They are also known to provide relief to the animal without damaging their body. One can go for herbs like curcumin to reduce pain. One can even use ginger to reduce inflammation. These methods take time to show effects but have been proven as effective as bute in most cases. Banamine is the brand name of the chemical which is used in horses for reducing anti-inflammation. It is mainly administered in the form of injections and starts showing its effects within three hours.
It is not a steroid and can be used by the owners. But, the use of Banamine should be done only in extreme cases where it is necessary.
Using it without the need would lead to problems and can lead to many other diseases. Hence, they should be taken only when prescribed by the doctor.
Besides reducing pain, inflammation it can even provide relief to the horse in cases of fever. Just like humans, they may even get high temperature sometimes during which they would not like to eat or drink. They would like to rest during this fever.
All of these products of inflammation are intended to rid the body of infection or injury, and to prepare it to for healing. Inflammation is a natural process and it is critical for survival. The problem is that often this process becomes excessive, creating a vicious cycle and causing more tissue damage and pain than the injury itself might.
This is where anti-inflammatory drugs are helpful. Their role is to dampen inflammation by reducing the formation of these mediators, and thus reducing the signs of disease swelling, pain and fever, for example while still allowing healing to take place.
Less commonly used equine drugs in this class are firocoxib Equioxx ketoprofen, carprofen, naproxen and many others. These drugs moderate inflammation by stopping the formation of prostaglandins, which are pivotal mediators of inflammation. By doing this, they also reduce the formation of certain pain-causing products of inflammation. But anti-inflammatory drugs do much more than simply control pain.
They also reduce swelling and fever. They have value in treating a wide range of conditions in horses, from abdominal pain colic to joint injury and laminitis. Prostaglandins come in many types. Some are products of the inflammatory cascade, while others have vital maintenance functions in the body. For example, one type has the role of protecting the stomach and intestinal lining from acid and digestive enzymes.
This same prostaglandin has a protective role in the kidney. Increased safety and fewer side effects are advantages of these newer drugs. Currently, the most prominent of these in the equine world in the United States is firocoxib Equioxx. Having used the drug now for a number of years, I find that it too has a niche in my vet practice. I use it for longer courses of administration or when I am especially concerned about side effects.
But no drug has yet provided a perfect balance of great effectiveness and excellent safety. The vast majority of horses treated with these medications have no noticeable problems from their use. Foals are especially sensitive to the intestinal side effects and easily develop ulcers from the use of these medications. GI tract and kidneys and induces formation of protective prostaglandins.
These constitutive prostaglandins mediate blood clotting and protect the GI tract and kidneys from damage. COX-2 is produced in response to injury and tissue damage, resulting in pain, inflammation and fever. COX-2 inhibition is responsible for the reduction in pain and inflammation we seek when giving NSAIDs to our horses for arthritis, colic, etc.
In healthy horses, with no underlying GI tract or kidney disease, dehydration, or sensitivity to NSAIDs, there are typically minimal to no side effects when using an appropriate dose of these drugs. However, serious side effects such as gastric and hind-gut ulceration, protein-loss, kidney dysfunction or failure, and even death can occur if horses have risk factors or the drug is used inappropriately.
These risks are severely amplified when the drug is given too frequently, the dose is too high, or when more than one NSAID are used at the same time. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. More is not always better. Because of this, adverse side effects are significantly decreased, and it may be safer for your horse if he or she requires long-term administration.
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