coreteam1
Well-Known Member
We have a 17.2 8 year old hunter who we bought as a 2 year old. Everything was going well (county showing, jumping etc) until around 2006 when he started headshaking? We changed his feed, he's had the vet, steriods, CT Scan on his brain, head and teeth and recently had a nerve injection at Oakham vet Hospital. Still he headshakes!
He is too bad to ride comfortably as he throws his front leg up and can unseat the rider. Some days are slightly better than others but hes been known to come in from the field in a right sweat and his nostrils seems all puffy and hard!? He's been at the same livery yard since we had him.
The vet suggested having a nerve cut in his head but wee don't want to do that, the nerve can grow back after a few months so whats the point in putting the horse through that?
Some one suggested that headshaking has a link with over injecting (Flu Jabs etc) in this counrty we inject every year but in otherslike Australia they only inject every five years? There is a product we can buy on the internet called Capstar, but it has to be given when his yearly jabs have run out, has anyone out there used it or heard of it's results?
Someone has suggested using a drug called Rakelin which I have read small amounts about on the internet. I know we can't compete him if he uses the drug but anything would help to give him a better quality of life?
there are controversial statements on the internet about addiction and withdrawal symptoms does anyone know how long we can use it for and how long one injection lasts? Is it an ongoing drug to be used constantly?
HELP!
He is too bad to ride comfortably as he throws his front leg up and can unseat the rider. Some days are slightly better than others but hes been known to come in from the field in a right sweat and his nostrils seems all puffy and hard!? He's been at the same livery yard since we had him.
The vet suggested having a nerve cut in his head but wee don't want to do that, the nerve can grow back after a few months so whats the point in putting the horse through that?
Some one suggested that headshaking has a link with over injecting (Flu Jabs etc) in this counrty we inject every year but in otherslike Australia they only inject every five years? There is a product we can buy on the internet called Capstar, but it has to be given when his yearly jabs have run out, has anyone out there used it or heard of it's results?
Someone has suggested using a drug called Rakelin which I have read small amounts about on the internet. I know we can't compete him if he uses the drug but anything would help to give him a better quality of life?
there are controversial statements on the internet about addiction and withdrawal symptoms does anyone know how long we can use it for and how long one injection lasts? Is it an ongoing drug to be used constantly?
HELP!
