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> There are shorter acting anti-inflamatory drugs available from vets.  The
> problem (and the good part) of bute is it hangs around for a long time and
> requires fewer doses.
Uhh, bute IS one of the shorter-acting ones.  To keep therapeutic levels up,
it requires dosing every 12 hours.  There may be other shorter-acting ones
around, but the only one I can think of off the top of my head is
aspirin--which needs to be redosed in the horse every 3-6 hours (one reason
why it isn't commonly used), and is even "better" than bute at causing
ulcers in the horse (another reason why it isn't commonly used).

Heidi


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