Gasping for air at high school rodeo?!?!?

Question

ok well at the high school finals i main lined my horse with bute and i know i hit the vane cause if i hit him in the muscle he would of showed swellin so i was headin for the third barrel when he almost went down with me i jus walked him home but when he got out of the arena he was jus gasping for air like his wind pipe was sealed shut or somethin and i didnt let him eat nothin before the run and i warmed him up good and he shouldnt of had a reaction to the bute cause we always main lined him on the race track so what do ya think happened?!?! i havent ran him since..

Answer 1

Your horse may have had a minor panic attack.

Also it is not usually reccomended to work a horse hard when it is on medication as strong as bute.  Oh and btw over doing bute (even if he needs it) can cause stomach ulcers so you may want to also try giving your horse a few tums after during or before he takes the bute.

Answer 2

you might have to put him threw surgery or he is winded

Answer 3

i Hope he's ok. Maybe go for a gentle barrel race and see if he starts getting tense and gasping for air. Maybe he doesn't need bute as often as you give it to him or something and he had an alergic reaction ....?

Dunno... Hope he gets better tho.

Answer 4

It wouldnt be a bad idea to call your vet. Not to make it an emergency, but just to get a professional opinion. He might have panicked, or he could have worked himself up. I rode an Arabian once who took off with me on the trails and it took me 2 hours to get him to chill and start breathing normally. Either way, I'd call a vet just to get an opinion. :) good luck.

Answer 5

How old is your horse?

He doesn't sound very fit. You should take him to the vet