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kiana schreef:Hm.... Jammmer.
Aken wordt nu echt een weinig uitdagende dressuurcompetitie..
Mientjeuh schreef:Ik vraag me alleen af wat voor invloed een medicament tegen bipolaire stoornissen heeft op een paard
Citaat:Fluphenazine (Prolixin) Use in Horses
Often dealing with horses you run into situations where mild long term yet mild sedation would help. This could be to help both you and the horse to deal with situations that are adverse to the horse but, hopefully, either the situation or behavior is temporary. For example:
* prolonged stall rest
* separation of a best buddy
* foal rejection by a mare
* initial aggression when introducing new horses
* unusually excitable or resistant while ridden
* chronic pain?
Fluphenazine, brand name Prolixin, is an example of such a medication that has about a 15-year history of unlabeled use in horses, yet very little is written about it in horses. Fluphenazine is a member of the large group of drugs known as neuroleptics, which have their principal effect on brain function. Neuroleptics differ from other sedatives in that patients are easily arousable and will respond when stimulated. Neuroleptics suppress spontaneous motor activity, conditioned avoidance, and aggressive behavior, but (hopefully) do not induce ataxia or incoordination at usual doses. This article puts together what is known about this drug in humans, adds the little bit of published material about fluphenazine use in horses, adds some anecdotal material, and then makes some recommendations on use and provides some guidelines on the treatment of adverse reactions.
Dangerous to horses!
However, there are some major problems with this drug in horses. First of all, it is illegal by most drug and medication rules, and event horses are now being tested for it by most commercial horse drug testing labs. Also, even if testing is not performed at an event or show, it is unethical to compete on a horse that has had a performance altering drug. Secondly, it can cause nervous system side effects called extrapyramidal signs in horses that consist of sweating, pawing, swinging the head, rhythmic neck flexion and extension of the forelimbs. These extrapyramidal side effects have also been called a Parkinson-like syndrome and as you can imagine can be extremely dangerous to the horse as well as humans in the area. For the above reasons, I believe this drug should not be used in horses as the risk outweighs the possible rewards.
s0173957 schreef:Als ik zo de werking van dat ding lees is dat wrs gewoon een middeltje tegen de stress...
Kijk, ik vind dat zoiets moet kunnen, net als ik vind dat een pijnstiller, koortswerend middel etc moet kunnen...
nultolerantie is bullshit!
s0173957 schreef:Als ik zo de werking van dat ding lees is dat wrs gewoon een middeltje tegen de stress...
Kijk, ik vind dat zoiets moet kunnen, net als ik vind dat een pijnstiller, koortswerend middel etc moet kunnen...
nultolerantie is bullshit!