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Horses recovering from eye injuries and episodes of moon blindness need to accept eye medication several times a day. Good technique is important to prevent resistance from the horse and wasted medications.
Sweating a leg is useful for the treatment and prevention of limb edema (stocking up), to increase local circulation in arthritic joints and soft tissue injuries, and to alleviate tightness and discomfort.
There are many medications available for oral administration in horses. Some are ready-made in paste form, and others require a little preparation.
There are many medications that can be injected into the muscle in horses. Injections have the advantage of more reliable dosing and absorption than with oral medications, without the increased risk and challenge of the intravenous approach.
Poulticing a foot helps to draw out frog infections and abscesses, as well as reducing inflammation in bruised feet.
Sugardine both toughens and disinfects a foot. It is useful after a course of poulticing to harden the foot and to continue fighting infection. It also helps horses with bruised/sore feet.
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"Administering Equine Eye Medications"
"Bandaging a Horse's Foot"
"Equine Intramuscular Injections"
"How to Draw up Injectable Solutions"
"How to Give Oral Medications"