I gave Jazz glucosamine yesterday and today and he is sound tonight. We even did a flexion test on him, a really hard one for 45 seconds, and he was lame for only one stride on it. That's a 5* vetting pass for a 9 year old. I will have him on MSM too, as soon as it arrives in the post. Then my decision will be whether to have him injected even though he is sound - what do you think? Will it stave off unsoundness in future, or is it just unnecessary at the moment?
Interestingly SH is not allowed glucosamine or MSM with his warfarin, so although glucosamine has had some ineffective results in human tests lately, it clearly does something!! I am prepared to believe that the change in Jazz between yesterday and today, which is also showing in a less deviated limb flight, is because of it.
Ace is also doing well now he's been on the yeast and charcoal a while. It was a big mistake allowing the brewer's yeast to lapse. Now that I know that yeast has a double anti-inflammatory effect on the hind gut, I will ensure that my horses always get either brewers yeast or live yeast. I'm not sure that Ace would be rock-stomping, and I don't intend to try to get him there this year, but he is out at night with no muzzle on, and getting enough grass to make him turn his nose up at daytime hay.
Buttie's a bit miffed about that of course. If Ace does not pull hay out of the rack, he hardly gets any! Poor wee fellow :-)
Tomorrow I am planning to pull myself out of the doldrums by taking Radar to the farm ride and galloping madly about over cross country fences. See you tomorrow if I survive :-)
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Intramuscular injections of Adequan are another option if the glucosamine worked. That was how I kept Toby going when his hocks got sore. There is also a product called Legend that is supposed to be good. Either option does not require an injection into the hock.
ReplyDeleteSeems as if your supplements and good management are having some positive effects. Good going, then.
Have fun galloping about.
I'd hold off on any treatment by injection until you need them, they have a limited length of efficacy, so wait until you need them then you'll need less in the long run. Like Jean, I had a horse with coffin joint issues (years ago!) who did well with Adequan injections, although the first ones were into the joints, with follow up jabs intramuscularly. They were expensive though.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Radar outing, sounds like just what you need :-)
Adequan is too expensive Jean. We don't have Legend but I suspect it may be what we call Tildren, also too expensive.
ReplyDeleteGlucosamine/MSM may be enough, I am hoping Tracey.
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