ACP

[Benjamin]

Is it accumulative in a horses system?

When Benj first started his walking in hand, he had 7 ACP, I only had to give him 3 last night and had quite a marked effect on him.

Thanks
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[madmuppet]

I found the same with my guy too.. I gave him 6 one day and only had to give him 3 the next day.. However after a few days of giving him 3 tablets he seemed to get hyper again. Hes certainly much easier to lead out.. Mind you its all went wrong and he jumped out of his box and thats with having 6 acp's so hes back out in his very small paddock and hes no prob again.. Not sure is helping his leg but there again neither is jumping out of his stable.. Good luck with your guy.

 

[PapaFrita]

Perhaps it's not that it accumulates exactly but that it takes longer to be eliminated in some horses than others? (hmm... maybe that IS accumulation

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BTW, when I was in the UK, my vet used to give me ACP tablets but I understand they're not actually licensed for horse use, whereas sedalin is...
Question is (if anyone knows) if they're both ACP, why is one licensed and not the other?

 

[Benjamin]

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Perhaps it's not that it accumulates exactly but that it takes longer to be eliminated in some horses than others? (hmm... maybe that IS accumulation

)
BTW, when I was in the UK, my vet used to give me ACP tablets but I understand they're not actually licensed for horse use, whereas sedalin is...
Question is (if anyone knows) if they're both ACP, why is one licensed and not the other?

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That is interesting. How can vets supply them if they are not licensed to do so??

 

[Honeypots]

I think acp can take a couple of weeks to leave the system so I guess it can accumulate but I'd have thought the vet would have told you that ..

 

[Honeypots]

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Perhaps it's not that it accumulates exactly but that it takes longer to be eliminated in some horses than others? (hmm... maybe that IS accumulation

)
BTW, when I was in the UK, my vet used to give me ACP tablets but I understand they're not actually licensed for horse use, whereas sedalin is...
Question is (if anyone knows) if they're both ACP, why is one licensed and not the other?

[/ QUOTE ]
That is interesting. How can vets supply them if they are not licensed to do so??

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I 'think' its illegal for a vet to prescribe acp for a horse (as its actually for dogs and cats) if there is a suitable alternative. Something to with a cascade?...

 

[MurphysMinder]

We had the opposite when our pony was on box rest. We had to gradually increase the ACP to keep her calm as the lower doses didn't touch her after a while.

 

[glenruby]

Legally, a vet can prescribe most human drugs to small animals/horses/food animals under the drugs csacade.
In Ireland most if not all small animal injectable anaesthetics and many sedatives/analgesics are not licenced. Its purely a finiancial matter. Drug companies say it is not commercially viable to go through the process of licencing in this country, hence they dont bother. If any case of a vet giving an unlicenced drug to an animal was to go to court - the case is judged on what drugs are "normally" used in practice in that region, not whether the drug is actually licenced. Not sure if you can get what Im trying to say - but basically its perfectly ok to do something if everyone else is doing it too ( must be the only place that it applies in life! lol!)

 

[Judziah]

I don't know exactly but after my own operation I was put on a course of pills to help manage the pain and keep me relaxed...and I soon found that I could half the dose because my body began to 'recognise' the affects and relax. It even got to the point that, because I couldn't take it on an empty stomach, the food i always ate before my dose became the trigger to relax...even now, 4 years on, when i eat that food, i get a warm, relaxed feeling!!

Would be interesting to know for sure though!!