Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH)

Veterinary care required

This condition belongs in veterinary diagnosis and treatment. Compounds are at most supportive.

Priority · vet & management

Diagnosis is veterinary, usually by endoscopy (possibly with a tracheal wash) after exertion. Load management, treating accompanying airway inflammation and good stable air come first; medication (e.g. furosemide) is strictly veterinary and, in competition, FEI/rule-regulated — no use without veterinary and rule-compliant clarification.

Possible causes

• · very high pulmonary capillary pressures during intense exercise
• · racing/high-speed work as the main factor
• · accompanying airway inflammation discussed
• · repeated load peaks without sufficient recovery

Supportive compounds · supplementary feed, not medication

Prevention

Well-considered load control with sufficient recovery, low-dust housing and consistent management of accompanying airway inflammation can reduce the strain on the lung vessels.

Equiterna's take

Equiterna sees EIPH in the interplay of load, airway inflammation and recovery — diagnostics and the FEI-regulated area around furosemide remain strictly veterinary.