Last year my mare quit sweating-- she had never been a non sweater, but it came on suddenly, and it seems like I tried everything-- OneAC, Megasweat, beer, acupuncture, Chinese herbs… nothing worked, I’d get slight sweat response during the acupuncture session but it was not sustained. Her breathing was scary high, and all I could do was cold hose, sometimes many times a day. It was a long hot summer in Texas. She lived in front of fans and misters. I did a lot of research this year, and started early… actually she was still sweating, but the vet who did the acupuncture advised “priming the pump”. The day before I started the patches it was hot and humid, and her breathing was fast… internal temp 101.3, not horrible but she was in the barn, standing in front of a fan. Day 3 of patches was also hot and humid. Breathing up but not as much, and internal temp 100.3. I was encouraged. That day my tub of Let M Sweat arrived, and after a little skepticism she’s eaten it fine. Finished the 10 days of patches. Sometimes she was sweating while turned out in the morning-- under her mane, base of ears, but also damp sides. When I rinse her, lots of foam, so something is working. Have added extra L-Typrosine (2000 mg/day in human grade capsules from Amazon) and Vitamin E, because why not? She still gets free choice plan white salt block that I break into smaller chunks, and she goes through about a block every six weeks. Now, I realize that she might have sweat anyway this year-- but it’s worth it to me to be proactive. If this continues to work I’ll report back, if it doesn’t I’ll go the acupuncture route to see if that helps. (last year the acupuncture and herbs made a difference in my checkbook but not the horse)
Just sharing in case this is helpful to anyone else. I’ll also mention that there are good ideas and recommendations on a Facebook group that supports owners of horses with anhidrosis.
at this time!