Miniature Horse Emergency
Medical Kit
I Am Ranch Miniature Horses is
sharing with you what we do to maintain the health of our horses. This
is not intended to direct you on how to care for your horse. The intent of
this is only to share what we do, and raise questions for you. We
advise you to consult your veterinarian before making any changes in
your horse's health care. The information found on our
website is not to supersede the advice of your veterinarian. I AM Ranch
Miniature Horses cannot be held liable for the care of your horse(s).
This list is what we keep on hand and the amounts
are our personal dosages. You need to consult a vet and not take my word
as authority for your horses.
When we have horse emergencies, I have
troubles thinking clearly, much less calculating dosages. Thus, it is a
good idea to figure out the dosage in times of peace and write it with a
Sharpee on the bottle.
Here is a list of what is good to have on
hand:
Bandaging materials
Scissors
Terramycin eye ointment and I have used
Neosporin....but not the one with pain killer included.
Banamine injectable
I
inject 1cc for 100 pounds in my adult horses, but if I need Banamine for
a foal, I use .1cc for 10 lbs.
I also give it intramuscular.
(IM) medication is given by needle into the muscle. Also, we never give
it more than every 12 hours and after 2 days, we drop to 1 time per day.
There area many issues (founder/laminitis) that can arise with overuses
of Banamine.
If
you have never given a shot then
DON'T till
you have been taught. We make sure that we pull back to ascertain that
we are not in a vein. If we see blood, we know we are in a vein. At that
point, you remove the needle and try again.
CLICK HERE to
read on the possible danger of Clostridial Myonecrosis when injecting
Banamine!!! I also have given the Banamine injectable via a
syringe orally. I typically give some to each mare after foaling to ease
her time post delivery. See below note. Follow the advice of your vet in
all cases!
I give either Zantac , Tagament (Cimetidine)
or Gastric guard (Prilosec has the same compound in it) after the
Banamine or Bute to protect from ulcers. Young minis are
especially susceptible! (the dosage
of Zantac I use is = Ranitidine for horses is 3mg per pound,
but you need to follow the advice of your vet). Aloe Vera juice, Mylanta
and Greek Yogurt are other ways to coat the wall of the intestinal tract
and protect it from the damage from Banamine.
(Mickey 1 prilosec/day, 300 cc Mylanta 4 x per day,
300 cc yogurt every 4 hours)
Bute pills
used for pain and inflammation, we have
used it to treat navicular, after dental surgery and after any injury
causing soreness. I dissolve the tablets in water and stir it into their
treats of Strategy GX. Bute
given in large doses can be toxic. I actually never use this on my mini
horses.
Equioxx (Previcox)
(firocoxib)
is in the same genre of medications as bute
and banamine. Pain relief is fairly equivalent, perhaps just a little
less, but well worth it for the trade-off benefits of being easier on
the gut. Equioxx is rather expensive, but if you can get your hands on
it through cooperative sources, then the dog version of Equioxx can be
used. It is exactly the same medication and is much cheaper. Just need
to calculate dosing and it is considered "off label", so may be a little
harder to come by in this form. Do not use if your horse is taking other
NSAIDs or aspirin or corticosteroids.
SMZs
antibiotic (tablets) trimethoprim sulfa.
(800/160mg)They're used for
bacterial infections of various types,
like sinus or gutteral pouch infection,
bacterial pneumonia, and lots more. Last year, when we had to aid Turbolina's
birth and go the birth canal, I put her on them just to prevent any
potential infections post birthing. It was a proactive treatment. If I
am giving them to a 250-300 pound miniature, I give 3 tablets or 1 tab
per 80lbs, 2 times per day.However, I can't stress enough though that you need not to
trust me and call your vet.
Epineprine
used to counteract severe allergic reactions,
which may occur after a vaccination. Begin with 1/2 the dose and watch
to see if there is an improvement over the next few minutes. If not,
then give a bit more. You don't want to overdose with this medicine. (my
bottle calls for 1 cc per 100 # body weight)
Needles and Syringes
we use a 1" needle on our minis.
Oxytocin
Aspirin
Recently Noah's cough needed 4 aspirin served
2 times per day to help decrease any possible inflammation. He is a 33"
mini. When Painted Suns Gotta Have Faith got hurt, we put her on 1.5
Bayer Aspirin 2 times per day. We were guessing she weighed about 90
pounds. I don't like using Banamine or Bute on the foals due to the risk
of ulcers when you do this.
Benadryl
For our herd, I double dose the horses
according to body weight
Vitamin C -
Great for when there are snotty noses.
Vitamin E
- We use about 1000 mg when a cold is in the
barn
Cough Free -
Great to use after the snot is gone.
Ulcers: click here to read more
Beamer- Antihistamine 4 pills of 25 mg
Ventipulmin .5 ml/100lbs for 2 days before show and
the day of show, 2x per day, if this does not work,
may increase by .5 ml increments up to max of 2ml/100 lbs
I Am Ranch Miniature Horses is
sharing with you what we do to maintain the health of our horses. This
is not intended to direct you on how to care for your horse. The intent of
this is only to share what we do, and raise questions for you. We
advise you to consult your veterinarian before making any changes in
your horse's health care. The information found on our
website is not to supersede the advice of your veterinarian. I AM Ranch
Miniature Horses cannot be held liable for the care of your horse(s).
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