Tildren the first time ...a few questions

[Horseback Rider]

So it has been decided between me and my vet and the vet from Liphook that my boy should try Tildren.

How long do they need off afterwards ?
I have heard it can make them colicy, my boy can be prone to gassy colic anyway so are they just more likely to get it the day they have it or for how long afterwards ??

If there is anything else I need to know please post !

Thanks xx

 

[Lucy_Ally]

My mare has had 2 lots of Tildren now alongside steroid injections in the hock. My vet gave her buscopan (antispasmodic) as a preventative measure. We had no issues, just sleepy as she was sedated as they put it in via a drip over about 45 min. She had a few days off but this was due to the joint injections and not the Tildren.
We have had a lot of success with it for spavin, good luck.

 

[WellyBaggins]

My horse has had one lot if Tildren, he was given Bute in his drip with the Tildren to prevent colic, which it did! He was not sedated but did have local anaesthetic applied to put the catheter in

 

[WellyBaggins]

Oh and no time off was needed

 

[Birker2020]

My horse has had three lots of Tildren in the year that he was covered on his policy. It was satisfactory and worked for a time but then a couple of years later he started suffering with his bone spavin again. In the end I went for fusion with ethanol which is alcohol.

Ethyl alcohol fusion is a procedure done at an equine clinic/hospital and the vet will inject a dye into the lower joint to make sure that the upper joint isn't involved and the contast dye doesn't go upwards. If it does then your horse cannot have the ehtyl fusion.

Then the alcohol is injected into the joint using xrays that have been taken with the contrast dye. It was marvellous, kills the nerves instantly - fusion can take 18 months to two years and its been fantastic. We are out doing elementary dressage, and 3ft 3 jumping. The very next day my horse could lift his leg much higher. No time off, although a gradual fortnights progression back into normal level of work. He could go out immediately in the field as there was no steroid involved.

Here is the research on this subject: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2042-3306.2011.00512.x/full

http://www.horseandrideruk.com/article.php?id=2414

By the way it cost £300 for both hock joints and lasts forever!

 

[exracer superstar]

Thanks applecart really interesting and deffinatly worth a mention to my vet do you know if insurance will pay as I'm currently able to use it although 300 isn't to bad considering

 

[Birker2020]

Thanks applecart really interesting and deffinatly worth a mention to my vet do you know if insurance will pay as I'm currently able to use it although 300 isn't to bad considering

Hi exracer superstar

I am not 100% positive about the insurance cover. As my horse has had his condition for longer than 12 months and therefore is not covered under this particular problem anylonger I had to pay for it myself. However as far as I am aware it is a recognised veterinary procedure. Maybe if there is a vet on here that can confirm this??? Or you could ring your insurance provider and ask them yourself.


This treatment is relatively new (approx 2006) and is rolling out all across the country. In the same way Tildren (this treatment was pioneered by my own vet!) took a long time to roll out, and for vets to be aware of its existence, fusion using ethanol is not really that well known at present, nor is there a lot of research on it. No one knows how long the treatment will last for, but ithe expectation is that it will last a good many years and possibly for the rest of the animals life.