Use anti-inflammatory drugs in horses

A definition of anti-inflammatory

• An anti-inflammatory agent is understood to mean all active ingredients that are able to alleviate inflammation or even make it disappear completely.
• This definition explains at the same time that these can be medicines that have to be prescribed by the veterinarian as well as homeopathic remedies.
• Anti-inflammatory drugs can also be used externally as well as internally. This means either applying ointments to a focus of inflammation or taking a tablet.

Use medicinal and medicinal products safely on horses

If you want to give your horse anti-inflammatory drugs, you must always strictly follow them Adhere to the doctor's instructions or read the packaging instructions very carefully and also these retain:

• With ointments, make sure that they cannot get into an open wound, provided that this is stated on the packaging. On the other hand, there are also ointments that can be easily applied to open wounds, but then this must be explicitly stated on the package insert.
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• In order for the ointment to penetrate the horse's skin well, you should do this beforehand on the affected area fur remove with a disposable razor.
• For protection - so that the ointment sticks longer and no dirt can get on it - you can wrap a bandage around the focus of inflammation. The bandage also prevents the horse from licking off the ointment again.
• If you need to give your horse tablets, you can proceed as follows: Dissolve the tablet in water or crush it Cut them into very small pieces and distribute the water with the tablet or the crushed tablet with your favorite food Horse.
• Notice that many Horses are able to do that Lining To eat "around": This means that the horses sort out the tablets and only eat the food. In this case, you could dissolve the tablet in water or mix it with applesauce, which you can then mix Put into a large plastic syringe (similar to the worming syringes) and then directly into the horse's mouth splash.
• If you need to give your horse medicine in powder form, you can also wet it with water and mix it with the feed.
• When feeding, make sure that the horse has not just eaten hay and that there are still hay residues in the horse's mouth. Then the horse could spit this hay in its mouth together with the medicine.