Post Race Recovery - Buy VAM, Aminolite, Tripart Injection, Kynoselen
The first thing you should do after your horse has raced or after strenuous exercice is to feed him a lactic acid neutralizer such as Neutradex or similar. This will also make the horse thirsty so it will start drinking within 45 min after administration. Repeat the Neutradex treatment after 12-15 hours ie in the morning the day after the race.
Secondly you want to stop inflammatory processes in the joints/tendons/muscles. Administer an anti-inflammatory drug such as flunixin or phenylbutazone 10 cc i.v. along with a short acting corticosteroid: Dexamethasone or Prednisolone as soon as you can after the race. You can mix the anti-inflammatory drug with the cortisone. An idea is also to "jug" the horse som sodium hyaluronate 3 cc of a 1% solution should be suffient. Repeat the morning after the race. Apply a phenylbutazone/DMSO ointment around the joints and the tendons. You could use DMSO alone if you like but you will have a better effect with the bute.
To give the horse a bit of help with the recovery you should consider administer B-Vitamins, C-vitamin, Aminoacids and Minerals. Give the horse 40 cc of a b-vitamin complex along with 50-100 cc Aminolite, 10 cc C-vitamin and 20 cc VAM Injection. All these should be given separatly via slow i.v. injection. We also recommend a Kynoselen or a Tripart injection.
If you follow these guidelines you should have a much sounder horse the day after the race than you would have if you did nothing. You have helped the horse to stay sound.
Lastly if the horse is exited long after a race you should consider giving him some mildly sedating medicine such as Ace or Robaxin. It helps the horse with recovery if it can come to rest soon after a strenuous exercice.
FLUNIXINFlunixin 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.
HYALURONATE FOR i.v. Injection. Hyaluronate Sodium - injectable solution. For the treatment of joint dysfunction of the carpus or fetlock in horses due to non-infectious synovitis associated with equine osteoarthritis.
TROY VITAMIN-B INJECTION For use in Vitamin B-complex deficiencies in horses. Contains high concentration of different B-vitamins.
TROY VITAMIN C INJECTION A Vitamin C supplement for use in Vitamin C deficiencies in horses. Composition: Ascorbic acid as Sodium Ascorbate 500mg/mL.
VAM INJECTION - NATURE VET - Vam injection is a supplementary source of all the essential minerals, vitamins and amino acids required by the equine athlete. VAM is formulated for use as a routine training aid, and is commonly used to both treat and prevent vitamin and mineral deficiencies caused by an inadequate diet, athletic stress, illness or worm burden. VAM maintains blood counts, appetite and well being.
TRIPART INJECTION - NATURE VET - Tripart is a blend of essential co-factors to ensure that muscle metabolism is optimised, and that energy supply to muscles is adequate, to reduce the risk of lactic acidosis, muscle fatigue and Tying Up. Provision of essential co-factors and nutrients at the correct time, and in the correct amounts, reduces the risk of muscle damage and decreased performance.
KYNOSELEN injection 100 ml is a muscle stimulant containing disodic adenosine monophosphate, heptaminol hydrochloride, selenium, magnesium aspartate, potassium aspartate and vitamin B12 for IM injection. Consult veterinarian regarding withholding time before racing. Kynoselen is recommended to prevent selenium deficiency, to maximise output intensity of exercise and training, to increase cardiac output and blood flow and protects muscles from the effects of tying up.
AMINO-LITE 34X is a concentrated amino acid, electrolyte and vitamin injectable supplement. It contains the amino acids l-histidine, l-methionine, di-tryptophane, l-cysteine, l-threonine, di-isolucine, l-arginine, di-phenylalanine, di-valine, l-lysine, l-leucine, l-glutamine, and glucose monohydrate, calcium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium sulphate, sodium acetate and B group vitamins. |
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