jeudi 31 mars 2016

An Introduction To Equine Pain Relief & Anti-inflammatory Remedies

By Anthony Johnson


There is a wide range of different remedies that are available for horses. There is a lot of choice when it comes to choosing equine pain relief & anti-inflammatory products.

The different remedies that are available include anti-inflammatory and agonist remedies. A lot of research has been conducted over recent years and most of this has been conducted by veterinary professionals. The veterinary professionals are in a good place to do this research as they have experience using a number of different pain remedies and can identify the ones that work the best.

A presentation was given in 2011 which was known as the Western Veterinary Conference and it was held in Las Vegas at Colorado State University. At this conference there was a large discussion about the different types of pain management for horses.

Non steroid anti-inflammatories have been used as painkillers for horse for a number of years. The most common drugs that are used from this category are flunixin meglumie and phenylbutazone. Both of these drugs have been used successfully for a number of years and they are commonly used as treatment for gastrointestinal pains, eye pain and musculoskeletal pain. There is some veterinary professionals who will also use carprofen and ketoprofen.

Non steroid drugs that are applied topically tend to be effective when used for treating inflammation and localised pain without giving side effects. Research that was carried out revealed that seventy four per cent of horses who were given this type of medication saw significant decrease in lameness and increase in level of mobility.

Although drugs tend to be clumped into a certain category it is important to bear in mind that each drug is actually different. All drugs as remade using their own chemical composition therefore no two medicines are the same although they might be in the same group. Each drug also have its own level at which it becomes toxic. Toxicity tends to result when a horse is given an overdose and in most of these cases it affects the liver, kidneys and the gastrointestinal tract. Patients who are receiving neonatal care tend to be more susceptible to the undesired effects.

Another classification for drugs is the opioids, although this class will not necessary have an analgesic action on the horse. Research has found that there is mixed reviews about the efficacy that these drugs have had on horses. Veterinary professionals often use opioid drugs such as butorphanol and morphine as well as sedatives and tranquillisers. These drugs are thought to be most useful when you are working around the hind legs as this seems to minimise the risk of the horse kicking.

Recent research has discovered that painkillers are suitable for short time use but are not suitable to use for a long period of time. If these drugs are used for a long period of time it can lead to other health problems such as arousal and gastrointestinal stasis. This type of drug is best administrated as an epidural as it will work quicker and tends to take about twenty minutes in most cases.




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