Danilon Query

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Teagan

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Hope you can all help ....

Does just one sachet of Danilon work - or do you have to go through the loading phase i.e. 2 packets twice a day for 2 days then 1 packet twice a day for 3 days then 1 packet per day.

Just my mare is getting older and I think just occassionaly she would benefit from the odd packet of Danilon, say maybe once or twice per week depending on what she has been doing - but I dont want to have to feed it all the time?

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Teagan
 
Have you gone down the route of other mobility supplements? I think feeding danilon on a regular basis on older horses can cause stomach upsets? How old is she?
 
I think that there is little use in giving one every so often. I had a horse on Danillon for a few months prior to loosing him. He would get either 1 full satchet a day or half a day, depending on how he was 'feeling'.

But chat with your vet and see what they say.
 
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I think feeding danilon on a regular basis on older horses can cause stomach upsets?

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Danillon is much kinder on the system than bute, and much less likely to cause problems when used on a daily basis.
 
I feed half a sachet a day if I am riding and if I am not riding I don't. It does make a difference. I second AmyMay on danilon being much kinder on the system than bute.
 
I suggested to my vet that I kept merlin on one sachet a day (he is around 470kg) after he was diagnosed with arthritis.... but the vet said that it wasnt enough to warrent using it at all.

All horses will have a different reaction though, so maybe it would work for you like it does for justjoules' horse.

You can only try it and see if it makes a difference
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