How difficult is it to get prescription of ventipulmin from a vet

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Basically my horses chest/ lungs are in a bad way I have got her checked because of white mucus coming out of nose they don’t think it an infection or anything like that. They think it’s a chronic issue possibly caused by an allergies my horse has always had a cough but it was never bad enough to get a vet out. It wasn’t my normal vet she recommended to get a prescription for ventipulmin from my normal vet. which I have no problem getting the horse something they need but I have noticed in the past they are very reluctant to prescribe it. I know people horses that we sneeze up green mucus but they were just told to get wet hay and they refused to give anything for the horse.
 
Tiddlypom said:
Why didn’t the vet who recommended the ventipulmin for your horse prescribe it for him/her?
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Oddly because I not a client of the vets someone else got the vet out but we decided to share the call out fees. I don’t know this vet but I did think it was strange because most vets don’t care.
 
Most will want to see the horse themselves (the first time) to be sure it’s not a case for antibiotics. You can call and try to explain the situation, they may agree to call the other vet or perhaps you can get the other vet to send over the report (or send it to you)
 
Santa’s Irish draught said:
Oddly because I not a client of the vets someone else got the vet out but we decided to share the call out fees. I don’t know this vet but I did think it was strange because most vets don’t care.
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I'm not sure what you mean 'most vets don’t care'
Your own vet will need to see the horse in order to prescribe anything, they can’t legally prescribe it without seeing the horae
 
TheMule said:
I'm not sure what you mean 'most vets don’t care'
Your own vet will need to see the horse in order to prescribe anything, they can’t legally prescribe it without seeing the horse
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I just thought the vet that saw her today might prescribe something like a human doctor but I just found out it’s a lot more complicated than I realise. The vet is coming Wednesday afternoon for a lung wash this is going to be interesting experience.
 
I've got it easy enough for Louis over the years when he initially had problems the vet saw him and said they do often scope the airway, but my vet knows me and the horses well and Louis is not the easiest patient for any needles or procedures so she just said she would give me the ventipulmin and if I need it now I just ring them.

If you haven't had it before for that horse they will want to see the horse first.
 
Mine didn’t need a lung wash or anything of the sort. Vet just listened to lungs, looked at the snot, declared there was not an active infection and gave venti.
 
I've had it prescribed a few times over a number of years for different horses. No problem or with getting a repeat prescription if necessary but the vet prescribing would always have examined the horse first.
 
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