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| I use it every day I travel and day before , during , and after a run. I know horses who get it every single day of their lives. It’s labeled for 14 days consecutive I do believe. It’s safer than bute but still an NSAId. |
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    Location: 31 lengths farms | I highly caution using it everyday unless it is an older horse that you are keeping comfortable . My mare fractured her patella in 2011, was recommended to give it everyday. She ended up with kidney stones, another aquantiance was using it everyday, also recommended by a vet, that horse ended up with kidney failure. I still use it if needed, but no longer than 6 days and I run a kidney herb thru them afterwards. |
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       Location: North Dakota | Sandok - 2019-07-15 1:01 PM Has anyone used this? If so, for how long did you use it? I have two horses on it. I started my horse Red on it in 2014 or 2015 but I do not give it to him during the winter. He has heel pain in both front feet (but no changes on x-rays) which is also managed by wedge pads with shoes. I've tried coffin joint injections but those don't seem to do much. I even spent the money this year to do ProStride on both front feet and I can't say it was worth the money. His barrel racing career is probably over (he's only 13) for an unrelated tendon injury (although I hold out hope) but he moves much better with regular exercise so the Equioxx helps keep him moving. I also put my horse Dexter on it this year. I know he had a hard past life before me, and finally opted to do x-rays on his front feet and he has mild navicular changes. So changed up his shoeing too, but I'm hesitant to "waste" the money on injections (steroids or ProStide) since they didn't really seem to help much for Red, although I know each horse is an individual. So I figured the Equioxx could at least help control the inflammation. And of course, now that he's with me, he only gets pristine farrier care!! (which I know he lacked earlier in his life.) He is 13 this year as well. As with anything, it is a medication and it can carry side effects. So you should consult with your vet on what is best for your individual horse. Edited to add that they both get one 57 tablet per day.
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     Location: Texas | I like it for the chronic mild pain type horse. If there's something acute or something moderately painful or greater, I'll use bute. I am a proponent of giving breaks inbetween using it because it's still an NSAID and it's not candy. Some people treat it that way. |
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| This would be for my 30 year old gelding that seems to be having some trouble getting up when he has been laying down. I know that the time is probably coming but from appearances you would not know he is 30. Even the Vet said he would not have believed it. He has been healthy otherwise but now his joints are probably hurting more that they have been. So just wanting something to make him comfortable. |
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        Location: Southwest Minnesota | I've been using Equioxx on one of my geldings off and on since he was in a trailering accident in May. It has helped a lot with pain and inflammation. It is safer to use for long term than Banamine or Bute and just as effective. Previcox is the exact same thing, same dosage only prescribed for dogs and may be cheaper from your vet. |
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| chuckie31 - 2019-07-16 11:40 AM
I've been using Equioxx on one of my geldings off and on since he was in a trailering accident in May. It has helped a lot with pain and inflammation. It is safer to use for long term than Banamine or Bute and just as effective. Previcox is the exact same thing, same dosage only prescribed for dogs and may be cheaper from your vet.
Different dosage, though. |
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| J Cunningham - 2019-07-16 11:58 AM
chuckie31 - 2019-07-16 11:40 AM
I've been using Equioxx on one of my geldings off and on since he was in a trailering accident in May. It has helped a lot with pain and inflammation. It is safer to use for long term than Banamine or Bute and just as effective. Previcox is the exact same thing, same dosage only prescribed for dogs and may be cheaper from your vet.
Different dosage, though.
Nope wrong ...... the dog dosage is 57mg per day and the horse dosage is also 57mg per day ! Dogs and horses metabolize it differently so yes a 1200 pound horse and 30 pound corgi get exact same dose. |
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       Location: Montana | I justed started using it on my one gelding to try to narrow down what's going on with him. I haven't made a run with him on it yet though (maybe Sunday). So far the pill has been the easiest thing for me to get him to take (he will spit out pastes if he feels like it), so that part I like better. |
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    Location: 31 lengths farms | FLITASTIC - 2019-07-17 12:46 PM
J Cunningham - 2019-07-16 11:58 AM
chuckie31 - 2019-07-16 11:40 AM
I've been using Equioxx on one of my geldings off and on since he was in a trailering accident in May. It has helped a lot with pain and inflammation. It is safer to use for long term than Banamine or Bute and just as effective. Previcox is the exact same thing, same dosage only prescribed for dogs and may be cheaper from your vet.
Different dosage, though.
Nope wrong ...... the dog dosage is 57mg per day and the horse dosage is also 57mg per day ! Dogs and horses metabolize it differently so yes a 1200 pound horse and 30 pound corgi get exact same dose.
Actually a small dog's dosage is the 57mg, where as a big dog is the is 227mg pill...metabolism is a weird thing. |
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