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Discussion on Alternatives to Regumate for behavioral problems
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mlouise
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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 - 7:14 pm:
Are there any articles about the equine marble anywhere? I have a customers horse that has one and when I asked their vet about it he was very vague about what it really does except that it is supposed to make the behavior better.
She is in season just like any other mare and I thought it was something that would help that.
What does it do? I want to know what to expect from it and what has been noticed about it?
Thanks
Maryann Charles
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rtrotter
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Posted on Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009 - 8:35 pm:
Maryann,
I am sure Dr. O will chime in to tell you to start a new discussion with your question, but I can give you first hand information, since I had one inserted as a last resort.
What it is supposed to do is simulate the mare being pregnant and thus lessen the severity of a mare's heat cycles. Since the mare is not really pregnant the heat cycles do not go away.
I did see a difference but it took several heat cycles to see it. The changes were subtle but an example would be she stopped pinning her ears and kicking the wall anytime anything other than another mare walked by. I was able to turn out another mare with her and she didn't try to kill her. Her attitude on the track improved and she became more consistent with going about her business.
When I asked my vet about problems, he said some mares slip the marble and that there was no way to know if that happened or not.
It can be removed, but with difficulty. I sold the mare in question and told the people that bought her she had the marble. I would think it would be something that should be disclosed when the horse is sold unless it was retrieved beforehand.
Rachelle
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009 - 8:21 am:
Hello MaryAnn,
You will find an article that contains a number of alternatives and a description of the intrauterine marble at Treatments and Medications for Horses » Reproductive Drugs » Regumate & Progesterone » Alternatives to Regumate for behavioral problems. Rachele's experience is unusual in that it does not normally take several cycles to work though if the mare is mare than 12 or 14 days post ovulation she may have one more cycle. I think the oxytocin regimen described in the article shows great promise of being a inexpensive easy way to prevent cycling.
DrO
PS Rachelle, as MaryAnn was asking about directions to information in the post and not a new question about her horse it does not qualify as a "Start New Discussion" question.
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