sedation???

[Peanot]

If a horse is sedated, how long before it wears off and it is `back to normal`?

 

[Blizzard]

It depends on the horse but I like to wait a couple of hours if the vet has sedated one before feeding/turning out,just to be safe.

 

[sueandtoto]

We have Toto sedated to be clipped and he's normally back to normal within a couple of hours , the vet always says to keep him stabled with no food untill he is fully alert then its safe to turn him out

 

[chestnut cob]

What sedation is it?

Mine comes round from IV much faster than Sedalin or ACP.

 

[Peanot]

one from the vet given through injection. There are 2 given together. For clipping. It is a friends horse that has to be sedated to clip.

 

[chestnut cob]

I've had mine sedated to clip and for teeth in the past. He had a fair bit the first time to clip because he used to be a nightmare; took about half an hour to clip him, and then he came round properly about 30 mins after I think. He didn't have to stay in long - I think the vet told me about half an hour after he'd gone and he'd be fine.

He takes much longer with Sedalin.

 

[Persephone]

I guess IV's are metabolised more quickly than oral medications as the oral has to pass through into the vascular system whereas the IV is straight in. Just pondering!!