Tiluidronate

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TommyAtkins1

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Hello, I would like to know if any one has used Tiluidronate (Tildren, Equidronate) to treat bone spavin. What was the outcome, how many injections were needed and how much did it cost. Thanks
 
My cob is due to have this in the next week or so, it's £500 but insurance is paying it, hopefully from it we will get him hacking sound, I'm expecting him to need more than 1 infusion tbh
 
Mine had it a couple of months ago to help his ringbone but with the added benefit of helping his spavins. I don't think he's ever moved so well behind (and I've had all of the steroid injections, Adequan, the works in the past!) as he is doing now! :) It helped his probs in front a lot too - good stuff.

Think it cost about £500.
 
Just checked my invoice and the drug cost £400, but with the extras such as catheter placement £30, surgical gloves etc probably totalled about £450, all mixed in with other items so diff to be precise.
 
My horse had it to help with her spavins. She had the steroid injections which brought her 95% of the way sound enough to be working properly (schooling and xc jumping) so the vet suggested giving her some tildren to bring her the rest of the way. It was successful and after two infusions she returned to full work and had a lovely time doing sponsored rides and escorting my friend's youngster xc schooling. Unfortunately she had a mild bout of unexplained laminitis this summer which rather spoilt everything but never mind she is doing flatwork and hacking again at least so all is not lost. Horses eh.
My tildren also cost in the region of £500 a go including drug, equipment, vet's time to stand there and watch it go in, sedation and so on.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMQMPPyxVLU
The first 40s of this video is my pony playing in the school the day after she had her Tildren. She must have been feeling pretty good because she usually just has a roll and doesn't run around unless I play liberty with her. She's actually using her hocks!!!
A friend's horse (21 year old cob/hunter type gelding) who normally just does quiet walking hacks had tildren at the same time as mine. She said he is normally so quiet to lunge but the day after Tildren he must have been feeling fantastic because he just ripped the lunge line out of her hand and went for a gallop around the school.
 
My boy had this when 1st diagnosed several years ago (around 4 maybe, I forget!) and thinking back I think he had 3 infusions in total, can't remember the exact price other than it was in the several hundred pounds range (insurance paid!) but as it was a few years ago I'd guess it would be more now. He came sound after 1st lot for a few months but was then lame when work was upped. Came sound briefly after 2nd lot and 3rd lot didn't have any effect so we went down the bute route after that. Apparently at the time he was one of only 2 horses the vet treating him (senior equine partner in the practice) had come across that the tildren hadn't really worked for (par for the course for my luck!). Another horse on the yard who had tildren came sound and never looked back (not sure what his treatment schedule was).
 
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