Sedalin experiences

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AlisonM

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Hi All, my boy is finally being allowed out for an hour or so over the next couple of days (weather permitting) following 3 weeks of box rest. He can have his moments in hand on occasion even without the period of confinement. The vet has given me a tube of Sedalin, suggested 3ml and giving it an hour to work. Does anyone have any advice/experiences to share? Cheers, A
 
I used it on my youngster on her first day of turnout after she had been on box rest for three months. Having previously nearly killed me when I attempted to walk her out in hand, she toddled down to the field with me dribbling happily, and wandered off to graze as soon as the halter was off.
Definite thumbs up from me..


ETA - she was dribbling, not me..
 
I used it on a horse that had been in for 5 months, the suggested amount took the edge off but he required a second dose before I felt he was relaxed enough to go out, that was given after about 45 mins, I led him round to see how he reacted before giving the second dose, he then went out quietly enough.
You need to have them relaxed and quiet before giving it to them, if they are over stimulated they will come out of it and it does not work well on every horse, some are quiet on a tiny amount others seem to fight it as it really just relaxes the muscles unlike a real sedation which knocks them out totally.
 
Works on my boy (a very quirky, lively Polish sport horse type) but then he's also very susceptible to other forms of sedation like Magic Calmer paste, etc. and some horses aren't.

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Another thumbs up from me. I used it for my boy when he went out after 3 months box rest, like others say, they need to be relaxed when you give it to them and then you need to give it a good 45 minutes to work.

Good luck.
 
3ml doesnt do anything for Tiny Fuzzy (all of 33ins tall)
Even a whole tube of it on vets advice given a full 50 mins ahead, still left her trying to box the hell out of vet when he arrived to fully sedate her by IV to do her teeth :biggrin3: We had hoped that the sedalin would be enough to keep her calm to get the IV in and make things nice for her, but it wasn't - so the usual pin-down had to take place.
That said, she loves oral syringes & adores being able to suck wormer out of a tube, bless her :)

Its doesn't work on CF either, but 4ml used to work nicely on FLF for clipping :)
 
My vet told me that because horses are flight animals their panic reaction can overwhelm pretty much any amount of sedation which is why some horses respond better to sedalin and similar than others. Turn out for the first time after rest isn't scary - or at least I would have hoped not! - so sedalin is more likely to be effective. I have one horse we use sedalin to clip and it will take the edge off. Doesn't touch the other one!
 
I've never found it that effective, on the whole. Mind you, one horse we tried it on in the past, on whom it didn't touch the edges, turned out to need about as much IM sedative as you'd need to knock out a bull elephant. So really it had no chance on him.
 
Hi All, thanks for all your advice and experiences. The bloody creature wouldn't even let me get the tube near his lips let alone in his mouth - despite me informing him that this meant the difference between field or no field last night. Awaiting further advice from my vet who's visiting tonight - not that he can go out as it's pouring down. Hurrumph!
 
The Fuzzy Furry said:
3ml doesnt do anything for Tiny Fuzzy (all of 33ins tall)
Even a whole tube of it on vets advice given a full 50 mins ahead, still left her trying to box the hell out of vet when he arrived to fully sedate her by IV to do her teeth :biggrin3: We had hoped that the sedalin would be enough to keep her calm to get the IV in and make things nice for her, but it wasn't - so the usual pin-down had to take place.
That said, she loves oral syringes & adores being able to suck wormer out of a tube, bless her :)
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This made me smile . . . bless her little cottons (although I'm sure those weren't the words springing to your lips when she was trying to assassinate the vet!).

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Bionic Boy said:
Another thumbs up from me. I used it for my boy when he went out after 3 months box rest, like others say, they need to be relaxed when you give it to them and then you need to give it a good 45 minutes to work.

Good luck.
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I gave it to mine today when he most definitely wasn't relaxed, and it still worked . . . he went from a sweaty, rearing, uber-hyper mess to snoozing. I think the trick is to find what works for the individual horse to calm them down . . . for mine it's tying him up in a confined space (i.e., a stable) and ignoring the hell out of him (but still being able to see him to make sure he can't hurt himself) . . . eventually he will stop pawing, trying to rear, kicking out, etc. and then the sedalin can work and he will calm down.

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works a treat ! this stuff was sent by angels .... my boy is petrified of most things and on loading weve had a few narrow escapes not to metion hes pretty highly strung aswell TB x Welsh D(now purchased a trailer to work him with) but when moving him last time after the usual antics we were recomended sedalin i gave him 4 ml and even though loading still took over 2 hours as he was still scared we had no rearing or kicking or running he just walked realy really slowly upto it (mostly me picking his legs up) couldnt be happier will definitely be using it for the dentist next week too
 
It worked a bit for mine, but over the next few days the effect was less and less and in the end, no effect at all. Mine had to have worked up to 1 hour's work before being turned out, after box rest, and my lazy dobbin just went totally, totally balistic when allowed out of his stable, how he didn't kill us both is a wonder.

In the end I sent him to a livery yard (insurance paid for most of it) and they got something cheap and effective from the vet.
 
I use it if I have a horse coming off box rest. As others have said, has to be given at least 45 minutes before and they can 'snap' out of it. According to my vet, giving a larger than recommended dose doesn't make ten more sedated but can keep them sedated for longer.
 
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