tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post778615473066631110..comments2024-03-01T06:49:59.106-05:00Comments on Behind the Bit: Bute vs. Banamine: Banamine, Part IIStacey Kimmel-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-72109950329693293892013-09-08T13:00:21.094-04:002013-09-08T13:00:21.094-04:00Hello Amanda Rose - It is not necrotizing fasciiti...Hello Amanda Rose - It is not necrotizing fasciitis that is the concern, really. That describes something different. The issue with injecting Banamine IM is that the drug is caustic enough to damage the muscle tissues. This damage allows for clostridium, an incredibly opportunistic bacteria, to begin growing. It causes massive amounts of inflammation, tissue death and gas production - clostridialblind irish piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781314774264492284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-91912599574648432302013-09-06T21:55:19.167-04:002013-09-06T21:55:19.167-04:00Hi All, re: IM injection read http://www.thehorse....Hi All, re: IM injection read http://www.thehorse.com/articles/15820/banamine-im-injections-more-than-a-pain-in-the-neck<br /><br />I have to tell you, my first introduction to this reaction was on facebook, where some idiot posted a horrible graphic photo of what happens to a horse with this reaction. You go to FB and you do it to socialize, not to look at shocking photos of severe tissue damageStacey Kimmel-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498926535389535263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-81952160879195200202013-09-06T21:42:32.134-04:002013-09-06T21:42:32.134-04:00I have to take issue with folks who adamantly say ...I have to take issue with folks who adamantly say to not give the horse Banamine IM. There is a very very very small chance your horse will develop necrotizing fasciitis, but people wig out because it *might* happen. For goodness' sake, if your horse is colicking and it needs Banamine and you don't know how to give it IV, give it IM! Let's see... Horse *will* die from colic vs. *mightAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436797151433609708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-90622054492052405582013-09-05T21:28:38.655-04:002013-09-05T21:28:38.655-04:00I've had two impaction colics with my OTTB thi...I've had two impaction colics with my OTTB this year due to the wonky weather--vet says if there is more than a 40 degree difference between high and low in a day, horses aren't drinking enough and colic ensues. He made up a "care package" with banamine paste, syringes and Diperone, and a jug of mineral oil, which he said I can top dress on the grain so the food "keeps TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317822193674196694.post-73170901968155110992013-09-05T10:44:46.345-04:002013-09-05T10:44:46.345-04:00Also, FYI, injectable banamine can be given orally...Also, FYI, injectable banamine can be given orally.HopefullyGrowinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991697595939537189noreply@blogger.com