Feeding after sedation

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My wee lad is having his feet done for the first time today - he's going to be sedated with some sedalin as a) he's not brilliant with new people, particularly men and b) he is still a work in progress when it comes to picking up feet nicely. He's only really been properly handled over the last month or so and as his feet are so bad, I think its best to sedate for the first trim.

My question is: how long after should he be allowed to eat?
 
He needs to be fully alert, I would give him a couple of hours to be on safe side. Until you use the drug you won't know how it affects him.
 
Couple of hours. My mare always breaks out in a big sweat after sedation so I like to make sure she is back to normal temp and bright and alert before eating.
 
AdorableAlice said:
He needs to be fully alert, I would give him a couple of hours to be on safe side. Until you use the drug you won't know how it affects him.
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this.
One of mine snaps back quite quickly but the little welsh is often snoozing on and off for a couple of hours. She comes back alert and then snores off again :D
 
When Tatts was in plaster he was on sedaline most of the day for a good while he ate through out .
You don’t get the same effect from oral sedation as you do from IV sedation .
Horses vary a lot as soon as he looks alert and interested he will be ok .
Tatts ate while eye rollingly doppy while in box rest .
 
Oral sedalin or similar, no need to remove food.

Vet administered sedation by injection normally an hour without access to hay / straw / feed etc.
 
Echo the above that it depends on the horse, but sedalin is not the same as IV sedation.

My little draft bounces back very quickly, but the appaloosa is snoozy all day - I tend to turn her out with the draft after an hour because he won't hassle her and she can drunkenly potter around.
 
wingedhorse said:
Oral sedalin or similar, no need to remove food.

Vet administered sedation by injection normally an hour without access to hay / straw / feed etc.
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But, you still need to assess how the horse is reacting. ACP does not prevent the chew/swallow reaction but I have a horse who it wipes out to such an extent I would not leave hay with him. They are all different, this horse is half Shire and weighing in at 800kg, yet 30mg ACP left him like a drunken skunk for hours.
 
as above sedalin is relatively mild. If you were using domosedan you'd be keeping the food away longer. Wait til the horse perks up and looks back to normal. Sometimes you have to walk them to get them going again.
 
Thanks everyone.

I am planning on doing as light a dose as possible. I have been working on picking up fronts (which are the worst). If necessary hinds can wait until another day (well, see what the farrier says).
 
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