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I think there was something not quite right with the first batch I was given
The huge reaction from Grace was like nothing I had ever witnessed from her (she has a lot of chances to be like that, having to remove stitch abscesses from the colic scar being one) but it was not until I went back in the afternoon that I realised the syringe had actually melted at the top, as had the Regumate plastic cap. All the writing had come off the syringe too where the Regumate had dripped
I spoke to the vet and he organised for me to pick a new one and he recommended syringing it in for a few days until she got used to it. Although there was obviously something not right with the first lot.
I syringed it in yesterday with some golden syrup and there was absolutely no reaction at all. I gave her a feed straight after to see whether she would still eat (she has been known to go on a starvation period after being wormed, having bute syringed in etc etc) and she ate it all in one go and was wickering at me for more.
So this morning, after her breakfast, I put 12ml Regumate in with some Healthy Hoof, Cool Condition cubes (which she loves) and some speedi beat but she wouldn't touch it (although no huge reaction)
So I put some Doctor Green in (TopSpec supplement which is an appetite stimulant) and some golden syrup and hey presto, she ate the lot
So fingers crossed we may have solved that issue!
The huge reaction from Grace was like nothing I had ever witnessed from her (she has a lot of chances to be like that, having to remove stitch abscesses from the colic scar being one) but it was not until I went back in the afternoon that I realised the syringe had actually melted at the top, as had the Regumate plastic cap. All the writing had come off the syringe too where the Regumate had dripped
I spoke to the vet and he organised for me to pick a new one and he recommended syringing it in for a few days until she got used to it. Although there was obviously something not right with the first lot.
I syringed it in yesterday with some golden syrup and there was absolutely no reaction at all. I gave her a feed straight after to see whether she would still eat (she has been known to go on a starvation period after being wormed, having bute syringed in etc etc) and she ate it all in one go and was wickering at me for more.
So this morning, after her breakfast, I put 12ml Regumate in with some Healthy Hoof, Cool Condition cubes (which she loves) and some speedi beat but she wouldn't touch it (although no huge reaction)
So fingers crossed we may have solved that issue!
