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Location: California | For those that have used Previcox, what are your experiences with it? I'm wondering if this could help my mare out with some hock pain. I have injected her hocks before but I'm trying to see if there is anything else I can do to help her. |
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 Reaching for the stars....
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| All the times I've used it it has been very effective. |
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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| It helps keep my old guy with a chip in his knee comfortable- did not help my gelding who is fusing at all- had to inject him. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | My old retired mare is getting around a lot better with it. My gelding is feeling better on it and moving better. |
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  The Original Cyber Bartender
Location: Washington | Used it as a "keep them happy in retirement drug" not a keep them running drug. |
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Tried and True
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Location: Where I am happiest | fatchance - 2014-10-03 10:12 PM Used it as a "keep them happy in retirement drug" not a keep them running drug.
Ditto this. I have one of our old girls here on it. She fell last winter on the ice and tore herself up pretty good. We had her on a gram of bute a day and of course that was tearing her stomach up. So we put her on Previcox and she is holding very well. It does not bring the gastric issues with it so it is a great alternative to bute for long term "help". However I dont think it is quite as strong a anti-inflamatory as bute, but it is a close second. |
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Location: NW Arkansas | ThreeCorners - 2014-10-03 9:24 PM fatchance - 2014-10-03 10:12 PM Used it as a "keep them happy in retirement drug" not a keep them running drug. Ditto this. I have one of our old girls here on it. She fell last winter on the ice and tore herself up pretty good. We had her on a gram of bute a day and of course that was tearing her stomach up. So we put her on Previcox and she is holding very well. It does not bring the gastric issues with it so it is a great alternative to bute for long term "help". However I dont think it is quite as strong a anti-inflamatory as bute, but it is a close second.
I agree. My 18 year old mare with all sorts of issues, knee, feet and hocks is on it. Occasionally, when I think it's kind of losing "oomph" I'll give her a 3 day dose. I use the large tablet cut into quarters. About every 3 months I'll give her a loading dose. I'm sure my quartering of tablets isn't exact... |
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Expert
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | It and ALOT of injecting joint and a very AWESOME lameness vet is the only thing keeping my mare running. |
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 You get what you give
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Location: Texas | we run our horses on it. We have all teenaged mares, except for Buns who is 11. It doesn't replace injections but it's a safer alternative on their kidneys and gut than bute (although you can still do damage with previcox if you don't follow the directions, just like any NSAID).
I think it's great for a horse who doesn't have anything REALLY going on but may get body sore or has some arthritis. I know for one of my horses, she has a bad hock from an injury and nothing really replaces the benefit of her injections. When she is due, she is due, and there's not much going to make a change other than an injection. |
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Location: Central Montana | I've used it on three different horses and haven't seen much of a difference on any of them. |
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | Effective enough where my mare doesn't drag her back leg lol she's sound! Been on it 3 years now
No stomach problems it's
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