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Discussion on Perphenazine use in horses
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New Member:
Nedra
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Posted on Monday, Apr 19, 2004 - 3:18 pm:
I lost a mare with a one day old foal last week. After bottle feeding the colt for 4 days we found a mare that had lost her colt the day before. The mare was gentle but definetly did not want to accept my colt. My vet had me put the mare on a human drug (perphenazine) twice a day. At 48 hours after the use of this drug the mares lactation increased dramatically and she "took the colt" Has anyone else used this drug for this purpose?
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Apr 21, 2004 - 10:17 am:
Nedra though I have not used this drug (for our recommendations see the article on orphan foals) and have not seen safety studies in lactating mares, the properties of perphenazine make it a logical choice for this use.
DrO
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Nedra
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Posted on Thursday, Apr 22, 2004 - 11:14 am:
DrO
Thanks for your reply. So far the mare and foal are doing well and will be weaned off of the medication by this weekend.
Thanks again,
nedra
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