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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2016-04-22 9:13 AM Subject: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Expert Posts: 5293	My vet wants me to use diclofenac topical on my horse's stifles on days he runs. She gave me a prescription yesterday and my pharmacy is out until Tuesday! I have a barrel race tomorrow. I am hoping she can mix up some DMSO/Lidocaine that I can paint on. But just in case, are there any other topicals that I can maybe pick up OTC? Thanks!
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barrelracinbroke Reg. Jun 2004	Posted 2016-04-22 11:32 AM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Did I miss the party? Posts: 3864	FLITASTIC - 2016-04-22 7:13 AM My vet wants me to use diclofenac topical on my horse's stifles on days he runs. She gave me a prescription yesterday and my pharmacy is out until Tuesday! I have a barrel race tomorrow. I am hoping she can mix up some DMSO/Lidocaine that I can paint on. But just in case, are there any other topicals that I can maybe pick up OTC? Thanks! Hi Flitastic, I responded to your email about this but, I didn't get it until a moment ago. Just keep in mind that the Lidocaine/DMSO will not have the same type of effect as the surpass/voltaren. Different pathologies. And it depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Good luck at the barrel race tomorrow!
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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2016-04-22 11:35 AM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Expert Posts: 5293	Thanks not to mention my pharmacy wants 80.00 a tube but looks like a compounding pharmacy can make it for 10.00 a tube. So I have a call into my vet to see if she can call it in. I like those savings!! I used to be able to buy voltaren OTC from Canada but they shut that down! LOL I wish I had some canadian friends who could just get it and send it to me. I was getting it for 6.00 a tube online with free shipping few years ago.
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barrelracinbroke Reg. Jun 2004	Posted 2016-04-22 11:43 AM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Did I miss the party? Posts: 3864	I was getting it from Canada too! Lol. That savings was nice!!
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punkypower Reg. May 2006	Posted 2016-04-22 12:02 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Livin in the Dinosaur Age Posts: 1993 Location: the other T-town, Oklahoma	Thankfully I have a Canadian connection!!!!!!!!!!!!! Super cheap and keeps me stocked up.
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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2016-04-22 12:27 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Expert Posts: 5293	punkypower - 2016-04-22 10:02 AM Thankfully I have a Canadian connection!!!!!!!!!!!!! Super cheap and keeps me stocked up. My vet called in the script so I can get it here now for 10.00 Thats pretty good compromise. I guess I won't have anything for the race tomorrow but oh well. lol
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skeeter7 Reg. Feb 2005	Posted 2016-04-22 12:57 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Captain Of The Prude Broom Posts: 2153 Location: cincinnati, oh	go to a health food store and pick up a tube of Arnica cream. It is a natural anti-inflammatory
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livexlovexrodeo Reg. Oct 2009	Posted 2016-04-22 2:01 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
I'm Cooler Offline Posts: 6387 Location: Pacific Northwest	I haven't really researched it but I guess Cetyl M makes a topical. I had a customer come into the store asking if we carried. Only place I could find it was online.
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BR1985 Reg. Jun 2015	Posted 2016-04-22 2:04 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Member Posts: 34	I order Voltaren off of ebay for around $12 a tube.
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sandygirl1 Reg. Mar 2007	Posted 2016-04-22 2:14 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Veteran Posts: 268	Just curious...are you using it because your horse is already sore a bit or you are using for more of a prevention to keep it feeling good for the weekend? What kind of results do you get with it? I use Voltaren on myself but haven't used on my horses....maybe I should use it on them... Just wondering how people are using it if it is something I should start packing in the trailer.
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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2016-04-22 2:21 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Expert Posts: 5293	sandygirl1 - 2016-04-22 12:14 PM Just curious...are you using it because your horse is already sore a bit or you are using for more of a prevention to keep it feeling good for the weekend? What kind of results do you get with it? I use Voltaren on myself but haven't used on my horses....maybe I should use it on them... Just wondering how people are using it if it is something I should start packing in the trailer. I horse is sound. Vet suspects that he may have a sore spot only at RUNNING speeds and in a turn so we are using it on a couple of areas to see if there is improvement. If there is, then we know where to look deeper if we ever need to.
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sandygirl1 Reg. Mar 2007	Posted 2016-04-22 2:27 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Veteran Posts: 268	Thanks Flitastic! Good info to keep in mind....I have an older gelding that maybe I should be putting on his pasterns where he has some minor arthritis.
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jake16 Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2016-04-22 7:39 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Go Get Em! Posts: 13503 Location: OH. IO	I had a HORRIBLE reaction from using it on myself.just threw a whole tube away. Good luck!
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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2016-04-22 8:04 PM Subject: RE: SURPASS/VOLTAREN alternatives?????
Expert Posts: 5293	I've used it a lot on myself and horse and so far so good! I ordered 6 tubes from compounding place today for 60.00. But had to buy 1 tube from my doctor at 90.00 for 1 tube. Yuck.
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