Ahh, Tums Dual Action, another drug entirely…
and not a good one either. Now we get into the rebound effect of two drugs not
really meant to go together especially in the long term in the way they are so
often mistakenly used. Can anyone say rebound acid? Of course this is in
humans, not sure it works the same way in horses…never studied equine
pharmacology unfortunately!
F. Hall
Pharm.D, RPh.
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 6:40
PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Tevis &
Thumps-wrecksduke
Famotidine is in Tums
Dual action, not in regular Tums. I think most people use regular Tums
for electrolytes.
Carolyn Burgess Newton, TX
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Subject: Re: [RC] Tevis & Thumps-wrecksduke
From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, August 07, 2009 4:03 pm
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dianna Chapek wrote:
No, there were no over
zealous vets at Tevis. The vets are there to protect the horses &
that's what they do. Thumps is not something to take lightly as it can
lead to death if not dealt with correctly. I find it disturbing that your
friend gave the horse Tums with it's AERC prohibited drug, Famotidine.
Your friend was in violation of AERC rules. Worse yet is that your friend
gave a drug to the horse just so he/she could go on. The horse was very
fortunate that it wasn't in trouble because it could have ended up on an IV
line, or worse.
Dianna
While it is news to me
that Tums are in violation of the AERC drug rule. I expect it is news to all
the people that have been adding Tums to their electrolyte mix for years. But
given the status of the AERC drug rule - nothing would surprise me. However, I
tend to agree that giving Tums to get a horse to stop thumping to get it
through the check is not in the spirit of our sport nor in the best interest of
the horse if in fact that was what was done.
Truman
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much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever
measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is
not an inconsiderable one, of being true.” Carl Sagan
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