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I posted asking about how many piriton to give my mare.  So I thought I would share what I have found out.  As far as Piriton is concerned I texted the  vet and asked how many a day for my 575kg mare and he said the normal dose was 25 twice per day.  (Piriton is likely to make them drowsy, so I wouldn't ride after giving this amount).  They only have a short life in the horse of about 3-5 hours.  Then I looked on the internet about giving CITIRIZINE to horses and found several theses and they concluded that this is a suitable antihistimine for horses and they last up to 12 hours in the system with no apparant side effects. The dose is 0.2 to 0.4mg per kg of body weight every 12 hours.  So in my horses case she will want about 12 x 10mg tablets (I figure once a day, whilst the pollen is at the highest) should do the trick.  I hope this is a help for some of you,
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  Then I looked on the internet about giving CITIRIZINE to horses and found several theses and they concluded that this is a suitable antihistimine for horses and they last up to 12 hours in the system with no apparant side effects. The dose is 0.2 to 0.4mg per kg of body weight every 12 hours.  So in my horses case she will want about 12 x 10mg tablets (I figure once a day, whilst the pollen is at the highest) should do the trick.  I hope this is a help for some of you,
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Citirizine (trade name Zirtek) actually gives 24 hour cover. I would use in preference to other antihistamines as it is not metabolised by the liver and has a much lower incidence of drowsiness. I would always give at night as then if there is any susceptibility to drowsiness they 'sleep' it off over night and you will still have the benefit of the anit allergen activity in the daytime when you need it.

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PS if you have a Wilkinson's store near you they do a pack of 'unbranded' cetirizine (7 tablets) for 49p. Stock up when you see them!!
 
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  Then I looked on the internet about giving CITIRIZINE to horses and found several theses and they concluded that this is a suitable antihistimine for horses and they last up to 12 hours in the system with no apparant side effects. The dose is 0.2 to 0.4mg per kg of body weight every 12 hours.  So in my horses case she will want about 12 x 10mg tablets (I figure once a day, whilst the pollen is at the highest) should do the trick.  I hope this is a help for some of you,
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Citirizine (trade name Zirtek) actually gives 24 hour cover. I would use in preference to other antihistamines as it is not metabolised by the liver and has a much lower incidence of drowsiness. I would always give at night as then if there is any susceptibility to drowsiness they 'sleep' it off over night and you will still have the benefit of the anit allergen activity in the daytime when you need it.

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PS if you have a Wilkinson's store near you they do a pack of 'unbranded' cetirizine (7 tablets) for 49p. Stock up when you see them!!

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Thanks got some of these today
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Don't know whether this is of interest to any one,. but a horse I owned was allergic to some pollen and after treatment from the vet he recommended I feed "Newmarket respiratory mix" I fed it all year round and never had a problem again. Brilliant stuff!
 
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