Miniature Horse Emergency Medical Kit
Painted Sun Miniature Horses is sharing with you what we do to maintain the health of our horses. This is not intended to direct you on how to care for your horse. The intent of this is only to share what we do. We advise you to consult your veterinarian before making any changes in your horse's health care. The information found on our website is not to supersede the advise of your veterinarian. Painted Sun Miniature Horses cannot be held liable for the care of your horse(s).
When we have horse emergencies, I have troubles thinking clearly, much less calculating dosages. Thus, it is a good idea to figure out the dosage in times of peace and write it with a Sharpee on the bottle.
Here is a list of what is good to have on hand:
Bandaging materials
Scissors
Terramycin eye ointment
Banamine paste I use Banamine for colic pain and when a mare is really uncomfortable after birthing.
Banamine injectable I inject 1cc for 100 pounds in my adult horses, but if I need Banamine for a foal, I use .1cc for 10 lbs. I also give it intramuscular. (IM) medication is given by needle into the muscle. Also, we never give it more than every 12 hours and after 2 days, we drop to 1 time per day. There area many issues (founder/laminitis) that can arise with overuses of Banamine. If you have never given a shot then DON'T till you have been taught. We make sure that we pull back to ascertain that we are not in a vein. If we see blood, we know we are in a vein. At that point, you remove the needle and try again.
Bute pills used for pain and inflammation, we have used it to treat navicular, after dental surgery and after any injury causing soreness. I dissolve the tablets in water and stir it into their treats of Strategy GX. Bute given in large doses can be toxic
SMZs antibiotic (tablets) trimethoprim sulfa. They're used for bacterial infections of various types, like sinus or gutteral pouch infection, bacterial pneumonia, and lots more. Last year, when we had to aid Turbolina's birth and go the birth canal, I put her on them just to prevent any potential infections post birthing. It was a proactive treatment. If I am giving them to a 250-300 pound miniature, I give 3 tablets morning and night. However, I can't stress enough though that you need not to trust me and call your vet.
Epineprine used to counteract severe allergic reactions, which may occur after a vaccination. Begin with 1/2 the dose and watch to see if there is an improvement over the next few minutes. If not, then give a bit more. You don't want to overdose with this medicine. (my bottle calls for 1 cc per 100 # body weight)
Needles and Syringes we use a 1" needle on our minis and a 1.5 inch needle on our big horses.
Oxytocin
Aspirin Recently Noah's cough needed 4 aspirin served 2 times per day to help decrease any possible inflammation
Benadryl For our herd, I double dose the horses according to body weight
Painted Sun Miniature Horses is sharing with you what we do to maintain the health of our horses. This is not intended to direct you on how to care for your horse. The intent of this is only to share what we do. We advise you to consult your veterinarian before making any changes in your horse's health care. The information found on our website is not to supersede the advise of your veterinarian. Painted Sun Miniature Horses cannot be held liable for the care of your horse(s).
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