Tardak Injections for horses

[Kenzo]

Has anybody had any experience or heard of anyone who has successfully used Tardak hormone injections (off licence drug) on male horses (geldings) tested with a high level of testosterone?

Also was there any side effects?

I'd be grateful if anyone has any info on this.

Many Thanks

 

[hellspells]

Never seen it used on horses - although have seen it used off liscence on other species with good effect.

 

[Taffyhorse]

Completely unrelated but after nearly falling off my chair with laughter reading about the rant your OH had over the vet coming out etc- I take it this is the outcome as to whether he may be a rig or not??

Good luck with it anyway - how has your OH taken this news?

x

 

[Kenzo]

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Completely unrelated but after nearly falling off my chair with laughter reading about the rant your OH had over the vet coming out etc- I take it this is the outcome as to whether he may be a rig or not??

Good luck with it anyway - how has your OH taken this news?

x

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LOL yes this is the outcome.

Results were back today from his blood test, vet rang me a few times to discus the results after he'd rang the lab back and done some further research, I could have a HCG Stimulation test and try some hormone injections at £100.00 a pop due to the high basal level of testosterone in his body.....nothing is ever simple with Mr Mackenzie.

However we wouldnt know what effects (if any) could be caused with the trial/off licence injection (its like a chemical castration which only last for 6 months) in which case the vet will not accept any responsibility for, which is perfectly understandable.

Unfortunately if you look at it this way its a bit of a inconclusive result (obscure was the vets words), he's clearly not cryptorchid, as he'd of tested 0.1 to 10 on the scale which horses that are retaining one or both testes do...hence 0.1 and anything up to 10, a geldings level is 0.02 and under, Mackenzie is further up the scale on 0.07 so not quite a cryptorchid, so proves that he is not concealing any testicles but will have some tissue left over from when he was castrated which why itsstill producing testosterone in his body, this tissue could be located anywhere and also may be very small, therefore not worth opening him up and digging around and the whole hassle and expense to be honest, were as if he was tested positive at 0.1 and over then at least we could operate and have a more sucessful and worthwhile result.


15% of two to three year old colts are actually rigs, so its not as uncommon as people say. Not only that but there will be a a lot of geldings out there that are slightly mis understood and not correctly managed simply because there owners are not aware of the what is going on inside when in fact its due a hormone imbalance/high testosterone levels etc. Of course this is no excuse, most stallions are more than capable of performing and competing to the same standard if not higher than any other horse (mare/gelding) so being a true rig or a riggy gelding or horse that has been cut late should not be any different to that of a stallion.


Explained this to the OH on the phone at work and he his words were ''well at least that explains why the f*cking thing is mental then'' (he was only joking though as he did laugh ....or was he crying?) anyway he's not mental, just in case I'm giving everyone that impression, its just my non horsey OH's take on it all so that's his way of describing him!

So yes the OH's little rant/micky take about sending him off for experimentation and animal testing etc etc .....was just tongue and cheek but actually could potentially turn out to be true!

Oh well, the story continues.

Cookies & Cream for getting this far.

 

[f_s_]

I was offered this injection for mine (You don't want him do you??)

I decided against it as I was told by the vet that it would effect the liver and the nervous system and eventually seriously damage the horse. Don't know if the vet was just putting me off, as ours is a complete basket case, and the vet suggested destruction!!!

I would think very carefully about this, luckily you seem to have a youngster. Ours was cut very late and possibly used as a tease at the stud, so, as I have only mares, it is a nightmare(no pun intended!!)

He charged me today in the field, not funny, when half a tonne of horse hurtles towards you and you know that nothing, and I mean nothing is going to stop him!!!

However, like yours he has a beautiful side and I am struggling with a very big decision.

I would look very carefully at this injection, as it's not licenced, if anything does go wrong, then your insurance will not cover.

Good luck