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[RC] Anti-Biotics (was: needles) - katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Angie said:


I started giving all antibiotics in pill form a long time ago.
It finally hit me "why am I sticking my horse twice a day when
I don't have to?"  


I think it depends on which anti-biotic you are giving, since not all
anti-biotics are created equal, so the right anti-biotic depends on the
disease/condition you are trying to treat.  Some of them don't come in an
oral form.  I am pretty sure that procaine penecillan (which is what most
people are giving when they give the injectable form) doesn't.

A cheap, convenient, and usually unoffensive oral anti-biotic that is
commonly given is SMZ tablets; however, it is not effective against all
diseases (Strangles is one that comes to mind), so it may not be what the
vet prescribes.  And the wrong anti-biotic is of dubious value to the horse.

Other oral anti-biotics are not so cheap (which I found out last year when
I had to pony up a ridiculous sum of money for clorumphenocol (sp??)
because there was no WAY that my wicked horse was going to stand still for
being injected with procaine penicillan so the vets were unwilling to send
her home with that drug and those instructions :)).  When she was in the
hospital, she was getting IV anti-biotics via an in place catheter...and it
still required two people to get her tied so she would stand still for long
enough to let them do that.

They didn't believe me when I told them that she would stand still for me
to give her penicillan...so I got the solid gold designer oral anti-biotic
instead (and rubber gloves to keep from getting that stuff on my hands).

"Just give them orally" isn't always the best option, if the anti-biotic of
choice doesn't come in that form.

kat
Orange County, Calif.

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