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    Cartrophen - long term use (also in Horse Care)

    Hi Has anyone had any experiences of using Cartrophen over a long period of time ? Did there come a point when it was no longer effective ? My horse has been on monthly injections, since late 2012, for advanced arthritis. He is currently sound so I am happy to continue with them, but I...
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    Cartrophen - long term use

    I will post this is veterinary - I am not sure it is in the right place
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    Cartrophen - long term use

    Hi Apologies I didn't explain that we started with 4 injections at weekly intervals before moving to the monthly injections. The reason for monthly injections is that the arthritis is so advanced and in a not great place (knee). Based on the x-ray changes this horse really should not be...
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    Cartrophen - long term use

    Hi Has anyone had any experiences of using Cartrophen over a long period of time ? Did there come a point when it was no longer effective ? My horse has been on monthly injections, since late 2012, for advanced arthritis. He is currently sound so I am happy to continue with them, but I...
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    Diagnosing arthritis

    Hi My horse has recently been diagnosised with arthritis in her knee. For the last year she had been on-off lame, particularly on a circle. Then more recently she has became consistently lame. However she was only ever lame in front, not behind. Looking back she could be a bit 'funny'...
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