, pale mucous glands
Haematoma	Large quick growing floppy lump under skin or firm lump in muscle
Filled Legs	Lower limbs filled with fluid, disappears during exercise, usually worse in mornings
Lymphangitis	Hot, painful swelling affecting whole limb. Fluid secreted from skin. High temperature