Phenylbutazone Dosage for Equine – How to Use It
Phenylbutazone (Bute) is an analgesic and anti inflammatory medication used in horses for their treatment of lameness. This belongs to a group of drugs named non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs. Bute is a common medication recommended to horses. So horse owners should be knowing its advantages and disadvantages. Horse owners should wash their hands immediately after administering as this medicine can cause bone marrow, renal cardiovascular and gastrointestinal side effects. How to give this medication Give this medicine similarly as your veterinarian prescribes. Do not give a double dose to catch up. With other medication Interaction between drugs can occur, horse owners should be aware of some of the more common interactions. Phenylbutazone and it’s active metabolite, oxyphenbutazone are highly bound to plasma proteins and may displace other highly bound drugs, affect the serum levels and duration of action of oral anticoagulants, increase the metabolism of d...