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Conference noted::equitation

Title:	Equine Notes Conference
Notice:	Topics List=4, Horses 4Sale/Wanted=150, Equip 4Sale/Wanted=151
Moderator:	MTADMS::COBURNIO

Created:	Tue Feb 11 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2080
Total number of notes:	22383

332.0. "DMSO - not for humans" by IMAGIN::KOLBE (Mudluscious and puddle-wonderfull) Wed Jul 15 1987 21:57

	A word of warning to those who use equine treatments on themsleves.

	Last night, while attempting to catch a fiesty pony, one of the 
	ladies at our barn got kicked pretty badly. One of the guys helped
	her back to the barn to sit down and went back to the chase. 
	meanwhile Claudia, whose leg started having spasms, decided to
	put DMSO on her leg, it's works for horses right. Boy, did she
	regret that. Before any of us got back she had fallen over from
	a sitting position with dizzyness and nausea. We washed off what
	hadn't already sunk in and took her home but she was ill for
	some time. DMSO is NOT approved for use on humans and should
	not be self-prescribed. My vet had told me that when using it you
	should wear gloves and avoid contact with your skin. liesl

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
332.1	different forms/strengths?	TOPDOC::NAJJAR		`Thu Jul 16 1987 15:59`	5
	I know that some form of DMSO is used by professional sports players for injuries. Possible the strength is different, because my small animal vet had me use it on my cat at one time, and it didn't seem to have any strange effect on him. I think the smell/taste is bad enough that it would discourage people from using it anyway.
332.2		STAR::BRANDENBERG	Dead, yet still alive; like Leonard Cohen	`Thu Jul 16 1987 18:02`	9
	Take care. DMSO will increate membrane porosity and can be used as a vehicle for carrying other compounds, including toxins, into the body by external application. (A number of urban legends surround this use.) So, keep the DMSO free of contaminants and be certain that the area it is applied to is VERY clean. - Monty
332.3	Is DMSO a treatment for arthritis?	NHL::SILVA	I finally got a PONY of my OWNY	`Thu Jan 19 1989 11:10`	6
	Is DMSO used as a relief from arthritis?...for the horse I mean. My QH mare suffers from stiffness in the cold weather and was wondering if using this might make her more comfortable. Any ideas on something less dangerous would be appreciated too!