Ridecamp: Re: [RC] DMSO and abcess - NO!

DMSO is not a vet controlled substance.  DMSO is an over 
the counter topical and Dot made a point of bringing up the
issue of treating an inflamation that happened to be an
abcess with topical DMSO.  Big difference between something 
you can buy out of a catalog for $5 as a rollon and, say, 
an antibiotic you would have to have gotten from your vet 
or by perscription only.

I have not personally seen IV DMSO for sale to the general 
horse owner.  Huge difference in the use you brought up 
about treating strangles abcesses.  And yes, infection 
can be spread through out the body... a systemic infection
is a very serious thing.  "Blood poisoning", or infection
that has reached the blood stream, travels throughout 
the body.  This can show up on people as a red streak 
up, say, your arm.

I did infact bring up fly spray and other surface born
contaminates in my first post and pointed out that those
will travel into the body with the DMSO.

Heidi, if you would like to argue that using topical DMSO 
is a legitimate use, go right ahead.  I would never ever
recommend using topical DMSO on an abcess to the general
horse owning public.

Kathy Myers
in Santa Fe, NM

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