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HorseAdvice.com » Treatments and Medications for Horses » Anti-inflammatories (NSAID's, Steroids, Arthritis Rx) » Phenylbutazone (Bute) »
  Discussion on Difference between Bute and equipalazone
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Posted on Saturday, Feb 17, 2001 - 7:54 pm:

What is the difference between regular bute and equipalazone?

I have heard two responses...
1) No difference, except Equipalazone comes in little teeny packages; and
2) Equipalazone is a form of bute that has been buffered to make it more palatable to the horse.

Help?

Posted on Sunday, Feb 18, 2001 - 11:54 am:

Both are true except it should also be mentioned that Equipalazone use to be much more expensive than tablets.
DrO

Posted on Sunday, Feb 18, 2001 - 10:37 pm:

Interesting, so where can I get some Equipalazone?

Posted on Monday, Feb 19, 2001 - 7:56 am:

Last I knew it was off the market and may have come back on, Steri-Vet was the company that manufactured it and it was carried by all the vet distributors. I should also mention it use to be pretty expensive compared with tablets.
DrO

Posted on Monday, Feb 19, 2001 - 9:30 pm:

Does the buffering make the Equipalazone easier on the horse's system?

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 20, 2001 - 7:15 am:

No, at least not as the product was prepared last time I saw a package.
DrO

Posted on Tuesday, Feb 20, 2001 - 9:01 am:

I have heard through the grapevine that equipalazone is available again in the US, but not in Canada. I don't know about anywhere else in the world. It might be out under another name.

I was trying to figure out if it was worth it to track some down when I am in AZ next week...

Much as I hate feeding bute, sometimes it (or an equivalent) is needed. Unfortunately my horse will NOT take bute - he won't eat it and he violently objects to being syringed. The only alternative I could get was Arquel. It worked quite well, but was REALLY expensive ($60 CAD for 5 days!!)

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 6, 2001 - 8:40 am:

Is Arquel easier on the GI system than Bute?? Long term use?? Is Arquel a better or comparable anti-inflammatory to Bute??

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 7, 2001 - 6:34 am:

Hello Teri,
For a discussion on comparing and contrasting NSAIDs including these two see, Equine Medications and Nutriceuticals: Anti-inflammatories, Steroids, and Arthritis Treatment: An Overview of NSAID's
DrO
PS, Terri when posting a new question be sure to "Create A New Discussion" rather than posting at the bottom of someone elses discusssion.
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