Regumate and getting it on skin, am I being paranoid?

[Ellietotz]

I've only been using Regumate for my mare for 4 days and I have seen some horror stories about people touching it and what it can do.

I literally don't want to use it now!!

Someone reassure me??

 

[Dustygirl]

You don’t want to get it on your skin! I wear gloves and fill several syringes at a time so I don’t have to handle the bottle everyday. Also put a glove on to syringe into food. It’s fine but you do want to be careful- it can mess up your own hormones!!

 

[Ellietotz]

You don’t want to get it on your skin! I wear gloves and fill several syringes at a time so I don’t have to handle the bottle everyday. Also put a glove on to syringe into food. It’s fine but you do want to be careful- it can mess up your own hormones!!

God, I am literally so paranoid. I've got gloves for it but my mare gets her food everywhere as well and I'm paranoid even picking up her bucket afterwards.

 

[Dustygirl]

I buy boxes of gloves to use! My mares been on it quite a long time and I have on occasion touched it by mistake and rushed to wash my hands!!

 

[PapaverFollis]

Can you feed it on a smaller feed in a deep bucket and give her the rest of her feed separately as normal? I would be so paranoid about using it too.

 

[ester]

Frankly you are right to be paranoid. It is worth being very careful with it.

 

[Ellietotz]

Frankly you are right to be paranoid. It is worth being very careful with it.

I'm not even sure if it's worth it. I think the vet only prescribed it because of her behaviour to other horses but she's not in a herd other than the donkey who she's nice to anyway. I just don't know if I want to deal with the risk. I'm such a worrier anyway. It's the fourth day and I was already scrubbing all the feed bin lids etc with baby bottle sanitizing stuff! I'll be a mess in a couple of months!

 

[ester]

Or you will have a routine sorted and know when you need to wear gloves etc

 

[DSB]

We use Altrenogest Paste,bought in pre filled syringes,just dial the dose and administer like a wormer or use a sheep drenching gun attatched to the bottle.Gloves always!

 

[Leo Walker]

It is worth it for a grumpy, angry mare who is permanently in season. Just wear gloves and it will be fine. Its not like you are going to start drinking it!

 

[Red-1]

Around 10 years ago I had one competing on Regumate (after that we used a mare marble as that was altogether easier). I am not recommending it at all, and only did it as I had not realised it was supposedly so dangerous, but it came in a plastic container, I would pour a slug into the lid, chuck it in the feed and stir it in.

I guess the bottle will have said to use gloves, but then so did Cooper's fly repellant, and hydrogen peroxide, and I did not use gloves with that either (nor for willy washing), nor did I wear gloves and face mask for the ringworm powder we used at work...

I would not have been covered in the stuff or anything, and I would say yes be careful, but I did not notice any effects on me. 10 years on I have not noticed any effects. So, I would wear gloves, and if you do get a splash I would indeed wash off straight away, but not panic.

 

[whiteflower]

I've used it before and know you are supposed to wear gloves but wasn't aware of any disastrous effects and the need to sterilise everything ! Was I being too relaxed with it ?? What are the supposed side affects if I get it on me ?

 

[Myloubylou]

Needs to be the right sort of gloves btw

 

[Ellietotz]

Needs to be the right sort of gloves btw

Yes I've stocked up on medical grade nitrile gloves

 

[Laafet]

I've used it before and know you are supposed to wear gloves but wasn't aware of any disastrous effects and the need to sterilise everything ! Was I being too relaxed with it ?? What are the supposed side affects if I get it on me ?

It can affect your fertility, and if you are pregnant you really should not handle it. Depends on how much you want kids. I have worked for places that refuse to give you proper gloves and had to dose 5 plus mares a day. I used to worry but since I have not managed to find a special someone, the chances of having children are remote anyway.

 

[Red-1]

It can affect your fertility, and if you are pregnant you really should not handle it. Depends on how much you want kids. I have worked for places that refuse to give you proper gloves and had to dose 5 plus mares a day. I used to worry but since I have not managed to find a special someone, the chances of having children are remote anyway.

Ah, that may be why I was not bothered, as I do tend to read labels. I believe Griseofulvin for ringworm can affect fertility/pregnancy too, in fact at one yard I dosed them specifically as it did not bother me. I have never been remotely interested in breeding more Reds so would not have been at all perturbed at handling a drug that can affect fertility!

 

[Greyhorse1]

There is an injectable hormone injection called improvac but it’s not licenced here yet. Some vets are using it though.