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Dose purely alone, 10g would treat a 1-200kg horse at 15-30mg/kg. However, the horse got better initially, which suggests the treatment was appropriate, often wounds flare because the initial damage was deeper than expected, and a deterioration 3 weeks later would be common from a sequestrum...

What type of breed/weight was she at the hospital?

It depends, how heavy was the pony? Often it's used at a higher dose, as its easier to feed 1/2 sachet rather than weigh out 10g, and very safe to give more.

It's one to ask her vet, especially as an off-license use of a medication. The dosage depends on the weight of the horse, along with clinical judgment (balancing the benefits of the drug with risks such as laminitis). However, if it is not having the desired affect it would be reasonable to ask...

If using karodox liquid, make sure you rinse their mouth after dosing if syringing with it, or feed them after. Some horses can get mouth ulcers from the liquid if used neet and not rinsed after

It is a legal requirement, but unlikely to get into trouble about it, unless you catch the authorities attention for something else. The more likely things it might cause you grief is claiming on insurance for loss of use/mortality if it’s not in your name. Also if you lost your horse, anyone...

The BEF will over stamp and change of ownership at the same time, it’s really easy and efficient. There’s no legal requirement to update ownership with the French, and risk you loose the passport. FYI it’s £30 with BEF. https://www.britishequestrian.org.uk/equine/passports/national-passports

If it worked vets would be doing thermal scans! It’s much safer/cheaper/easier than injecting local into hind legs of annoyed horses! Also a pair of hands are actually really good thermal testers, the significant hot spots picked up by thermal scanners can often be felt!

It’s still pretty variable, while majority can be aged to a year, some horses can be +/- 1yr either side

Nothing exciting on those bloods, however interpreting results like this on their own is usually fruitless. What did your vet recommend? Or what other symptoms does the horse have?

It’s a mistake, and you’ll pay a fiver more this year, but next year it’ll be flu only and you’ll save a fiver….. It is their fault and they’ll probably refund the difference if pointed out, but is it worth the hassle, and being ‘that’ client for something which will balance out in the long term?

Hi, best thing to do is ring up the new practice, register and they will ring your old vets for the clinical history. Your old vets might ring to check its OK to send (GDPR) but they wont be offended by you moving, especially if its to a closer practice!! Clients move practices all the time...

I’d take a gamble at approx 300 - £100 full bloods, £50 cushings, £75 drugs, £75 time to do it (will be lots of waiting for the IM drugs to work)

As above, whoever took the horse to the hospital, consented to treatment and signed the paperwork is liable... and if they don’t pay the bill, the debt will be in their name. Then the next argument who is liable for the injury and one for the lawyers. Depends on how the horse was injured, under...

My 2 pence is be cautious of infrared/thermal imaging... the cameras aren’t that expensive, so if they are useful why don’t vets use them..... it’d be much easier for a vet to run a camera over a horse than repeatedly trying to nerve block a grumpy horses legs......also on a side note, unless...