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Location: Phoenix | Who is feeding Previcox and why? It was recommended for my horse who had some swelling in his knee....just wondering why your horse is on it and what improvements you've noticed? |
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 Texas Taco
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Location: Bandera, TX | I feed it to my 25 year old retired mare every day. She has some leg trouble and it really helps her get around.
I also feed it a few days prior to a race to my 15 year old gelding. He moves more freely with it. I really like Previcox. |
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Expert
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | My mare gets it 2 days before a show. The day/days of the show and 2 days after. She has bone spurs and it greatly reduces her pain. From what I understand it works like bute or banamine but isn't as bad on there stomachs. |
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 Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | I give 1/4 pill every morning to my 25 yr old retired very arthritic mare. She is doing awsome on it and it doesnt give the gastric troubles bute does. She has been on it for a year now. |
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Location: Southeast Ga | I also give my 18 y/o arthritic gelding 1/4 tab every evening, but he is on Pentasan too. The combination of the two have worked wonders on him compared to Adequan. He is still a 21 second pole horse, and can run in the bottom of the 1D/top of 2D at our local shows. On the morning of a show I do give him another 1/4 of a tablet just to keep him feeling good... |
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 I don't want to screw up!
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Location: North Dakota -> Colorado | It is often fed as an anti-inflammatory. For horses, on the road alot, or those that have arthritis it can help keep the stiffness out of the joints. |
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 More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I've been feeding it daily to my 18 yr old gelding that has arthritis. Keeps him feeling good and running like a machine. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | I know it requires a script, but how much is it to used daily? Just a price idea. |
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Location: Lala Land | Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:19 PM
I know it requires a script, but how much is it to used daily? Just a price idea.
I pay $155 for about 8 months worth. Giving 1/4 227mg per day. So about .65 per day.
Edited by Lovin Life 2015-02-25 3:23 PM
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:19 PM I know it requires a script, but how much is it to used daily? Just a price idea.
From my vet it is $40 for a 30 day supply. |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | Anyone know what mg they use for daily use for horses? I'm researching the dosing and pricing, looks like it comes in pill form but more than one mg. available. |
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| We give it to one of our older barrel horses. She runs out of her pen rather than walk. She bucks and plays rather than stands and walks around. It makes a big difference in all our horses that we have given it to. |
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Vodka for Lunch
Location: Lala Land | Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:28 PM
Anyone know what mg they use for daily use for horses? I'm researching the dosing and pricing, looks like it comes in pill form but more than one mg. available.
Mine are 227mg pills |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | Lovin Life - 2015-02-25 4:29 PM Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:28 PM Anyone know what mg they use for daily use for horses? I'm researching the dosing and pricing, looks like it comes in pill form but more than one mg. available. Mine are 227mg pills
Do you feed a quarter of a pill or a whole? We have a vet appointment next week. Want to talk to my vet about this, but I'm sure it will be cheaper online. He is good about this kind of stuff, IF I have done my own research... :)
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Vodka for Lunch
Location: Lala Land | Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:32 PM
Lovin Life - 2015-02-25 4:29 PM Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:28 PM Anyone know what mg they use for daily use for horses? I'm researching the dosing and pricing, looks like it comes in pill form but more than one mg. available. Mine are 227mg pills
I feed 1/4 of a pill per day. It was 1/2 price for me to buy online so you're very smart to do your research.
Edited by Lovin Life 2015-02-25 3:36 PM
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Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | My horse also has arthritis in his hocks....so I guess I'll keep him on it. (Once I get it). From Valley Vet I was looking at getting 30 ct of 227 mg (4 month supply because you feed 1/4 pill) for $85. |
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| I use it on a pregnant mare that has severe osteoarthritis in her left knee. usually 1/4 of a pill in the mornings. if she is having a really bad day I can give her another 1/4 pill in the evening per my vet. love the stuff! works great! |
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Sock Snob
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| 1/4 of a 227mg pill is a horse maintance dose. I know there are occasions that you can use more. |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:19 PM
I know it requires a script, but how much is it to used daily? Just a price idea.
I've never had to have a scrip. My vet gets them in boxes of 80. I think I pay like $88 for a box. |
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:28 PM Anyone know what mg they use for daily use for horses? I'm researching the dosing and pricing, looks like it comes in pill form but more than one mg. available.
I give 1/4 pill a day. 227 mg tablet. I just crush it, and mix it in a syringe with syrup. She loves her morning syrup. She meets me at her gate. I dont even have to put a halter on her. lol |
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Miss Southern Sunshine
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Location: South Central Florida | Thanks every one. Looks like I can get 60 227mg pills for about $145plus shipping so 60 x 4.is 240 right? So say about $200 ball park for a years worth. Pretty reasonable |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | ThreeCorners - 2015-02-25 9:46 PM
Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:28 PM Anyone know what mg they use for daily use for horses? I'm researching the dosing and pricing, looks like it comes in pill form but more than one mg. available.
I give 1/4 pill a day. 227 mg tablet. I just crush it, and mix it in a syringe with syrup. She loves her morning syrup. She meets me at her gate. I dont even have to put a halter on her. lol
I'm going to try this. My mare is absolutely no problem. When I started giving therm to her I would get a handful of feed and out the pill in. Once she was doing that I start giving it to her with a test. Now she will take just the pill from me. But I have one that no matter what he will not take a pill in any form. I've crushed it up then put it in a pill grinder and poured the powder on his feed. I eat around it some how. I tried mixing it in a syringe with Apple sauce that didn't work so I mixed it with water and a little sugar and forced him to take it like I would wormer. |
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | TessBelle - 2015-02-26 1:42 AM ThreeCorners - 2015-02-25 9:46 PM Swannranch - 2015-02-25 3:28 PM Anyone know what mg they use for daily use for horses? I'm researching the dosing and pricing, looks like it comes in pill form but more than one mg. available. I give 1/4 pill a day. 227 mg tablet. I just crush it, and mix it in a syringe with syrup. She loves her morning syrup. She meets me at her gate. I dont even have to put a halter on her. lol I'm going to try this. My mare is absolutely no problem. When I started giving therm to her I would get a handful of feed and out the pill in. Once she was doing that I start giving it to her with a test. Now she will take just the pill from me. But I have one that no matter what he will not take a pill in any form. I've crushed it up then put it in a pill grinder and poured the powder on his feed. I eat around it some how. I tried mixing it in a syringe with Apple sauce that didn't work so I mixed it with water and a little sugar and forced him to take it like I would wormer.
1/4 pill is such a small amount you cant put it in a grinder. You would have nothing. The powder would be gone. I just use the small cheap plastic sandwich bags. Put the 1/4 pill in the bottom corner. Use my rolling pen to crush it, cut the corner of the bag off and carefully pour it in the syringe w/ the syrup. Then put the plunger of the syringe in. If she would just eat the pill from my hand I'd do that but she wont. She does love her morning syrup though. lol |
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 Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Love the stuff, got my mare thru a fractured patella. However, the vets and I wonder if the reason CC developed the kidney stones was also due to the fact she was on this for long term, there were several factors but my other 2 horses also had those same factors. CC was the only one that had the Previcoxx on a long term basis. Just a heads up. Again, if I had to do it over, I'd still give her it, but I'd probably have pulled her off of it sooner or rotated it with days off. |
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Location: California | Amazing stuff.  We give it and have for a long time, no side effects that we know of. We do not crush it....just give a1/4 pill with a little bit of grain in your hand and not one horse refuses it.
I know it is not supposed to "cure" a horse but we have this one horse that has a knee issue and will limp without previcox. We gave him a daily dose for probably 2 years...If we went off he would limp. Anyway, we did take him off of it permanently because I was worried about the length of time we were giving it. We were just going to give him a break. Went back to using him and he has never needed it since |
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 Scorpions R Us
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Location: So. Cali. | I have my 17yr old gelding on it. He gets 1/4 pill every other day (just to help with the expense) and he gets 1/2 a pill day before and morning of a competition. He has mild navic and arthritus. I use previcox instead of a daily joint supplement or bute. I defiantly think it has helped him.
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Location: Texas | I don't see how a 1/4 pill works when you're suppose to give a whole pill to a dog. My vet suggested 1/2. |
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 I Don't Brag
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| 3rdtimesacharm - 2015-02-26 2:01 PM
I don't see how a 1/4 pill works when you're suppose to give a whole pill to a dog. My vet suggested 1/2.
It is my understanding that horses metabolize it differently than dogs, hence the smaller dose.
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| rodeoveteran - 2015-02-26 3:27 PM
3rdtimesacharm - 2015-02-26 2:01 PM
I don't see how a 1/4 pill works when you're suppose to give a whole pill to a dog. My vet suggested 1/2.
It is my understanding that horses metabolize it differently than dogs, hence the smaller dose.
It has to do with their kidneys or liver I believe.. Out vet said to never give more than a half a day but if you are doing it everyday just to give 1/4 |
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Money Eating Baggage Owner
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Location: Phoenix | Three*C*Champs - 2015-02-26 11:55 AM I have my 17yr old gelding on it. He gets 1/4 pill every other day (just to help with the expense) and he gets 1/2 a pill day before and morning of a competition. He has mild navic and arthritus. I use previcox instead of a daily joint supplement or bute. I defiantly think it has helped him.
See that's what I've been wondering about. Should have asked that initially LOL.
Im struggle with that, and determining if I want vitamin/mineral supplement and Previcox or vit/min supp and joint supp.......dilemmas dilemmas.... |
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Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | It's the difference in metabolism between horses and dogs. I found the easiest was was to poke a slit in a carrot and tuck the pill in there... |
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Scorpions R Us
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Location: So. Cali. | hammer_time - 2015-02-26 3:22 PM
Three*C*Champs - 2015-02-26 11:55 AM I have my 17yr old gelding on it. He gets 1/4 pill every other day (just to help with the expense) and he gets 1/2 a pill day before and morning of a competition. He has mild navic and arthritus. I use previcox instead of a daily joint supplement or bute. I defiantly think it has helped him.
See that's what I've been wondering about. Should have asked that initially LOL.
Im struggle with that, and determining if I want vitamin/mineral supplement and Previcox or vit/min supp and joint supp.......dilemmas dilemmas....
Hehe, yes. My boy still gets Formula 1 Noni w/ added HA every other day and Red Cell twice a week. I still also give an IM shot of Acteyl D Glucosamine every other week during competition season. Pretty inexpensive maintenance and he feels great! (sorry for spelling errors, typing quick!) |
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Who's feeding Previcox?