is bute being misused?

[emmasingh]

Whats your thoughts? Is bute still being used in the best interests of the horse? thought it was a interesting question...

 

[OrangeEmpire]

bute specifically? or danilon.

My tb is on 1 danilon a day and it keeps him comfortable. He seems quite happy with this arrangement.

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Really depends on owners use .

How long is a piece of string

 

[magic14339]

I think it is in certain circumstances. I have been around horses for years dealing with injuries and will give a horse of my own bute short term if injury is something minor that I can deal with myself. I also have an arthritic mare who I occasionally give bute to to keep her comfortable. .....However I have come across a lot of people who assume diagnosis (especially with laminitis!) and give their horses bute in significant quantities for a while without consulting the vet. This is wrong in my opinion as there are so many other things it could be ie. abcess/infection.

 

[flowerlady]

I personally think it is. Especially by people who have not been told to use it for a specific reason by the vet. If we could diagnose what was wrong with our horse medically then we wouldn't need a vet. It is a perscribed drug as far as I know and as such should be only used under a vets supervision.