My Soapbox for Equestrian Writings
“Bute” (phenylbutazone) and Banamine® (flunixin meglumine) are both anti-inflammatory, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) that are commonly given to horses to address pain. They are two medications that I try to have on hand (especially Banamine) because when you need them, you need them right now. I’ve always used Bute for musculoskeletal pain. If a horse is […]
Read MoreIt’s bad enough paying for prescription drugs for family members. At least for most of them, our insurance covers part of the cost. Horses, well, that’s another story. For one thing, they are so large that the dosages are huge (think 90 pills/day of Doxycycline to treat my Trakehner when we thought he had Lyme). […]
Read MoreMy animals have had a rough fall season. While normally, they are healthy, I’ve been on the phone to a vet at least once a week! First Freedom sliced his leg open while hunting, then Kroni suffered a mild colic, then he had conjunctivitis, then Freedom abscessed, and yesterday Kroni showed colic symptoms again. Complicating […]
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