Domosedan Gel

[siennamum]

Does anyone have any experiences of it. I want to use it tomorrow to sedate a horse for the farrier. Shall report back if people are interested. I am really hoping it will do the trick, it would be great for use with dentist & for clipping etc.

 

[andraste]

I used this on my boy for clipping. All seemed good - head low, deep breathing, not reacting to anything on the yard. Whenever the clippers went on though he jumped straight out the sedation, reared, struck out - the works. I've heard some excellent things about it and I'm sure it works well on some horses - hopefully yours. I'm just posting this to warn you its not a miracle cure if your horse is very sensitive or usually shakes off sedation.

 

[alesea]

It worked really well on our lad for clipping. The problem with these drugs is that they are only sedative, and if the horse becomes really stressed then the adrenaline can over-ride the effects of the sedative. Hence why most vets combine this type of sedative with an opiod.

However it's going to work much better than your average oral sedative- you just have to be aware that horses can snap out of it if they become stressed, and they will still have reflex responses. Essentially, you just have to be aware and be careful!

(also, try to make sure that the horse has enough time for the sedative to work- it might take longer than you think, and try to keep the environment relatively calm too)

 

[star]

used it on my horse for the dentist - took about 45mins to take effect

would be extremely careful about what to use it for though. it is not the same as IV sedation which contains torb as well as domo. the torb is well known as the bit that stops them snapping out of it so domo alone can create the appearance of a very dopey horse but stimulate it in the wrong way and you'll regret it.

 

[PercyMum]

Gave half a tube to my 17.2hh WB when first turned out after box rest. He was so dopey I couldn't even get him to the field! Gave other half to 17hh ISH prior to the dentist and it didn't touch him. Agree with other posters that it depends on your horse and how stressed they are. It's blinkin good when it works though!

Hope all goes well tomorrow for you both

 

[varkie]

I've used it several times now, with great results each time.

The most recent was to sedate my stallion for freeze marking. The most he did was paw at the ground, which isn't what he'd have done unsedated!

You've got to give it plenty of time to kick in, and keep them quiet before & during sedation period.

 

[siennamum]

For people's future reference, I did use the gel and thought it was very effective. I would definitely use it for clipping & as a step up from sedalin - which I find really inneffective.

Sadly today it didn't work for my horse, he was unable to move much but very aware of what was going on. He thinks evil thoughts about the farrier and was being as awkward as he could - I don't think the farrier really trusted him. I think farriers can be rather vulnerable, more so than you are when clipping & my farrier didn't feel safe. We are going to try sedation & the vet again next week and then try the gel perhaps after a couple more sessions.