Cannabis and horses

[flirtygerty]

Valerian is a herb, which can be used as a calmer and is known to be effective in horses, it is not 'legal' for competition but it not illegal in the same way that cannabis is. I am sorry I can't remember who packages it for horses but I'm sure you can google it. I'm sure you can put it in a sandwich and expect that the horse would quite like it - it smells a bit like Marmite.

Thanks for that, worth a try since he loves a marmite sarnie

 

[flirtygerty]

as he is ok with the gag have you tried getting him orally sedated and having a big sheepskin roll on the noseband of the headcollar so he does not actually see the rasp? unless of course the movement would then make him worse? otherwise all i can suggest is you get the dentist to spend time putting the gag on and his hand in his mouth until he relaxes with that and stroke him with the rasp so he learns its not always going to be scary but obviously that would take time that you may not have

It is the feel of the rasp he objects to, the EDT had him relaxed with head down,wearing the gag, put a rasp in his mouth and my lad fought like a lion, the EDT has said his teeth are horrendous, causing head nodding, but given the horses age(20) he won't have the time to get them perfect, all we can hope for is relieving discomfort, the EDT is so patient with horses, he's a pleasure to watch, it's my lad's terror that causes the problem

 

[flirtygerty]

I really wouldn't be giving an illegal drug to your horse - you could find yourself in serious trouble, and potentially lose your horse altogether. Hard though it must be, I can imagine, I would find an alternative way of dealing with the problem.

,Cannabis is just an option, if it would help my boy, I don't give a toss if it's legal or not, Pearlsasinger has suggested something that may work, but I am looking for alternatives, when it comes to his teeth, my lad isn't a horse I know and love, he will and has hurt himself trying to avoid having his teeth done, his fear is so strong

 

[flirtygerty]

Talk to your vet about Diazepam (valium). A friend was given it on prescription to try to calm down her stressy horse. I am sure vets are able to prescribe it, although it is a controlled drug now.

If he will take tablets, you could feed those in a sandwich. I take Diazepam for fear of flying and it's amazing, stops me from having a total and utter meltdown, and makes me really drowsy. I'd be inclined to see if you can give him a dose or two of those before the vet arrives, he might just be calm enough for the vet to IV sedate him.

Worth a try.

Thanks for that, anything is worth a try, the last time after three injections the vet said he couldn't give any more and my lad still fought the vet and EDT

 

[flirtygerty]

You wear it not the horse- it affects the horse, have seen it used and very impressed with it as a non evasive calmer. Even if you could just calm him enough to IV him.

Domo gel is the same as the IV drug just administered differently.

Out of interest what desensitivising activities are you doing with the horse? Personally I would be grooming with syringes and everything to get the horse used to it.

Knowing he has been ear twitched in the past, I spend time fondling his ears, I can put my hand in his mouth, have a hand over his face and he stands, it seems to be the tools in his mouth he objects to and panic takes over, being accident prone, he has had some nasty injuries, the day I collected him he had a three day old wire cut to a hind leg, not knowing me from adam, he stood while we cleaned and dressed it, but having his teeth done, no way, this horse comes to me for protection when the others get to much, he is such a softy, until his teeth need doing