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| I have a horse with VERY TINY navicular changes on radiograph. Vet and I decided to do a round of Osphos as preventative. Just curious if anyone had any experience with it being so new! Thanks |
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Worth the read...
http://www.doctorramey.com/ready-tildren-osphos/
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Thanks I read that while back. Just wondering if anyone had personally used it. |
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| Bump for you. We started one on it and sold him. Buyer was older and doesn't fb or text much so we only see at shows. He said he was continuing treatment though. Hope he has...we didn't notice any improvement when he left yet.
I wanted to add that people are not just using this for navicular and I'd like to hear from those of you who are using it for other injuries!!
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Location: Bandera, TX | My mare got Osphos on 12/23 at A&M. She does NOT have navicular issues, but has sore bones. Per nuclear scan she showed soreness on both point of hips, SI and sternum. She was also sore to the touch.
She also has a suspensory injury so she is still on rest. However, it apppears that she is now not as sore anymore when I palpate her back... |
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Location: Central Texas | I would love to hear some personal experiences as well. I have used Tildren in the past with great success but am opting to try Osphos on 02/07/15 for mine's yearly treatment. I really just wanted to see if it worked the same (suppose to be a little cheaper) and if it would help in other areas as well, ie hocks/stifles. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | ampratt - 2015-01-20 2:19 PM I would love to hear some personal experiences as well. I have used Tildren in the past with great success but am opting to try Osphos on 02/07/15 for mine's yearly treatment. I really just wanted to see if it worked the same (suppose to be a little cheaper) and if it would help in other areas as well, ie hocks/stifles.
I paid $300 for the Osphos. |
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Location: Central Montana | I'm on day 25 today.....we gave it to my guy on Christmas Day.
So far I've sadly noticed no changes, in fact, he has been pretty sore the last few days. I'm beginning to think he may have an abcess or a bruise from the ice and snow. I'm more than a little bummed not to see some improvement yet, but am still hoping. |
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| GoinJettin - 2015-01-20 11:11 PM
I'm on day 25 today.....we gave it to my guy on Christmas Day.
So far I've sadly noticed no changes, in fact, he has been pretty sore the last few days. I'm beginning to think he may have an abcess or a bruise from the ice and snow. I'm more than a little bummed not to see some improvement yet, but am still hoping.
Gah don't tell me that!
I just ordered through my vet he gave it to me for $230. We are going to use it for arthritic hock changes on an elderly gelding that is still competing hard. The other horse we did an injection on was actually for coffin joint issues. We are hoping to see a change. I think we might be doing more preventative maintenance than anything else with these injections but if it helps him in the slightest amount its worth the cost.
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| I pick mine up today and will give it saturday so I can observe him for couple hours in case he colics. Im giving it to a 4 year old sound colt. Vet saw some VERY SLIGHT "Maybe" changes that could affect him 10-15 years down the road so we decided to be preventative and take care of it now before it becomes a problem later. SO I won't likely see an "Improvement" per se. We are going to do xrays again in a year and compare. |
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| FLITASTIC - 2015-01-22 10:09 AM
I pick mine up today and will give it saturday so I can observe him for couple hours in case he colics. Im giving it to a 4 year old sound colt. Vet saw some VERY SLIGHT "Maybe" changes that could affect him 10-15 years down the road so we decided to be preventative and take care of it now before it becomes a problem later. SO I won't likely see an "Improvement" per se. We are going to do xrays again in a year and compare.
Please keep updating this thread updated and I will try to as well! |
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Location: Central Texas | GoMistyGo - 2015-01-20 2:21 PM
ampratt - 2015-01-20 2:19 PM I would love to hear some personal experiences as well. I have used Tildren in the past with great success but am opting to try Osphos on 02/07/15 for mine's yearly treatment. I really just wanted to see if it worked the same (suppose to be a little cheaper) and if it would help in other areas as well, ie hocks/stifles.
I paid $300 for the Osphos.
Was that 300.00 total for the meds and vet charge for the injections? |
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Location: Bandera, TX | ampratt - 2015-01-22 10:31 AM
GoMistyGo - 2015-01-20 2:21 PM
ampratt - 2015-01-20 2:19 PM I would love to hear some personal experiences as well. I have used Tildren in the past with great success but am opting to try Osphos on 02/07/15 for mine's yearly treatment. I really just wanted to see if it worked the same (suppose to be a little cheaper) and if it would help in other areas as well, ie hocks/stifles.
I paid $300 for the Osphos.
Was that 300.00 total for the meds and vet charge for the injections?
I had a massive vet bill that day as we did a bone scan and a bazzillion xrays and ultrasound images.... Osphos was listed as $300.... I saw the cost online for vets is around $230ish.... |
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| Im hoping my vet doesn't gouge me to much on the cost. I see You can get it with farmvet for 230.00 with vet prescription. Im giving mine myself. She gave me the Dosage (13cc for my horse) given in 3 different locations IM simultaneously starting with neck first then both butt cheeks. Monitor for 2 hours post injection for signs of colic. Hand walk if needed or banamine if really uncomfortable. |
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Location: Central Texas | FLITASTIC - 2015-01-22 11:18 AM
Im hoping my vet doesn't gouge me to much on the cost. I see You can get it with farmvet for 230.00 with vet prescription. Im giving mine myself. She gave me the Dosage (13cc for my horse) given in 3 different locations IM simultaneously starting with neck first then both butt cheeks. Monitor for 2 hours post injection for signs of colic. Hand walk if needed or banamine if really uncomfortable.
Yeah, I saw one place had it for 216.99 no shipping fees. So, hopefully most vets won't upcharge to much. Good to know about the injection sites. This thread is a good one. |
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Location: Central Montana | We got prescription, ordered, and gave it ourselves.......5ml in three injection sites. Vet says my guy has "craters" in his Navicular bones .......soooo........I wait. |
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Location: Central Texas | GoinJettin - 2015-01-22 11:06 PM
We got prescription, ordered, and gave it ourselves.......5ml in three injection sites. Vet says my guy has "craters" in his Navicular bones .......soooo........I wait.
What 3 injection sites did you use? Just curious. I didn't even think about getting it and injecting myself. Nice to know. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | ampratt - 2015-01-23 7:19 AM GoinJettin - 2015-01-22 11:06 PM We got prescription, ordered, and gave it ourselves.......5ml in three injection sites. Vet says my guy has "craters" in his Navicular bones .......soooo........I wait. What 3 injection sites did you use? Just curious. I didn't even think about getting it and injecting myself. Nice to know.
At A&M they gave two seperate shots on one side of the neck, and one on the other side. I like the idea about giving some in the butt though. |
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| Wanted to update this it has been a little over 3 month and we are seeing big improvements from our aged gelding. It's like he's continually getting a shot of legend. He ran this weekend in an arena he doesn't like (because it has a hard pan underneath) and he still worked...too good actually LOL
Highly recommend trying this stuff. I just hope they don't jack the price up on us. |
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| astreakinchic - 2015-03-24 8:21 AM
Wanted to update this it has been a little over 3 month and we are seeing big improvements from our aged gelding. It's like he's continually getting a shot of legend. He ran this weekend in an arena he doesn't like (because it has a hard pan underneath) and he still worked...too good actually LOL
Highly recommend trying this stuff. I just hope they don't jack the price up on us.
Agreed! I am 3 months out on TWO horses. Both have improved SO MUCH that my good horse went from previcox daily to ZERO NSAID's and runs completely sound. Best 300 I ever spent. |
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