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    Prednisolone

    oh wow.... its good to know there are others out there in similar boats!! Think its going to be a long haul for us too so months of counting 100 tiny pills with my terrible eye sight is gonna be a joy in the depth of winter! so i too would love to know if there is an alternative. My vet told me...
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    Prednisolone

    hiya¬! yep..... my horse has just been prescribed this drug along with another (havent picked that up yet) and he has to tkae 100 a day! cant believe it but its apparently the correct doseage. He has inflammation of the kidney. Any advice and/or stories anyone has regarding this drug and its...
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    Fat head / grass glands

    hi - yes thanks for those. Someone else mentioned the blocked saliva glands and something about the fructins in the grass at this time of year prevent the saliva glands from draining properly or something. hmmmmm. anyways.. they were huge after his night out in paddocks last night and were down...
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    Fat head / grass glands

    Hi.... I have just bought a little tb ex racer and he is suffering from this fat head complaint. It started about 3 weeks ago. We noticed one morning when we fetched him in from the field that his face was really swollen, under the chin, around the muzzle and behind the jaw area. Really swollen...
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    lameness; long.

    journeyman.... How do you know that about the counter rotation? I hope it is a myth. I am on the point of buying a horse with counter rotation of pedal bone on back feet. He has been fitted with pads and compound and the farrier who shoes him currently says this is enough. Does that sound...
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