| Abstrakt: |
Exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH) is an extremely current disease in sports horses competing in disciplines requiring maximum effort in a short period. The current research was conducted in 2022. It involved 12 trotter horses competing in the discipline of two-wheel racing and showing signs suggestive of pulmonary hemorrhage. The study was conducted 60 to 90 minutes after they finished by monitoring key clinical parameters including core body temperature, heart rate, color of visible mucous membranes, and capillary time, after which tracheoscopy was performed. The clinical presentation of the disease was manifested by hemoptoea/rhinorrhagia (4 horses, 33%), cough (3 horses, 25%), stridor (5 horses, 42%), frequent swallowing (6 horses, 50%). No pathological deviations were found in the examined clinical parameters. Tracheoscopy demonstrated the presence of blood in all horses examined (100%). Bleeding severity on a standard 4-point scale was as follows: grade 1 - 7 horses (58%), grade 2 - 3 horses (25%), grade 3 - 2 horses (17%). The results of the study place the extreme and at the same time short-term physical exertion as the leading etiological factor provoking the occurrence of bleeding in the lung. The classic manifestation of the disease, manifested by bleeding from the nostrils, was found in one third of the horses. No deviations in clinical parameters were observed in any animal. Tracheoscopy is the only diagnostic method to prove the hemorrhage of pulmonary origin in horses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
