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- From: jsnyder@cadev5.intel.com (Jan Snyder )
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: arthritis
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- Date: 16 Nov 92 23:39:25 GMT
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- Sender: jsnyder@scdt.intel.com (Sallijan Snyder)
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- In article <1992Nov15.155215.7016@netcom.com> wcollins@netcom.com (Walter J. Collins) writes:
- >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).
- >
- >I'm curious what Flex-Free is: a drug or? How does it work?
-
- According to the Jeffers catalog, Flex Free is
- "Alfalfa based source of Chondroitin sulfates, which are
- essential elements in the bonding of collagen, fibers,
- and the retention of moisture in cartilage tissue.
- Replenishes valuable nutrients, fights damaging enzymes,
- and is essential to the structure of all connective
- tissues. Completely natural and will not test. ..."
-
- My hope in using it is to slow down the arthritic deterioration; it's not
- a cure or a pain-killer. Looking at my post again, I phrased it rather
- poorly (trying to save bandwidth). I do want to make her more comfortable
- while she's working--but she's not going to work any harder or longer.
- She's a trail horse now, but I'm going to start her in dressage and I want
- her to be feeling good so she can relax and start learning the new maneuvers.
- She's so stiff to one side now (from years of compensating for that bad knee)
- that I can barely get her to bend left. I think if I can get her loosened up
- and bending both ways, she'll feel better all over. Figure it's worth a
- try--she's an awfully sweet mare.
-
- Someone else asked how the Flex Free is working. Can't be sure without
- expen$ive te$ts, but she hasn't been stumbling quite as much lately so
- maybe the stuff is helping. I wish I'd known about this stuff 2 years ago,
- or better yet, her previous owner had known about it. (She's never been
- really _lame_ - just stiff and a little "off" on the right fore.)
-
- >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
-
- I've hesitated about using bute for reasons well-discussed in this group.
- My vet, who has some years of experience behind him, doesn't think it would
- be a problem in the low, irregular doses I'm contemplating. Then I talked to
- my cousin the endurance rider and she suggested I try either InflamX or
- Aspir-Paste before going to bute. Fewer side effects, and the Aspir-Paste
- is definitely less expensive.
-
- Thanks for your input!
-
- -Sallijan
- Quiche, 18yo Arab "sweetie"
- Tammy, 15yo Morab "dear brat" (FOR SALE)
- the new girls: Shadow Dancer (10yo black Peruvian Paso)
- Picardia (6yo chestnut Peruvian Paso)
- and felines Imp, Gringo and Rags (geldings all)
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