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| The weather is really taking a toll on my poor guy. I was suggested to give him some Albuterlol 30 mn or so before he runs to help him run better. Any of you have any experience with it? does it help? |
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  That's White "Man" to You
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| It depends on what you are trying to treat. What is the weather doing to your horse?? |
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| the changes on temps have him a bit off. He coughs a little mostly when he is working and he has a little discharge on his nose but nothing bad. He is eating fine, he looks fine, he acts fine and no fever. It is almost like he has a little cold. |
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| Ventipulmin is the horse form of clenbuterol. Albuterol is the human form of it basically. Any clenbuterol product is considered a performance enhancer because is created lean muscle mass. So if you are going somewhere that tests, it probably isn’t a good idea to use it. I’d talk to your vet because you are going to need a script to get it more than likely.
If your horse has a cough, there are OTC products you could try. Most supplement companies (THE, Oxygen, OE, etc) all have breathing supplements designed for horses. |
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That's White "Man" to You
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| I think we often over do it with meds, remedys and gimics. If everything is fine but a little bit of a runny nose, I'd wait and see. I've seen a couple horses that had pretty severe colic after albuterlol. |
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| My vet had me use an albuterol inhaler ( Human version from pharmacy) on my horse with scar tissue in his lungs from being sick as a baby. Worked great and no mask needed. Just cover one nostril and puff in the other one. I think she had me give 3 puffs. She did mention the colic chance if you gave it orally. ventipulman on same horse worked also just depended on how much support he needed. |
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I just read the headlines
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| Also, be prepared for it to make him a little goofy/hyper/overreactive AT FIRST. Once you adjust to it, the reaction seems to go away unless you don’t use it in a while, then you start over. I have this experience every time I have to use albuterol for myself. When my son first got asthma and he first started on the albuterol, he was hyperactive and jittery, but once he got used to it he was ok. |
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| Speak in-depth with your vet about it. You can get many different forms of it compounded from syrup forms to inhaled forms. Albuterol and Clenbuterol are very similar but not exactly the same and have slightly different half lives in the horse but work through the same mechanism of action pathways. Well "supposedly" according to who compounds it.
When it comes to actually clearing up airways and allergies there is no substitute. It can create an anabolic steroid effect and greatly increases muscle mass when abused BUT when used as prescribed is a useful tool. Just speak in depth with a knowledgeable vet and know the supplier and strength of the bronco dilator your going to use. Also MAKE SURE your horse has no heart or blood pressure concerns  |
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