Tag: giving horse oral medication

Tips and Tricks for Giving Oral Meds Successfully

December 29, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.
Tips and Tricks for Giving Oral Meds

Zelda has always been a good girl about accepting oral meds. The occasional wormer, the odd tube of Banamine, none of those have caused a problem. Same with the first dose of omeprazole. The problem is, this isn’t a one-dose situation. Or even two doses. It’s once a day for 28 days. We have just […]

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How to give your horse oral medications.

November 27, 2009.Reading time 2 minutes.

Giving a horse medications is not always as easy as mixing a powder into its feed. Sometimes you need to administer them orally using a syringe. Of course, squirting a paste into a resisting 1200 pound animal can be a source of great amusement for those watching and frustration for those administering. Here are some […]

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