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Location: Phoenix | Did 2 threads just get combined? Diane has some pretty sound advice. You just need to know your horse. Really know what makes him tick. The more in sync you are with him, the more you'll be able to know when he's not at 100%. I like to uncinch at the gate after a run. | |
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Location: Valley City,ND | Yes, the finished omeprazole product needs a correct delivery system to "work". Agree. The raw powder is extremely unstable and very light sensitive, so it needs a carrier of paste or suspension, not more powder, to stay active. How you know that the correct delivery system is going to work is by proving stability and potency of the finished pharmaceutical. Merial did an excellent job of proving the dosage needed to cure and prevent ulcers, with many studies to prove this. They compounded a paste base to keep the omeprazole stable and potent thru the glandular acidic environment of the stomach so it will be absorbed. My product uses a suspension to keep the omeprazole stable thru the stomach. A suspension allows the active intact drug to be suspended in the carrier(my base), to travel thru the acidic stomach to be absorbed in the intestinal tract and then go to "work". I'm not a manufacturer, like Merial, which is mass production, RX or OTC. I am a compounding pharmacist, certified by Professional Compounding Centers of America and a Registered Pharmacist. Meaning I need a prescription (FDA law, all compounded pharmaceuticals need a prescription from MD or DVM), this establishes the doctor, patient, pharmacist triad of care. The bottom line, as a pharmacist, I'm concerned about the patient, human or animal, getting the best, most effective medication to treat the diagnosis at a price they can afford. | |
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| dianeguinn - 2014-05-22 10:22 AM
IMO, and I've been training and selling horses for over 40 years (have about 10 come through my barn a year), gate issues are caused by physical issues. The horses get sore, and they KNOW you're going to ask 100% of them when you go through that gate, and they 100% know they're going to hurt when they do it, THAT'S when gate issues develop. Keep them as pain free as possible; take them to the vet as soon as they start showing nervousness about the run, and I bet you never have any gate issues. I've only had 4 in my lifetime that were bad at the gate and they came to me like that....a couple got better, but they are never really cured once they start it, IMO. All 4 of mine with issues ended up having front feet soreness when the problem was finally discovered.
How did you remedy the sore front feet issues? What are some treatments that you have had success with? | |
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