Colic Medicine Equine drugs - buy Flunixin Meglumine, Dipyrone, Spasmogesic
The term "colic" means "pain in the abdomen". There are many causes for such pain, ranging from the mild and inconsequential to the life-threatening or fatal. One of the problems with equine colic is that it can be very difficult in the early stages to distinguish the mild from the potentially fatal. This is why all cases of abdominal pain should be taken seriously right from the onset. Sometimes gas builds up in the intestine, most commonly in the large intestine and or caecum.
The gas causing pain-stretches the intestine. Gas colics usually resolve fairly easily with appropriate treatment, although it is essential to ensure that there is no underlying reason for the problem. If you have a horse with repeated problems with gas colic you can try to cure it yourself but if the colic is serious: Impaction colic, Displacement/volvulus/torsion, Enteritis/colitis, Gastric distension/rupture the horse need to be treated by a veterinarian.
Flunixin meglumine, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent that is a highly substituted derivative of nicotinic acid, is unique structurally when compared to other NSAIDs. The chemical name for flunixin is 3-pyridine-carboxylic acid. Flunixin is a very potent inhibitor of cyclooxygenase and like other NSAIDs, it exhibits analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyrexic activity. Flunixin does not appreciably alter GI motility in horses and may improve hemodynamics in animals with septic shock. In the horse, flunixin is rapidly absorbed following oral administration with an average bioavailability of 80% and peak serum levels in 30 minutes. The onset of action is generally within 2 hours; peak response occurs between 12-16 hours and the duration of action lasts up to 36 hours. When using to treat colic, flunixin may mask the behavioral and cardiopulmonary signs associated with endotoxemia or intestinal devitalization and must be used with caution.
SPASMOGESIC contains Dipyrone 500mg/mL, Hyoscine butylbromide 4mg/mL Painful conditions involving spasm of the gastrointestinal, biliary or urogenital tracts including spasmodic colic, oesophageal obstruction and enteritis with diarrhea in horses and foals Dosage: Horses 20-30mL by slow i.v. injection. |
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