Sedalin help please

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Slightly Foxed

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(Also in NL) I'm having to use Sedalin on The Baggage today as she tried to decapitate the farrier last time she was shod and I had to resort to a twitch. BTW, there are no underlying issues, she's home bred and has always been fine being trimmed with my wonderfully sympathetic and competent farrier, she's just decided to object strongly to having shoes on so for the safety's sake we thought we'd try a bit of light sedation until she gets used to it.

I can't see on the packet destructions how long before the farrier arrives should I administer the dose. Anyone any ideas how long it takes to work?
 
When I was bringing my lad back into work I would give it to him about 20-30 minutes before I dared to get on ;) I would maybe give it 40 nif you want to make sure..
 
I've found it works best (or in my pony's case it ONLY works) if I starve him for a few hours first (i.e. take his hay away for a few hours before). Works better on an empty stomach (this was vets advice). This might also help with her behaviour if she then gets a haynet while she's shod as she'll be hungry. It would then take about an hour for him to start to look "chilled".
 
Should be given about an hour before, was told to give 4mg, but this did nothing and then had to give the whole tube.(Finely built 15.2hh WBX TB). However, I found it made her more dangerous, as while sedated she was quiet, but would suddenly, without warning, explode and jump on farrier.
 
Gave my horse who is 16.2 2ml the other day to lightly sedate whilst a procedure was carried out- seemed to work in about 30 mins.

I think it works quicker or something if the stuff goes into their cheek pouch rather than on the back of their tongue like you would do with a wormer paste.
 
Slightly Foxed said:
(Also in NL) I'm having to use Sedalin on The Baggage today as she tried to decapitate the farrier last time she was shod and I had to resort to a twitch. BTW, there are no underlying issues, she's home bred and has always been fine being trimmed with my wonderfully sympathetic and competent farrier, she's just decided to object strongly to having shoes on so for the safety's sake we thought we'd try a bit of light sedation until she gets used to it.

I can't see on the packet destructions how long before the farrier arrives should I administer the dose. Anyone any ideas how long it takes to work?
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Just be careful. Adrenalin is a very powerful thing and horses that are sedated can still be unpredictable if they have vast amounts of adrenalin coursing through their system. If I remember correctly with my 17.1hh WB gelding, 3 'rings' was enough to quieten him down sufficiently for turn out after a long period of box rest but not sure what that equates to in MG. Sometimes you find the very big horses need only a little amount of sedation from what I've experienced with my horses and throughout my 'horsey life' larger built horses in particular the WB's seem very susceptible to it.:)
 
every horse is different dose wise. If it doesn't work give up that day and try again the next with more. You shouldn't dose find it doesn't work and dose some more.
 
Slightly Foxed said:
(Also in NL) I'm having to use Sedalin on The Baggage today as she tried to decapitate the farrier last time she was shod and I had to resort to a twitch. BTW, there are no underlying issues, she's home bred and has always been fine being trimmed with my wonderfully sympathetic and competent farrier, she's just decided to object strongly to having shoes on so for the safety's sake we thought we'd try a bit of light sedation until she gets used to it.

I can't see on the packet destructions how long before the farrier arrives should I administer the dose. Anyone any ideas how long it takes to work?
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The advice that I generally issue to give Sedalin at least 45 mins prior to use and in my opinion it seems to work best if the horse has not been over stimulated during that period.

Ultimately, I would give the sedalin dose, check the horse in 30mins, if the right level of sedation has been reached then crack on...if not, give it another 15 mins before trying whatever it is farrier/clipping etc.

try not to start the activity to test this as once the horse has been stimulated and responds, further time may not increase the sedation levels.

I would be wary about advice given on dose other than from your vet...it varies greatly in each horse and situation. I often vary levels for individual patients!

If you are really worried, or sedalin doesn't work, talk to your vets about Domosedan gel.

Hope that helps,
Imogen
 
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