> up with antibiotic's and gave him some giant horse aspirin's
> (phenylbutazone)
 
Understand that Bute is not aspirin although in a sense it works like it..
 
Bute is a potentially dangerous drug depending on the conditions.  You should 
aviod giving it excessively over a long period of time, use Banamine on 
babies instead since it has the potential for causing ulcers in the babies. 
 
However Bute is a very effective pain killer and anti-inflamitory.. 
 
 
> And he is back to his normal self again.
> I had a lesson tonite and he was full of energy and fun to ride.
> I was practicing sitting, posting, and standing.
 
Always give a horse a bit of leeway when coming off an illness.. don't go 
back to full schedule right away if you can aviod it. Just like humans.. they 
loose muscle tone.. and can be prone to relapses when not given enough time 
to recover when hit with severe upper respratory infections  (we had two this 
year like that).    
 
> is buying some local grass hay for his horses and wanted to know if I
> wanted
> any. Is grass hay ok to use, or am I money ahead to stick with what I am
> useing??  Anybody else have any feed suggestions??
 
 
I'd try it first and see if the horse would eat it.. but grass hay is not as 
rich as Alfafa.
 
 
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