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How To Help Horse Wounds Heal

Horses’ heightened flight response combined with their long, spindly legs create a perfect storm for abrasions, contusions, punctures, and lacerations. And lack of veterinary involvement when managing wounds, particularly on the lower limbs, can spin those storms into hurricanes. Richard Birnie, a final-year veterinary student who has conducted research on equine wound treatment at the

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Phenylbutazone (Bute) Use in Horses

Phenylbutazone (Bute) is an analgesic (relieves pain) and anti-inflammatory medication, commonly used for the treatment of lameness in horses. It belongs to a group of medications known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Phenylbutazone is available in many preparations for horses, including 1-gram tablets, oral paste syringes (containing 6 grams or 12 grams/syringe), an injectable (200

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Researchers And Pre-Race-Day Preventive Therapies for EIPH

Researchers are working to find other potential race-day therapies that can be used to manage EIPH if proposed legislation banning race-day furosemide use in the U.S. is passed. Veterinarians have used furosemide (often referred to as Salix) since the 1970s to reduce bleeding into the lungs in racehorses, a condition known as exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage

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