Discussion on Sedation for shoeing
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Imogen Bertin
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Username: Imogen
Post Number: 394
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, Sep 6, 2003 - 3:35 am: |   |
My grey hunter mare has a really nasty sideways unexpected kick (as in, you'd think she was asleep until she does it) which has resulted in one farrier refusing to shoe her at all and another saying he will do it but only under sedation. She is only a problem in relation to nailing the back feet - other shoeing activities don't bother her - but it is a major problem.
I have no problem with the sedation since it is safer for everyone and means the shoes stay on longer since the farrier is able to do a better job. However, since the drug used is what I heard as "dermocetyl" but must in fact be dormosedan, I was wondering two things.
First of all, are there likely to be any effects like resistance to the sedation developing in a horse which gets a dose every 5-6 weeks?
Secondly, the injection is given IV but from the information here it looks as though it could be given IM which would be less stressful for the horse which has neck veins that are hard to see and which can take a few goes to find. Why are they doing it IV? Or is there another sedative used for shoeing? I do not want to upset the farrier so I thought I would get my facts straight before making any "suggestions".
I have been giving her about an hour standing quietly before I transport her home so I suppose that's about 90 minutes to 2 hours after the injection. However I know people who transport horses that have been sedated nearly straight away. Any views on that from a safety point of view?
Thanks for any information you can provide. Of course the alternative is that I just wait until she is newly shod and sell her to a dealer as a horse with a problem... since I couldn't honestly sell her privately... if the problem's likely to get worse and not be solved by sedation I may have to do this.
All the best
Imogen |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 9043
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Saturday, Sep 6, 2003 - 9:35 am: | |
Taking the questions is order:
1. No
2. Effects are quicker and more profound with IV injection.
Whether a horse should be transported sedated depends on:
1. How "drunk" the horse is.
2. How well the horse travels.
3. Most importantly the owners tolerance for increase risk of falling while trailering.
DrO |
Imogen Bertin
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Username: Imogen
Post Number: 395
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, Sep 7, 2003 - 3:37 am: | |
Thanks for that, Dr O... I'll just have to hope she doesn't get too wise to the approach of humans bearing needles!
All the best
Imogen |
