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- From: wcollins@netcom.com (Walter J. Collins)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: arthritis
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.155215.7016@netcom.com>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 15:52:15 GMT
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- In article <BxIqF0.DBK@inews.Intel.COM> jsnyder@cadev6.UUCP (Sallijan Snyder ) writes:
- >Flex-Free this summer to slow joint deterioration, and I intend to start
- >using bute on days I work her this winter. This mare is so willing to
- >"go" that it's easy to dismiss the more subtle signs of discomfort, and
- >her regular rider tends to miss the subtleties (or maybe I'm overly protective).
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- I'm curious what Flex-Free is: a drug or? How does it work?
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- Also, I'm not sure using bute is a good idea. You already say it is
- easy to miss the signs of the mares discomfort. If you give her bute,
- it will lessen her discomfort, but if you work her while she is on
- the drug, it will be probably impossible to tell when you are
- stressing her joints too much. If you meant giving her bute *after*
- the workout to reduce any possible swelling and left-over discomfort,
- I think that might work out well.
-
- Kristin
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