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culteuchar

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Warning if a vet offers to treat your horse with Tildren chase him out of your yard it is the most expensive load of old rubbish on the market its about as much use as an ashtray on a motor bike. Stick to the tried and tested drugs on the market for arthritis. I am more than 500 quid out of pocket and my horse was only mildly lame and goes sound after being warmed up, this stuff was supposed to be ideal for my horses condition but has made no difference what so ever. It should be taken off the market as a con. If it has worked for your horse i wouldnt be surprised if your horse would have got better in any case without it.
 
I have to agree with you. It did nothing to mine, but cost hundreds of pounds. After that the vet did steroid injections into the hocks which made the world of difference, poor insurance companies.
 
I disagree - it worked very well on one horse but not so well on another in my experience. I don't believe I would have had the same result without it, I feel it benefited the horse in question sufficiently during the period of time in the system to enable the horse to learn to work correctly. My vets are very clear that it works for some and not for others. It is the owner's choice whether to go ahead. They are also upfront on the cost to enable an evaluation as to whether there is sufficient insurance budget for an alternative treatment IF the tildren doesn't work.

Each to their own.
 
Suziq77 said:
I disagree - it worked very well on one horse but not so well on another in my experience. I don't believe I would have had the same result without it, I feel it benefited the horse in question sufficiently during the period of time in the system to enable the horse to learn to work correctly. My vets are very clear that it works for some and not for others. It is the owner's choice whether to go ahead. They are also upfront on the cost to enable an evaluation as to whether there is sufficient insurance budget for an alternative treatment IF the tildren doesn't work.

Each to their own.
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Can i ask how long the drug took to see an improvement there does not seem to be a definitive time scale some say almost immediately some say months even the vet couldnt say. Mine was done 2 weeks ago i thought i would have seen some improvement by now.
 
I had to give the horse two weeks field rest to let it be absorbed then start very gradual work, long reining ten minutes a day for a week then building from there. I didn't notice a significant difference til I started lunge work around week 4 of rehab which was 6 weeks since the IV - I was under the impression it is a drug which takes time to take effect. Best of luck getting your horse back on track.
 
Suziq77 said:
I had to give the horse two weeks field rest to let it be absorbed then start very gradual work, long reining ten minutes a day for a week then building from there. I didn't notice a significant difference til I started lunge work around week 4 of rehab which was 6 weeks since the IV - I was under the impression it is a drug which takes time to take effect. Best of luck getting your horse back on track.
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Oh well maybe i am jumping the gun and need to give it more time i have just started walking her out with a very little trot in total for aaround twenty minutes in total i intend to do this 2 or 3 times a week as she is out all day. Had bar shoes put on front and lateral extensions on the back going to vet tomorrow to get his probably more objective opinion. But thanks for the info that has helped.
 
I hate to repeat myself yet again but I had tildren (x3) for my boy and it worked for a good while but then eventually I had fusion using ethanol and can recommend this, it really does make a difference.

My horse still drags his toe slightly but this is to do with his muscles and not because he feels pain, the ethanol stopped the pain immediately.

It really is very good and I wish I had tried this before the Tildren but then again its not suitable for all horses and if it doesn't work there are no more avenues to try as once the alcohol is in the joint space there is no room to add anything else (like steroid) if it doesn't work, so its swings and roundabouts really.

Recent xrays showed fusion almost completed on one hock and totally completed on the other.
 
I have to disagree, Tildren has worked wonders for my mare (twice). My vet also made it very clear from the start that it is expensive and there was no guarantee it would work, a risk which I chose to take and I am very happy I did. But then I also know horses which it didn't work for and the owners have accepted that it was a chance they took with no guarantee's.

I saw a difference in my horse within a week of her first treatment, but my vet advised me to work her as he thinks that it works better with the horse being worked so maybe something to discuss with your vet?
 
I have had both good and not so good results from Tildren the biggest improvements I have seen are after the second dose which we did after around six weeks .
A friends PRE stallion was literally transformed by it .
It's certainly not a con it just does not work in all cases.
 
Goldenstar said:
I have had both good and not so good results from Tildren the biggest improvements I have seen are after the second dose which we did after around six weeks .
A friends PRE stallion was literally transformed by it .
It's certainly not a con it just does not work in all cases.
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Slightly confused was both the doses given as an intravenous injection over the course of an hour or so, i was assuming it was only the one dose you could give. The last horse i had was diagnosed with spavin in the hocks she had the steroid injection and went on for years until old age finally caught up with her.
 
My horses had one dose dripped over a long period, a couple of hours perhaps I am not sure I was not there , then the drug was given again after about six weeks .
You can repeat Tilden many times perhaps as long as you can afford it.
 
Have to disagree. My horse was diagnosed with arthritis 2 months ago. He's had steroid injections into his hocks, cartrofen injections, one course of Tildren and is on a maintenance dose of Synequin. The Tildren drip was 2 weeks ago and he;s had two weeks chilling with his mates in the field. My vet has advised me to exercise him, and today I got back on. He is 21 and he was literally transformed. True he was a little stiff first of all, but it was like riding my horse a few years ago, he even managed some spooky behaviour and took off with me, which just made me smile I am happy to say. I am fortunate, I have insurance as had not reduced my cover to veteran cover and so had the cash to throw at it.

I would recommend it, but bear in mind it worked for my horse. He will be having another course during the early summer next year, before my insurance cover runs out, and thereafter I would certainly consider it if he needs it again, but of course pay myself. However, to be fair, I think the whole treatment has worked for him, so could not categorically say Tildren was the magic ingredient so to speak, but the results are there to see. He has gone from a prognosis of retirement at best, at worst PTS before the winter to me being able to ride him and keep him active. He is a happy hacker and to be fair thats all the time I have currently, so am very, very happy and would use Tildren again.
 
culteuchar said:
I have sent a post under eating humble pie which i have had to eat a large portion of regards Tildren. What can i say i was wrong.
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Why? No need? If it didnt work for your horse then thats life, everyone is different. I tried dectomax on the same horse a few years ago because he suffered from mites. Didnt make a bit of difference, but I have friends with whom its transformed their hairy cobs lives.
 
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