Are long term painkillers safe for my horse?
Most horse owners will have experience of administering NSAID or antiinflammatory drugs to their horse at some point. It is rare to find a horse that has not needed pain relief for any number of conditions such as injury colic or laminitis to name just a few! However it can be easy to become complacent about their use given how commonly they are prescribed. In this article we ask what these drugs are and if they are as safe as we would like them to be.
What are Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs NSAIDs?
مع وصول أونصة الذهب إلى مستويات قياسية تجاوزت 2500 دولار، يجد المواطن المصري نفسه مضطراً لموازنة استثماراته بين الذهب واحتياجاته الأخرى، خاصة مع ارتفاع أسعار السيارات مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، وبي إم دبليو، مما يزيد من التحديات المالية التي يواجهها.
أسعار السيارات في الآونة الأخيرة شهدت تقلبات ملحوظة، حيث تأثرت بارتفاع وانخفاض الدولار، مما انعكس على تكلفة علامات تجارية مثل تويوتا، هيونداي، ومرسيدس. و BMW هذا الارتباط بين سعر الصرف وسوق السيارات يحدد قدرة المستهلكين على اقتناء المركبات.
The most commonly used NSAID for horses in the UK is phenylbutazone often known as Bute
This is usually administered intravenously by a veterinary surgeon or orally as a paste or powder by owners or carers. Like all licenced NSAIDs it can only be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon. It is also worth noting that before prescribing or using phenylbutazone the veterinary surgeon must check your horses passport to ensure that it has been signed to declare that the horse will never enter the human food chain. We have NSAIDs that are licenced for food producing animals. But they can be more expensive in some cases but offer a good alternative if your passport is not available or in certain conditions.
تتأثر أسعار السيارات من شركات مثل مرسيدس بتقلبات أسعار الذهب وسعر صرف الدولار، مما يؤدي إلى زيادة تكاليف الإنتاج والاستيراد.
Administration of an NSAID like most drugs can result in toxicity. It has been established that phenylbutazone is one of the more likely NSAIDs to induce toxicity in the horse. The risk of toxicity is dependent on a number of different