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| well….. i bought my first horse that needs hock injections. Vet comes out tomorrow. Can anyone give me any advice or tips or just anything they would like to share? I've never had a horse with any maintenance until now. thanks :) |
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| Make sure the vet scrubs each injection site for 7 minutes, this will reduce the chance of infecting the joints.
Also make sure the vet maintains sterile procedure from the tme he draws up the medication to after the injection.
(I didn't stop a vet once and got 2/4 joints infected)
My preference for injections Trimisclione, I like the max dose, and hylartyl 4 to 5 (this stuff alone is 120.00/injection but is a heavier molecular weight and lasts longer) then an antibiotic.
My vet has programmed me to be anti steroid as there are many adverse effects to the horse, and joint. |
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | What Cheryl said. Additionally I want a vet with as much injection experience as possible. You do not want him to practice hitting the spot on your horse. I also want the procedure to take place in as clean and sterile location as possible. In other words not your barn aisle or the wash bay at a show venue with all the contestants coming and going. |
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Location: Texas | cheryl makofka - 2014-10-27 4:18 PM
Make sure the vet scrubs each injection site for 7 minutes, this will reduce the chance of infecting the joints.
Also make sure the vet maintains sterile procedure from the tme he draws up the medication to after the injection.
(I didn't stop a vet once and got 2/4 joints infected)
My preference for injections Trimisclione, I like the max dose, and hylartyl 4 to 5 (this stuff alone is 120.00/injection but is a heavier molecular weight and lasts longer) then an antibiotic.
My vet has programmed me to be anti steroid as there are many adverse effects to the horse, and joint.
Triamcinolone is a steroid |
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| casualdust07 - 2014-10-27 7:44 PM
cheryl makofka - 2014-10-27 4:18 PM
Make sure the vet scrubs each injection site for 7 minutes, this will reduce the chance of infecting the joints.
Also make sure the vet maintains sterile procedure from the tme he draws up the medication to after the injection.
(I didn't stop a vet once and got 2/4 joints infected)
My preference for injections Trimisclione, I like the max dose, and hylartyl 4 to 5 (this stuff alone is 120.00/injection but is a heavier molecular weight and lasts longer) then an antibiotic.
My vet has programmed me to be anti steroid as there are many adverse effects to the horse, and joint.
Triamcinolone is a steroid
I know but it is the only one that the scientific studies has shown to promote cartilage regeneration, and from what I have seen from the studies no long term side effects, and less adverse effects then betamethasone, depo, or cortisone |
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Location: Texas | I would be interested to see those studies. I do know depo is the least cartilage friendly but corticosteroids share common adverse effects I don't think any of them are excluded from.
ETA- I think I found one of the papers you are talking about. I am trying to get some different options for one of my horses current joint injection protocol to see if I can't get something better than what my current vet is doing.
Edited by casualdust07 2014-10-27 8:24 PM
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