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Location: California | phillyincal - 2014-12-24 8:02 PM There is a shot alternative to regumate. I don't remember the actual name but I think it is algernest or something similar. I have the paperwork at home and can get back to you. According to my vet depo works well in mares that are not that difficult. My mare has very strong heat cycles and is extremely marish so we're trying the injectable regumate. There is a 30 day shot that is about $70 but you have to ship it overnight and that costs about $60 or there is one you give every 12 days. That one comes in a 7 dose vial for $175 and $10 shipping. That's the route I'm going to try. Just placed my order yesterday after talking to my vet again. I've got my fingers crossed it will help!
It's actually called Altrenogest and I ordered it from www.betpharm.com using the prescription from my vet. Good luck!
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| Good luck with this. Both the mares I had to spay did not respond well to either Regumate, shots or any other hormone treatments, natural alternatives, marbles or breeding attempts which is why I had to spay them. Best thing I could have done for either mare. 20ccs (Double dose) did not slow either of them down. Neither did weekly shots.
The thing that would help the first mare was to give her a shot to ovulate , then have the vet come out 3 days later to massage the ovaries and encourage the retained follicles to release. Then she would be right as rain for 21 days, at which time the whole thing stared all over again (actually a shorter useable timeframe as she would get uncomfortable as the follicles were beginning to form. This did not leave me much time for competition.
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Location: Under the Big Sky - Montana | phillyincal - 2014-12-23 9:02 PM There is a shot alternative to regumate. I don't remember the actual name but I think it is algernest or something similar. I have the paperwork at home and can get back to you. According to my vet depo works well in mares that are not that difficult. My mare has very strong heat cycles and is extremely marish so we're trying the injectable regumate. There is a 30 day shot that is about $70 but you have to ship it overnight and that costs about $60 or there is one you give every 12 days. That one comes in a 7 dose vial for $175 and $10 shipping. That's the route I'm going to try. Just placed my order yesterday after talking to my vet again. I've got my fingers crossed it will help!
Can you let me know what results you are getting once you start your mare on this? I'm going to do a followup ultrasound and culture. I'm not sure if my mare is actually cycling right now. She acts like she might be coming in but never really looks in. |
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Location: Under the Big Sky - Montana | rodeoveteran - 2014-12-24 12:41 PM Good luck with this. Both the mares I had to spay did not respond well to either Regumate, shots or any other hormone treatments, natural alternatives, marbles or breeding attempts which is why I had to spay them. Best thing I could have done for either mare. 20ccs (Double dose) did not slow either of them down. Neither did weekly shots. The thing that would help the first mare was to give her a shot to ovulate , then have the vet come out 3 days later to massage the ovaries and encourage the retained follicles to release. Then she would be right as rain for 21 days, at which time the whole thing stared all over again (actually a shorter useable timeframe as she would get uncomfortable as the follicles were beginning to form. This did not leave me much time for competition. It's quite an educational journey....hang on for the ride!
Did you try anything that was estrogen/progesterone or just progesterone? Trying to figure out what other things to look into. |
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| Chance Of Rein - 2014-12-31 10:25 PM
rodeoveteran - 2014-12-24 12:41 PM Good luck with this. Both the mares I had to spay did not respond well to either Regumate, shots or any other hormone treatments, natural alternatives, marbles or breeding attempts which is why I had to spay them. Best thing I could have done for either mare. 20ccs (Double dose) did not slow either of them down. Neither did weekly shots. The thing that would help the first mare was to give her a shot to ovulate , then have the vet come out 3 days later to massage the ovaries and encourage the retained follicles to release. Then she would be right as rain for 21 days, at which time the whole thing stared all over again (actually a shorter useable timeframe as she would get uncomfortable as the follicles were beginning to form. This did not leave me much time for competition. It's quite an educational journey....hang on for the ride!
Did you try anything that was estrogen/progesterone or just progesterone? Trying to figure out what other things to look into.
I tried everything available ....nothing worked, including estrogen/progesterone shots suggested by Rood and Riddle. Hope you have better luck! |
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Location: Under the Big Sky - Montana | rodeoveteran - 2014-12-31 9:30 PM Chance Of Rein - 2014-12-31 10:25 PM rodeoveteran - 2014-12-24 12:41 PM Good luck with this. Both the mares I had to spay did not respond well to either Regumate, shots or any other hormone treatments, natural alternatives, marbles or breeding attempts which is why I had to spay them. Best thing I could have done for either mare. 20ccs (Double dose) did not slow either of them down. Neither did weekly shots. The thing that would help the first mare was to give her a shot to ovulate , then have the vet come out 3 days later to massage the ovaries and encourage the retained follicles to release. Then she would be right as rain for 21 days, at which time the whole thing stared all over again (actually a shorter useable timeframe as she would get uncomfortable as the follicles were beginning to form. This did not leave me much time for competition. It's quite an educational journey....hang on for the ride! Did you try anything that was estrogen/progesterone or just progesterone? Trying to figure out what other things to look into. I tried everything available ....nothing worked, including estrogen/progesterone shots suggested by Rood and Riddle. Hope you have better luck!
Thanks. I'm going to keep working at it until I hopefully find something. I'm really hoping that when spring comes she'll cycle normally with the rest of the mares and be done with it. She responds to bute and banamine, on the really bad days, so they are available. She's been used a lot, recently, so they either had her on something that was working or this is out of the norm for her. Prior owner isn't wanting to respond to my questions so I'll go behind her to the barn she just came out of and question some of the people there. Last resort, I'll breed her in 2016. She's had at least 3 healthy foals, that I'm aware of. |
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Location: California | Chance Of Rein - 2015-01-01 8:23 PM phillyincal - 2014-12-23 9:02 PM There is a shot alternative to regumate. I don't remember the actual name but I think it is algernest or something similar. I have the paperwork at home and can get back to you. According to my vet depo works well in mares that are not that difficult. My mare has very strong heat cycles and is extremely marish so we're trying the injectable regumate. There is a 30 day shot that is about $70 but you have to ship it overnight and that costs about $60 or there is one you give every 12 days. That one comes in a 7 dose vial for $175 and $10 shipping. That's the route I'm going to try. Just placed my order yesterday after talking to my vet again. I've got my fingers crossed it will help! Can you let me know what results you are getting once you start your mare on this? I'm going to do a followup ultrasound and culture. I'm not sure if my mare is actually cycling right now. She acts like she might be coming in but never really looks in.
Yes for sure. We're going to do the first shot tomorrow and from what I've read, we might start seeing changes in as soon as a week. I have all my fingers crossed that it will help, otherwise, I will start to consider spaying her since I have no intention of breeding her. |
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