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Location: California | Anyone co give these? If so, when and how much? Advantages and disadvantages? I did a search and didn't find anything about co giving these two.
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| I use both on some horses. Pentosan bi monthly but will use poly 3 days before a big weekend of racing if I have a horse with pretty severe arthritis. I like both ! |
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| I have given both. Have had better results with Polyglycan. |
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Location: California | What doses do you do with the polyglycan?
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| I did the loading dose then I give it every two weeks |
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Location: Driving, Grooming, or Saddling for a Kid! | I had a vet tell me to give poly the night before a big show. Sound right? |
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| DunIt - 2016-05-23 2:17 PM
I had a vet tell me to give poly the night before a big show. Sound right?
It will certainly work night before but Me and a few others have found that it makes our horses VERY FRESH feeling for about 3 days after giving it. SO I do it no sooner than 3 days before a run. But If I had a horse that really needed a pick me up, I would give it sooner to race day. |
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Location: Georgia | How much do you give Flitastic? I am currently giving pentosan every 3 weeks and was doing legends 3 days before a show but that is too expensive. |
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| mandita8907 - 2016-05-24 5:09 AM
How much do you give Flitastic? I am currently giving pentosan every 3 weeks and was doing legends 3 days before a show but that is too expensive.
Legend is only effective for 24 hours so giving it any sooner really is counter productive. Legend reaches maximum effect in 12 hours and lasts 12 hours. So If I use legend and I have a morning run, they get it evening before. If its a night race, they get it early that morning. On the poly, I use half a vial per dose, so 5cc IV>
With Pentosan Gold I did the loading dose of 6cc weekly for 4 weeks then I use it as needed. One of my horses tells me when its time. Usually every 2 weeks. I have a colt that gets it monthly.
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Location: SW MO | FLITASTIC - 2016-05-23 4:33 PM
DunIt - 2016-05-23 2:17 PM
I had a vet tell me to give poly the night before a big show. Sound right?
It will certainly work night before but Me and a few others have found that it makes our horses VERY FRESH feeling for about 3 days after giving it. SO I do it no sooner than 3 days before a run. But If I had a horse that really needed a pick me up, I would give it sooner to race day.
How long does the freshness last? I have one that was fine 3 days after giving it, I gave him a couple days rest because I was busy and then saturday and sunday he was so so fresh. like ridiculously fresh. I rode him the day after I gave it and he was fine. Is this normal? |
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Location: NE Texas | Interesting research on Polyglycan. http://www.secondvet.com/index.php/kunena?view=topic&catid=4&id=398 |
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Location: SW MO | Oh I should have clarified, I do not use polyglycan. I gave pentosan |
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| Mzbradford - 2016-11-07 11:16 AM
Oh I should have clarified, I do not use polyglycan. I gave pentosan
I have not had Pentosan make a horse fresh. BUT poly makes them fresh 24 hours after dose and lasts about 3 days total. They just FEEL GOOD. |
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