kaylea
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Ventipulmin??
Without the vets price tag.lol.
Without the vets price tag.lol.
Next best thing to...
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alsiola
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Assuming you are using it for RAO/COPD/SPAOPD/Heaves or whatever its current name is, then steroid inhalers are more effective than Ventipulmin and significantly cheaper. The only issue is whether your horse is co-operative enough to let you administer them properly.
kaylea
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Yes She suffers COPD. are they only available from the vets, Do u have a rough idea of the price and how do they work?
Gorgeous George
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Hi my boy is currently on steroid inhalers from the vet for his COPD, he started off on 20 puffs a day which meant a £40 inhaler only lasted for 10 days, but we are slowly reducing the puffs and he is currently on 14 a day and doing well and we are hoping to get it lower than that. The drug he has is Beclametasone 250mg and they cost £40 from my vet (200 puffs in each) but you can get them online for about £22 but you will need to get (and probably pay for) a prescription from your vet.
The drug is administered via an infant spacer device, like this: http://www.midmeds.co.uk/volumatic-spacer-device-p-4322.html but with a mask that you place over one of your horse's nostrils whilst holding the other closed.
Thankfully my boy is a total saint with it, it does take a bit of practice to time it right so you puff as they breathe in, but I'm quite clumsy and I still manage!
The drug is administered via an infant spacer device, like this: http://www.midmeds.co.uk/volumatic-spacer-device-p-4322.html but with a mask that you place over one of your horse's nostrils whilst holding the other closed.
Thankfully my boy is a total saint with it, it does take a bit of practice to time it right so you puff as they breathe in, but I'm quite clumsy and I still manage!