mydaddysjag
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I was wondering what you prefered, the liquid injection dormosedan given IM or orally, or the dormosedan gel given orally?
How long for onset of each, and does one tend to last longer? I know IV works the fastest, but Im not comfortable giving IV meds.
I try to stick to doing oral meds as much as possible, always scared of an absess so I try to minimize needle sticks. I know that some give the liquid dormosedan thats meant for IV/IM orally, and that there is also that new oral dormosedan gel.
I prefer oral meds, but with a horse I need to sedate, its not really likely that I can for sure get the paste under the tongue, and the gel says it must be given under the tongue. I can get meds in the mouth on the unruly ones, but thats all I can guarantee.
My vet said some people feel it works better when given IM, and worked faster.
My vet is prescribing Dormosedan for a horse we have to help with some issues until we can get the horse trained better to accept these things, and said it is up to me which to get, they will give me a prescription for the gel, or I can come to the office to get some prefilled syringes. My worry with the syringes is that the horse is still growing, and may "outgrow" the dose they put in a syringe. With the paste I could just up it one notch if needed.
They also mentioned something about Rompun, but honestly Ive never used it. I hate to say it this way, but until hes trained better, I want whatever will make him stand quietly without being overly anxious, or flipping out. I would rather sedate him than him have bad experiences. As you can see, Im not super "up" on sedatives, I havent had to use anything in years, and when we did, it was a mare and we used ace (probably 10 years ago)
How long for onset of each, and does one tend to last longer? I know IV works the fastest, but Im not comfortable giving IV meds.
I try to stick to doing oral meds as much as possible, always scared of an absess so I try to minimize needle sticks. I know that some give the liquid dormosedan thats meant for IV/IM orally, and that there is also that new oral dormosedan gel.
I prefer oral meds, but with a horse I need to sedate, its not really likely that I can for sure get the paste under the tongue, and the gel says it must be given under the tongue. I can get meds in the mouth on the unruly ones, but thats all I can guarantee.
My vet said some people feel it works better when given IM, and worked faster.
My vet is prescribing Dormosedan for a horse we have to help with some issues until we can get the horse trained better to accept these things, and said it is up to me which to get, they will give me a prescription for the gel, or I can come to the office to get some prefilled syringes. My worry with the syringes is that the horse is still growing, and may "outgrow" the dose they put in a syringe. With the paste I could just up it one notch if needed.
They also mentioned something about Rompun, but honestly Ive never used it. I hate to say it this way, but until hes trained better, I want whatever will make him stand quietly without being overly anxious, or flipping out. I would rather sedate him than him have bad experiences. As you can see, Im not super "up" on sedatives, I havent had to use anything in years, and when we did, it was a mare and we used ace (probably 10 years ago)
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Granted, a half ml is a HUGE dose, so you're still talking ten doses, at $8-9 each (for a big horse). But Xylazine works just as well, works faster (doesn't last as long), and is FIFTY doses for $20, its hard to justify the difference if you don't need the extra 10 minutes of sedation. I've never run into something that Xylazine couldn't handle that didn't have the vet right there to give heavier drugs, usually Torb combos. To me, the expense isn't justified. Yeah, it'd be nice to have around, if you are buying 
