Dormosedan Gel

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Anyone have any experience on this sedative? A whole tube of sedalin doesn't really touch my boy so my vet gave me this to try. She said it is pretty much the same sedative they use to inject into horse but obviously administered differently.

My boy is really bad to clip so I am hoping this will work better than Sedalin. Can anyone also advise how and when they administer? It says to put it under the tongue?!? How do you do that? It also says to give 30 mins before hand but from previous experience with sedalin it takes roughly 45 mins for it to reach its full potential on my horse- which isn't a lot!
 
I have used it for dentistry on a 3yr old. Excellent result, nice chilled pony, very woozy and biddable in fact I rather thought I would like to see him like that more often!. You squirt it under the tongue and wait about 30 minutes, quite easy to do. Hope it works for yours.
 
Use it on nervy horse for the dentist - IV sedation is a combination of 2 drugs and this is just one of them so really does have a similar effect. Give it like a wormer (ish) but nearer the front of the mouth and under his/her tongue.
WEAR gloves - you don't want it on your skin, if you want to do anything productive.
My boy is eyes glazed over, willy out leaking wee head on the floor for well over an hour from 20 mins after giving it to him.

I'm not really sure why it's not more popular given easy of use, time and cost. I suspect vets don't recommend it because it does them out of a call out fee (but I am quite cynical)
 
I use it to clip. Sedalin doesn't touch her but this puts her out enough to stop her from kicking the poop out of the person holding the clippers! Even with this she has to be twitched to hog her between the ears. It avoids the vets fees and is almost as strong as the real thing.

You just stick a hand in the mouth and move the tongue out of the way and get the gel under. Basically under the tongue and around the lower jaw is fine. You don't really want them to swallow it but it's not going to kill them if they do.
 
Yep brilliant stuff. Worked wonders on my old loan horse when she was petrified of clippers. Sedalin is just a waste of money. Just be really careful not to get it on your skin!
 
Yes, it's good stuff.

I find it takes about 45 min to work on my lad, and he will try to fight it when it starts to kick in so it's important to pick a quiet time of day for him & stay with him so he doesn't start bashing his head on the door to wake himself up, but once it gets a hold it's great. We still have to be careful about him though because he can fight through it - if you're clipping it may be worth using ear plugs if the noise bothers him & don't get too complacent.
 
Works really well for my horse who is very nervous of the dentist. They start to look obviously sedated after 15 minutes and after 30 you are good to go.
 
It is a lot more effective than sedlin, but I think its not as popular as it has more negative side affects than sedalin. Make sure you give the right dosage, don't be tempted to give more, make sure you know your horse's weight, and I wouldn't give it too very old or young horses either. Its strong stuff.
 
Agree with all the other posts, but would also add the need to make sure it goes properly UNDER the tongue - I inadvertently didn't get it quite right on one occasion and the mare didn't go to sleep at all! Under the tongue and she's out like a light!
 
I have found it very good however speaking to several vets about it, it can be hit and miss with a lot of horse. You have to be precise with it. I found with my horse he needed to be entirely settled (so turnout/bring in times are best avoided) It worked better on an empty stomach so I would bring them in off the grass for an hour or 2 or give less hay over night if you plan to do it in the morning (and can be sure horses won't be coming and going) I gave it to him then left him entirely alone for 45 minutes. Never used it for clipping but used it for the vets and farrier on a horse who had become very dangerous to handle. The biggest thing about this product is to always be alert, they can have there head on the floor one second and then snap out of it and become volatile the next. All that said I think this is an excellent product if used properly. :)
 
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