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Christine C. Mills in NC
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Username: Chrism
Post Number: 1022
Registered: 4-1999
| | Posted on Tuesday, Apr 6, 2004 - 5:15 pm: |   |
At a recent seminar, one of the vets mentioned she gave her performance horse weekly im injections of chondroitin (I can't remember if there was a glucosamine component, too) and she felt it really helped the horse. I seem to recall she purchased it in a vial and it worked out to about $10 a shot. She also said she'd use it or discontinue it based on the horse's work/show schedule.
I should have asked her at the time, but the opportunity is lost. Can you shed any light on what this may be and if it is a reasonable practice to try?
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Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 10225
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Wednesday, Apr 7, 2004 - 11:26 am: | |
Hello Chris,
It sounds to me like generic glucosamine which is in the chondroitin family. If I was going to supplement a sound horse I would stay with the oral products due to lack of objective proof of benefit as a preventive. It is logical that both these may be of benefit.
DrO |
