But it can be toxic if used in too high of a dose.
Bute dosage for laminitis.
Phenylbutazone dosage and administration.
These are the results of seeing nearly 250 acute and chronic cases over several years.
The serum half life of phenylbutazone is dose dependent ranging in the horse from 3 5 hours at a dose of 2g 450kg to 6 hours at a dose of 8g 450kg.
Call your vet and farrier trimmer if this is the first time the horse has had laminitis the vet should be called as an emergency.
Such as in laminitis or chronic arthritic problems.
Guidelines to successful therapy 1.
Side effects of phenylbutazone.
Day 1 8 8mg kg per day days 2 5 4 4mg kg per day.
My general laminitis cases without penetration or sloughing usually only need bute for between 2 4 days on average and 10 12 days of bute for the more severe cases.
Some adverse side effects include gastro intestinal ulcers kidney damage oral lesions and internal haemorrhage.
Generally horses should not be treated with bute for longer than 5 7 days.
Recomended dosage of bute.
Phenylbutazone and other painkillers are part of most laminitis treatment regimens but floyd notes that they are used for their anti inflammatory and analgesic effects they are simply an.
Injection should be given slowly and with care.
Long term dosage of bute in older horses.
However there is a solution if you find that your horse benefits from daily pain relief.
Limit intravenous administration to a maximum of 5 successive days which may be followed by oral phenylbutazone dosage forms.
These suggestions relate primarily to endocrinopathic laminitis.
Sucralfate is often prescribed in conjunction with bute as the sucralfate works to protect the gastrointestinal lining.
Therapeutic efficacy may last for more than 24 hours due probably to the irreversible binding of the drug to cyclooxygenase.
Phenylbutazone is prescribed for lameness musculoskeletal pain from soft tissue injury muscle soreness bone and joint problems and laminitis.
Many times i have been the last resort for most of the horses.
Horses with sepsis related or supporting limb laminitis are likely to already be receiving intensive veterinary treatment and or be in a clinic.
Bute works well for horses for short term pain relief.
1 to 2 g per 1 000 lbs of body weight 5 to 10 ml 1 000 lbs daily.
