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The sick note mare is being brought back into ridden work & while I've been investigating anything that might help her hocks I came across a topical cream called Surpass Equine. Looks to be USA only, but has the exact same ingredient as voltarol.

Anyone used voltarol for their horse? It's for arthritic hocks - due to her underlying metabolic issues she's not a candidate for steroids and vets have yet to agree on a plan B :(
 
I wouldn't be entirely convinced a topical cream would do enough tbh.

Would she be a candidate for Cartrophen injections?
 
I'm probably clutching at straws! Just need something to help her out until she's warmed up and then she stops being quite so tetchy.

Sadly catrophen didn't work. I had 1 week of thinking / hoping it was going to be a miracle and then we went back to stiff and grumpy again.
 
SEL said:
I'm probably clutching at straws! Just need something to help her out until she's warmed up and then she stops being quite so tetchy.

Sadly catrophen didn't work. I had 1 week of thinking / hoping it was going to be a miracle and then we went back to stiff and grumpy again.
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Fair enough, thats pants :(

Have you tried any of the massage type pads on her?
 
Do you already have her on bute/danilon?

Have you thought about another NSAID (flunixin, meloxicam, ketoprofen?)

If the Surpass is licensed in the US, you may be able to get an off-label prescription (or even just the go ahead from a vet) for voltaren topical. you can bet your life though that a tube of "human" diclofenac sodium 1% is going to be way cheaper than the equine version!
 
I used human ibuprofen gel (on vet advice) on a tendon injury. It's hard to say how much good it did as the horse was on box rest and we weren't assessing movement, but it certainly didn't do any harm.

From my own experience voltarol is excellent for joint paint!
 
I would say Voltarol is a great anti inflammatory although only used on myself. My hubby recommends it or ibuprofen gel to his patients.

Shirl
 
Please be aware that diclofenac (voltarol) and ibuprofen can be poisonous to dogs and cats, so if you do take it to the yard make sure that you don't leave any in an accessible place.
 
Casey76 said:
Do you already have her on bute/danilon?

Have you thought about another NSAID (flunixin, meloxicam, ketoprofen?)

If the Surpass is licensed in the US, you may be able to get an off-label prescription (or even just the go ahead from a vet) for voltaren topical. you can bet your life though that a tube of "human" diclofenac sodium 1% is going to be way cheaper than the equine version!
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She's on danilon - but has had ulcers in the past and it definitely affects her after a few days. Vet doesn't seem to want to prescribe anything else. In fact the vet's general view is she "just needs to be ridden". The vet is not the one who got catapulted off 6 months ago when the horse was sore and has had to have a lot of intensive physio since!

I'm thinking I'll just give the voltarol a try on the basis that if it doesn't work then I've only wasted £10 - which is cheap in the grand scheme of medical costs and this particular horse.
 
Please be aware that Voltarol is extremely hard on the gastrointestinal tract in humans and many cannot take it for this reason, myself included. Just thought it worth a mention, since you said your mare had suffered from ulcers in the past.
 
silv said:
Please be aware that Voltarol is extremely hard on the gastrointestinal tract in humans and many cannot take it for this reason, myself included. Just thought it worth a mention, since you said your mare had suffered from ulcers in the past.
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This. It works very effectively on pain. But it is hard on the guts and bowel. An elderly relative of mine was using it on joint pain as she cant take ibruprofen from other medication clashes. Little realising it is worse for side effects. It can cause ulcers and bowel bleeding :-(
 
What about looking at back on track products rather than medication I'd the vet isn't keen to medicate? They get good reviews for arthritic problems, and I know a human that has used them with success too.
 
Kat said:
What about looking at back on track products rather than medication I'd the vet isn't keen to medicate? They get good reviews for arthritic problems, and I know a human that has used them with success too.
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We've got BOT - back support for me, rug & boots for her. I live my back support, but haven't really a noticed a difference with the girl.

Interesting that people are sayng voltarol affects the gut. I'll have to look into that because I might as well just use danilon in that case.
 
SEL said:
We've got BOT - back support for me, rug & boots for her. I live my back support, but haven't really a noticed a difference with the girl.

Interesting that people are sayng voltarol affects the gut. I'll have to look into that because I might as well just use danilon in that case.
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It's very well described that topical diclofenac still has GI side effects. Once it is absorbed into the body, it is still metabolized in the same way as oral diclofenac, and therefore has the same systemic reactions.
 
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