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Discussion on Bute gives Bellyache?
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ajudson1
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Posted on Sunday, Nov 2, 2008 - 8:31 am:
Dr.O,
Yesterday afternoon I gave Gem a Bute tablet crushed in her feed with a small amount of molasses. She was a little bit off at the trot, something that occurs now and then, and I've given the Bute before for a couple of days.
A couple of hours later, I noticed she was laying down; in different spots everytime I looked out, and laying flat out, occasionaly looking at her stomach but very calm. Her breathing was a little fast, but it's been very warm also and she has her winter coat.
I took her for a walk, she was alert and moving fine. Pooping fine also. I blanketed her, left her alone in the round pen with hay and she was starting to eat.
At 11, about 4 hours later, she was still eating and moving around so I unblanketed her, left her with the rest of the horses.
Does this sound like a reaction to the Bute? If it happens again, what is the best thing to do? Give some oil to coat her stomach? She's never been on Bute long term, so I am not thinking ulcers.
If I thought it was severe colic, I'd have called a vet of course.
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scooter
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Posted on Sunday, Nov 2, 2008 - 9:08 am:
Angie, my old girl doesn't tolerate bute well either, I have learned to substitute banamine instead, (paste) I hate giving shots! For some reason it seems to help her arthritis more than the bute anyway.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 - 7:02 am:
Short term transient colic would not be a common reaction to a short course of a moderate dosage of phenylbutazone.
DrO
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ajudson1
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Posted on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 - 7:35 am:
Thanks DrO,
Must of been just one of those weird things that happen for no noticeable reason and probably will never happen again. She's been fine since.
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erika
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Posted on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 - 4:33 pm:
Angie, was she lying on her tempurpedic mattress when it occurred?
Erika
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ajudson1
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Posted on Monday, Nov 3, 2008 - 5:51 pm:
Erika, she probably would have appreciated one though!
Hmmm...I've heard of dogs looking like their owners, taking on each others characteristcs, and owners looking like their dogs...and I have a horse with a gimpy tendon, one with belly issues, one whose joints creak and crack, oh my, I don't like where this is headed!!
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