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| My vet says only administer IV
But I have read several posts where people give
It IM or Orally. I'd be more comfortable
Giving Orally and IM than IV.... is it only effective IV? |
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| burnamillion - 2017-05-18 9:59 AM
My vet says only administer IV
But I have read several posts where people give
It IM or Orally. I'd be more comfortable
Giving Orally and IM than IV.... is it only effective IV?
Its labeled for IV or IM. IM just takes quite a bit longer to work. I like IV cause you don't have to keep your horse off water and feed as long. I have heard some people do give orally but my vet had never heard of it and did not recommend it. |
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Location: Sapulpa, OK | I tried oral a long time ago. DID NOT WORK. I do IM & have never had a problem since. |
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Location: Mississippi | I have given it all three ways - all under a vet's supervision. I prefer IM just because it seems to work better for the horses I have now. I feel like I get a wider span of time that it is effective. I do give one horse orally (tablets) because he is super hard to inject. I give the oral at least 5.5 hours out to this horse. I do not withold water completely, but I do limit their intake.
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| ANyone else find that their horse feels " Under the weather" for a couple days after using lasix? I use it on one horse and it never affects her at the time, but the next day she always seems to feel kind of down, she loses a bit of weight ( Probably from the water) and her Appetite takes a couple days to rebound. I actually forgot to give it to her one run last weekend and she was super fine the next day, her same old self etc. I ALWAYS give electrolytes the day before, day of, and day after lasix dose. That doesn't seem to help fatigue wise. Just curious. |
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| I've only given Lasix IM once to a horse that had eaten Hoary Alyssum. She was stocked up on all legs but otherwise acted normal. After giving the Lasix IM she was a little off for about 2 days but whether that was from the Lasix or weed idk. Vets said not to give orally, might as well shoot it on the ground. |
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| FLITASTIC - 2017-05-18 12:15 PM
ANyone else find that their horse feels " Under the weather" for a couple days after using lasix? I use it on one horse and it never affects her at the time, but the next day she always seems to feel kind of down, she loses a bit of weight ( Probably from the water) and her Appetite takes a couple days to rebound. I actually forgot to give it to her one run last weekend and she was super fine the next day, her same old self etc. I ALWAYS give electrolytes the day before, day of, and day after lasix dose. That doesn't seem to help fatigue wise. Just curious.
Studies have shown that a horse, on average, drops 25 lbs after each use of Lasix. In addition, the electrolytes people are supplementing aren't really right. Lasix doesn't affect the potassium levels. Most electrolytes contain potassium. My guess would be that your particular horse could be having an issue with the potassium imbalance. The article said that some company is working on a new electrolyte specifically formulated for Lasix users. |
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| SKM - 2017-05-19 3:37 AM
FLITASTIC - 2017-05-18 12:15 PM
ANyone else find that their horse feels " Under the weather" for a couple days after using lasix? I use it on one horse and it never affects her at the time, but the next day she always seems to feel kind of down, she loses a bit of weight ( Probably from the water) and her Appetite takes a couple days to rebound. I actually forgot to give it to her one run last weekend and she was super fine the next day, her same old self etc. I ALWAYS give electrolytes the day before, day of, and day after lasix dose. That doesn't seem to help fatigue wise. Just curious.
Studies have shown that a horse, on average, drops 25 lbs after each use of Lasix. In addition, the electrolytes people are supplementing aren't really right. Lasix doesn't affect the potassium levels. Most electrolytes contain potassium. My guess would be that your particular horse could be having an issue with the potassium imbalance. The article said that some company is working on a new electrolyte specifically formulated for Lasix users.
Thats great news! My electrolyte I use is from Forefront equine. I will have to look at the formulation. Thanks for the insight! |
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Location: GODS country | I tried IM once and went back to IV, just seemed to work better. I never noticed any major weight loss either. I did, however, give him an electrolyte paste from oxy-gen that I love! |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I've given it IM/IV they both are effective. I was on the track for several years and never had any problems giving it IM same results. I use it IM in my barrel horses as I want that vein in an emergency! I would hate to have to cut down a horse because I've used the veins up to give lasix. |
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| If your horse is having troubles bouncing back after a shot, I would have a blood panel done. My gelding wasn't looking/feeling right, we pulled blood and he was anemic. We figure the Lasix messed with his vitamin balance and he wasn't producing enough red blood cells. I spoke with some friends that train at the racetrack and they said that it is not common, but it does happen once in a while. We gave my horse a shot of B12 and Hemostem and added a vitamin supplement to his feed....he is looking and feeling way better!!!
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Location: Texas | SKM - 2017-05-19 5:37 AM FLITASTIC - 2017-05-18 12:15 PM ANyone else find that their horse feels " Under the weather" for a couple days after using lasix? I use it on one horse and it never affects her at the time, but the next day she always seems to feel kind of down, she loses a bit of weight ( Probably from the water) and her Appetite takes a couple days to rebound. I actually forgot to give it to her one run last weekend and she was super fine the next day, her same old self etc. I ALWAYS give electrolytes the day before, day of, and day after lasix dose. That doesn't seem to help fatigue wise. Just curious. Studies have shown that a horse, on average, drops 25 lbs after each use of Lasix. In addition, the electrolytes people are supplementing aren't really right. Lasix doesn't affect the potassium levels. Most electrolytes contain potassium. My guess would be that your particular horse could be having an issue with the potassium imbalance. The article said that some company is working on a new electrolyte specifically formulated for Lasix users.
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