We discuss qualities we look for in an equine partner, in Patipedia we focus on boredom breakers for an active horse, in Critter Nutrition the focus is on histamines, and in Coffee Klatch we choose dog breeds that have a sense of humor.
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Guests and Links for Episode 132:
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- Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here
- Co-Hosts: Tigger Montague from BiostarUS and Pati Pierucci from from Pierucci Dressage
- Article: Horses, Allergies, and Histamines
- Guest: Hedwig
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Co-host Tigger Montague on the effect histamines have on dog, horse, and human alike:
“When we think of allergies in equine, human, and canine we often immediately think of antihistamines. But what exactly are histamines?
Histamines are inflammatory mediators. Other inflammatory mediators you might recognize are cytokines, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and reactive oxygen species.
Histamine receptors are located in the central nervous system, heart, lungs, vasculature, sensory nerves, gastrointestinal smooth muscles, immune cells and the adrenal gland.
When the immune system interprets a harmless substance as an invading pathogen, it releases histamines. These histamines bind to specific receptors throughout the body. Symptoms of histamines bound to receptors are runny nose, watery eyes, tissue swelling, constriction of bronchi.
Histamine release increases vasodilation, the dilation of blood vessels, which then increases the permeability of the blood vessel walls to help immune cells reach the affected area. This process is meant to help rid the body of foreign invaders, but it can be harmful in severe allergic reactions and chronic inflammatory diseases…”
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