ajb
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Post by ajb on Dec 30, 2005 11:17:31 GMT 1
How many people ride their horses whilst on Danilon/bute if the horse has arthritis? Would you?
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Post by bumblesmum on Dec 30, 2005 11:30:18 GMT 1
I know someone who has her horse on danilon for navicular and she rides him. Other than that i dont really know much about it. Im not sure i would, i guess it would depend on the severity of the arthritus and the height/weight size match of the horse and rider.
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boz
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Post by boz on Dec 30, 2005 12:04:30 GMT 1
I had my old boy on Bute for several months - 3 sachets a day and he was still in pain. I tried Danilon and he is now sound , out of pain and being ridden loads. He is far happier in work than out of work and loves being ridden. He was lame for 5 years - badly diagnosed and treated by vets for a problem that he didn't actually have. He only has half a sachet of danilon a day and he went sound within 3 days of starting it. I know it is no cure - only a mask but he was within days of being put to sleep and on Christmas eve this year he went hunting. Danilon has no contra indications and at 1 pence a sachet more than bute it is easily affordable. By using only a half instead of 3 in my case it is signioficantly cheaper
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anon
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Post by anon on Dec 30, 2005 12:05:03 GMT 1
The recommended treatment for spavin is "bute it and work it"
Would you stay in the house all day if you had arthritis? or would you try to stay as active as possible. thereby minimising the stiffness and pain and longterm degeneration?
The alternative is often to PTS if you refuse to work the arthritic horse
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Post by swallows mum on Dec 30, 2005 16:45:48 GMT 1
my horse is on danilon and shes doing great. shes got djd in her fetlock and this time last year i could nt keep her sound. now i have a different happy pain free animal who loves bombing off with me on hacks! shes only 9,so i have to keep her going. half a sachet seems to do the trick
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