Cannon Shell |
10-06-2009 09:14 PM |
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Originally Posted by richard
Take a look at the pdf file of the April vet bill. Almost $1,500 , mostly for injections is cause for concern ? Or not ?
The link is within the NYT article itself. About 19 injections for just 3 weeks.
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There is nothing that is anything but routine on those vet bills. Close to $300 of that is for gastrogard which is an innocuous ulcer treatment. Over $500 is diagnostic work including multiple xrays, ultra sound and endoscopic examination.
From the top it looks he electrolytes/vitamins and fluids which is normal. Naquasone paste is used to reduce minor inflammation and was given in oral form. Liquamycin is an antibiotic. Panacur powerpack is a series of 5 dewormers. On 4/13 he was given what looks like a pre-work series of enzymes, Bute and Adequan which is a joint treatment that helps reduce the inflammation and pain of degenerative joint disease, but also to help stop the degenerative process while stimulating the production of new joint fluid and new cartilage components. Adequan would be given in the muscle in this case.
On the 14th he was given Lasix before the work and scoped afterwards. He must have had some inflammation as they ultrasounded the right leg. he also got another shot of antibiotics.
On the 15th he had his digital tendon sheath injected with what looks like a combo of Amikacin which is an antibiotic used with bacterial infections and possibly polyglycan which is hyaluromnic acid, glucosamine and sodium chondroitan and possibly vetalog which is a corticosteroid used to fight inflamation. He also got a shot of Baytril which is also an antibiotic.
He got antibiotics till the 21st when he worked and was scoped again.
The next week he only got vitamins
On the 28th he worked again and bled (see EIPH slight) and both ankles were injected with hyalrulonic acid.
The next day he got 1 shot of antibiotics and vitamins
The next day he received a DMSO jug, a shot of Robaxin which is a muscle relaxant and a shot of banamine which reduces inflammation.
The day before the derby he got a shot of bute, amino acids, and robinul and sodium iodide. The Robinul and sodium iodide are usually used as a prerace treatment for a bleeder.
The rest is self explanatory.
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