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| I would teach the horse to take oral paste/syringes.
I have one who is miserable to do, I have to saddle her, tie her head back in one direction so I can deworm her. She is getting better.
I also work on squirting something good tasting so she associates the taste with the syringe, I have used papaya, or molasses |
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| cheryl makofka - 2015-04-26 12:08 PM
I would teach the horse to take oral paste/syringes.
I have one who is miserable to do, I have to saddle her, tie her head back in one direction so I can deworm her. She is getting better.
I also work on squirting something good tasting so she associates the taste with the syringe, I have used papaya, or molasses
We are able to get him de-wormed and I choose to pick my battles with this horse as he will get head shy and scared of me if we fight it for too long to get anything up his mouth, due to being abused on the track when he was young. Multiple days in a row this horse I know wouldn't even let me near him if I did anything like this. Still scarred from the bad experiences he had on the track.  |
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Location: North Dakota | Tatum2 - 2015-04-27 8:45 AM cheryl makofka - 2015-04-26 12:08 PM I would teach the horse to take oral paste/syringes. I have one who is miserable to do, I have to saddle her, tie her head back in one direction so I can deworm her. She is getting better. I also work on squirting something good tasting so she associates the taste with the syringe, I have used papaya, or molasses We are able to get him de-wormed and I choose to pick my battles with this horse as he will get head shy and scared of me if we fight it for too long to get anything up his mouth, due to being abused on the track when he was young. Multiple days in a row this horse I know wouldn't even let me near him if I did anything like this. Still scarred from the bad experiences he had on the track.
If he were mine, I'd learn to IV him. Then it's your learning to do it, not him :) Alternate sides.
BTW, I HATE oral medicine, I never know for sure that they didn't dribble it out of their mouth and then the expensive medicine is medicating the ground. |
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Location: Up and over to the right | Previcox… tiny pill and my horses have never detected meds in their grain. I have one who is a PAIN to syringe or feed powdered meds to. Little pill all the way! |
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| I do use that and really like it! Just wanted to get something in him quicker since previcox takes a few days to build up and start working. |
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Location: MD | Tatum2 - 2015-04-27 10:12 AM I do use that and really like it! Just wanted to get something in him quicker since previcox takes a few days to build up and start working.
I work for a vet and she told me they work just like bute would but don't last in their system thats why you have to give one to them everyday. |
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Location: Drumright,OK | The label on the alf flavored bute I get from my Vet in Cushing Ok is Veterinary Enterprises of Tomorrow 225 Main Street Mountain View OK 73062 phone 580 347 2770. Phenylbute 1G/SCP ALF PWD-100 SCP compounded. FYI |
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