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The vet has prescribed some
powdered medication for my
horse but how do I give it to him?
The easiest way to give a powdered medication
is to mix it into the horse's feed. Some horses will
not hesitate to eat it and often don't notice, where
as other horses will not like the flavour or smell
of the powder. You can try disguising the powder
by adding some molasses or apple juice to the
feed. Feeds with pollard or chaff make mixing the
powder in easier than just pellets or grain alone.
Wetting the powder/feed down a little bit will stop
the horse from blowing the powder away as they
eat and also help it mix in easier. If you do add the
powder to their feed be sure to feed them alone
and check that they have actually eaten all the
feed including the powder (some horses will eat
around it).
If they won't eat the powder you could mix it with
water to make it a paste that you could administer
through a syringe or even put it on a treat that
they will eat (like an apple slice).
If your horse just will not cooperate and accept the
powder speak to your vet and they may be able to
change the medication to an injectable variation.
tried+teed
This was easy to dilute into a 1 litre spray bottle.
Unlike other products we have tried it did not cause
our dog to sneeze nor did it irritate his eyes.
On a really "bad" fly day it lasted over 3 hours.
On a "low" fly day lasted all day.
Meddyg, vet-n-pet DIRECT customer
PERMETROL INSECTICIDAL SPRAY CONCENTRATE
BREEDBREAKDOWN
APPEARANCE: Good looking, small, muscular
pony. Solid colour of bay, brown, black, grey
or chestnut with excessive white markings not
permitted. Small head, large eyes, small alert ears
and a thick full mane and tail. From 11.1hh to
12.2hh, with breed standard not allowing them to
be taller than 12.22hh.
TEMPERAMENT: Good temperament, gentle,
calm, sensible and kind.
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN: Long life expectancy and
often live to over 30 years.
CARE: Generally hardy and good doers. Like all
ponies you need to make sure they don't get too
overweight. Their thick coats, manes and tails will
require regular brushing, especially when losing
their winter coats.
USES: Suitable for children and adults. Great for
everyday riding, trail riding, dressage, jumping,
cross country, showing and carriage driving.
INTERESTING FACT: The Dartmoor Pony has
been granted Rare Breed status and in 1988 the
Dartmoor Pony Moorland Scheme (DPMS) was
established to improve the bloodlines and boost
their population.
Dartmoor Pony
