Posted 2016-04-22 9:13 AM Subject: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
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My vet wants me to use diclofenac topical on my horse's stifles on days he runs. She gave me a prescription yesterday and my pharmacy is out until Tuesday! I have a barrel race tomorrow. I am hoping she can mix up some DMSO/Lidocaine that I can paint on. But just in case, are there any other topicals that I can maybe pick up OTC? Thanks!
Posted 2016-04-22 11:32 AM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
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FLITASTIC - 2016-04-22 7:13 AM My vet wants me to use diclofenac topical on my horse's stifles on days he runs. She gave me a prescription yesterday and my pharmacy is out until Tuesday! I have a barrel race tomorrow. I am hoping she can mix up some DMSO/Lidocaine that I can paint on. But just in case, are there any other topicals that I can maybe pick up OTC? Thanks!
Hi Flitastic, I responded to your email about this but, I didn't get it until a moment ago. Just keep in mind that the Lidocaine/DMSO will not have the same type of effect as the surpass/voltaren. Different pathologies. And it depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Good luck at the barrel race tomorrow!
Posted 2016-04-22 11:35 AM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
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Thanks not to mention my pharmacy wants 80.00 a tube but looks like a compounding pharmacy can make it for 10.00 a tube. So I have a call into my vet to see if she can call it in. I like those savings!! I used to be able to buy voltaren OTC from Canada but they shut that down! LOL I wish I had some canadian friends who could just get it and send it to me. I was getting it for 6.00 a tube online with free shipping few years ago.
Thankfully I have a Canadian connection!!!!!!!!!!!!! Super cheap and keeps me stocked up.
My vet called in the script so I can get it here now for 10.00 Thats pretty good compromise. I guess I won't have anything for the race tomorrow but oh well. lol
I haven't really researched it but I guess Cetyl M makes a topical. I had a customer come into the store asking if we carried. Only place I could find it was online.
Just curious...are you using it because your horse is already sore a bit or you are using for more of a prevention to keep it feeling good for the weekend? What kind of results do you get with it? I use Voltaren on myself but haven't used on my horses....maybe I should use it on them... Just wondering how people are using it if it is something I should start packing in the trailer.
Just curious...are you using it because your horse is already sore a bit or you are using for more of a prevention to keep it feeling good for the weekend? What kind of results do you get with it? I use Voltaren on myself but haven't used on my horses....maybe I should use it on them... Just wondering how people are using it if it is something I should start packing in the trailer.
I horse is sound. Vet suspects that he may have a sore spot only at RUNNING speeds and in a turn so we are using it on a couple of areas to see if there is improvement. If there is, then we know where to look deeper if we ever need to.
Thanks Flitastic! Good info to keep in mind....I have an older gelding that maybe I should be putting on his pasterns where he has some minor arthritis.
I've used it a lot on myself and horse and so far so good! I ordered 6 tubes from compounding place today for 60.00. But had to buy 1 tube from my doctor at 90.00 for 1 tube. Yuck.
SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
