Natural anti-inflammatories for horses
My horse had a serious injury 3 months ago. Her left leg was spiked through to the bone 30 cm long cutting through the muscle and the whole thigh was degloved. Her skin was hanging around her knee.
She's come a long way. The wound is healing and a lot smaller. She is dragging her hoof however and is a little lame. She has regular vet care.
The vet has suggested that she may need to be on an anti-inflammatory on and off for life to reduce the swelling and relieve the pain.
I'm wondering if there is a natural alternative to the Phenylbutazone that I could use, that may not be so harsh on her stomach and also be less expensive.
This horse has previously been starved and I'm concerned about her developing ulcers. I don't want her to suffer. I want her life to be as comfortable as possible and I feed her many supplements to optimise her health.
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Probably too late to be useful for your specific case, but if someone stumbles across this question I'd suggest to try ginger root:
Ginger prevents pro-inflammatory cytokine activity, making it useful
for inflammatory conditions, generally. Recent results of a
double-blind clinical trial indicated that ginger root was as
effective as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Additionally, ginger is much kinder to the equine digestive tract.
Ginger is hepato-protective (liver protecting), providing a nice
option for long-term pain control.
www.wholehorse.com/equine-rehabilitation-with-herbs.html
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