SO1
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My pony has had a cough for just over 10 days, I have taken his temperature every day and no temperature, good appetite etc as he was getting worse than than better vet came out and has said probably he has picked up a virus, his lungs sound clear so probably upper respiratory. He has been on field rest since his cough started so not dust from hay etc.
So he is on a course of antibiotics, danillion and ventipulim. Vet also said I could give him some Benylin. However as he is a native pony and on a low sugar diet I want to avoid giving him sugary products.
It appears that some of the Benylin's are sugar free like the apple flavour children's cough medicine but that appears to be containing glycerol which I expect is a bit like saying a product is mollasses free when it contain moglo or whatever that product is called. I will consult with the vet again tomorrow about which Benylin as there are loads of different ones but if they are all sugary or contain sugar like products I think I will give them a miss.
So just wondering what type of Benylin's people normally use for horses and do people worry about the sugar content?
So he is on a course of antibiotics, danillion and ventipulim. Vet also said I could give him some Benylin. However as he is a native pony and on a low sugar diet I want to avoid giving him sugary products.
It appears that some of the Benylin's are sugar free like the apple flavour children's cough medicine but that appears to be containing glycerol which I expect is a bit like saying a product is mollasses free when it contain moglo or whatever that product is called. I will consult with the vet again tomorrow about which Benylin as there are loads of different ones but if they are all sugary or contain sugar like products I think I will give them a miss.
So just wondering what type of Benylin's people normally use for horses and do people worry about the sugar content?