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rgwromeo

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 - 2:27 pm:

I have a 23 year old AQGA gelding who I knew had some arthritis and started becoming lame in the rear. He was evaluated and x-rayed last week by a vet who specializes in lameness formerly with the UofM and he found inflamation in the left rear stiffle and injected Cordizone. The x-rays showed some degeneration in the roundness of the bone but there is still cushion.

He was switched from Butte, which had been given by the previous owner, to Previcox.

I stopped giving him Butte last night and gave him his first 57 mg dose of Previcox. This morning he walked very stiff and was clearly uncomfortable.

How long does it take for the Previcox to work? Do I need to continue the Butte for a few days until the Previcox builds up in his system? Will it take away the pain?.
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digger89

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 - 3:09 pm:

Hi Debby. I had a horse with severe navicular arthritis on Previcox for 1 1/2 years. He became comfortable after using it for 2 or 3 days. I found the real trick was to be POSITIVE that he ate it. We put it in a slice of apple and hand fed it to him so that it could not accidently DrOp out of his mouth. Hope it works for your boy!
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DrO

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 - 7:26 pm:

Hello Debbie,
I would not give the bute and Previcox (firocoxib) together as the toxicity of such a combination has not been investigated. I would give it a bit more time Debbie but we cannot judge its effectiveness from the information provided. If bute was controlling the pain I would think the Previcox should help. For more on this NSAID see HorseAdvice.com » Treatments and Medications for Horses » Anti-inflammatories (NSAID's, Steroids, Arthritis Rx) » EQUIOXX (firocoxib).
DrO
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gramsey1

Posted on Tuesday, Aug 17, 2010 - 8:35 pm:

We give the dose inside a "Stud Muffin".
Our horse had capped hocks in addition to low and high ringbone.
It took four or five days for the inflammation to subside. He improved slowly for three weeks. We have DrOpped the dose to every other day.
Our horse does not respond to it quickly like Bute. For example, we worked him in a round pen that was too hard. He got sore and swollen fetlocks. So we went back to daily dose. It took two days for it to really help. We stayed daily until the inflammation was gone, four or five days, and then DrOpped the dose again.
He has been on for 12 weeks.
New Member:
rgwromeo

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 - 10:39 am:

Thank you very much for your replies and advice.

The Stud Muffins are a great idea. The pills are so small and when he eats his feed he DrOps some so it is hard to tell if he got his pill. I tried putting a little molasis on a crunch treat last night with the pill on top and he ate the treat and spit out the pill. Sometimes he too smart.

Do you make them or buy them? All that I have seen at Fleet Farm and Tractor Supply ar crunchy treats.
Member:
canter

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 - 12:54 pm:

Debby, I will second Guy's reco of hiding pills in Stud Muffins. It is fool proof with my mare and my previous horse as well. They are very soft and moldable, so you can squish the pill right into the center of one - the horse can't see or smell the pill. And because the SM's are so tasty, my mare practically inhales them, so doesn't get the taste of the pill by chewing (so far she's never choked, knock on wood!)

The problem I have had is in finding them, lately. Local tack store no longer carries them and I haven't noticed them in Dover or Stateline catalogs. A friend did an on line search and found them (make sure you search for "stud muffins, horse treats", not just "stud muffins" or you may find something slightly pornographic, as my friend found out).
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gramsey1

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 - 2:10 pm:

The Prev is made to be chewable for dogs. (I've been told) they don't have a bitter taste.
We tried this trick with Bute. The horse (different horse) ate the does down fine for a couple of days. He loves Stud Muffins. But, by the third day he looked suspiciously at the offer. Like what happened to the good Stud Muffins? I don't think it would have worked much longer.
New Member:
rgwromeo

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010 - 2:34 pm:

Thank you!!!! Love the horse stud muffins vs stud muffins - LOL.
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