Regumate Question - slightly off topic

[bnw_r...@yahoo.com]

I just had to start my mare on Regumate 2 weeks ago.  For those of you who have to use this, what do you do when you have to leave town for a couple of days?  The person who will be caring for my horses while I am away is not "horsey" and I need to set everything up as easily as possible in advance.  I really need to have doses measured out for each day that he can just dump into a premade "Grain"-mix and feed.  Insights much appreciated.

Thanks,

Benedikte

[deser...@aol.com]

Hi Benedikte,
Probably the easiest way to fix things for a substitute caregiver is to bag each feeding into a ziploc.  Just put the whole portion of grain, all the necessary supplements etc for each feeding in a gallon ziploc, you can even label each feeding if you give different stuff morning and evening.  You don't have to put the grain in, if it doesn't fit, and you're confident that the person will manage that part okay.  That's what a lot of people who board their horses do.  It takes a little time on your part, but that way you will be confident that your horse got everything she needs at every feeding.  I'm sure your caretaker will appreciate it too, as it makes things really easy for them.
jeri

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[Lif Strand]

The absolute safest way is to prepare your grain mix in individual
buckets (or zip-loks if the grain will fit), and to put the Regumate
doses in syringes so the doses can be squirted on the feed each time.

You can get inexpensive plastic syringes from the feed store (no need
to get needles, and make sure that you get a big enough syringe for
individual doses). Load each syringe with the daily Regumate dose,
*cap it securely*, put each syringe in a small zip-lok, seal that and
put each dose in a feed bucket. Provide rubber gloves for the person
who's feeding and emphasize that he/she should not get Regumate on
his/her skin. Tell him/her to put the empty syringe back in the
zip-lok and provide one place for all the empty syringes in their
baggies to be deposited.

You need to come up with a way that the person who is doing the
feeding will not have to directly handle the Regumate, but yet will
get the right doses to your mare. The syringe method, in my
experience, is the safest and easiest. The syringe method is also
useful for you - if you pre-load them once a week that saves you time
every day, and also means if there's an emergency and you can't feed
one day the Regumate and feed issue will already be dealt with.


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[bnw_r...@yahoo.com]

Hi Lif,

Thanks for that idea - I really like it.  One question, my vet told me that Regumate needed to be kept out of the light and so gave it to me in dark containers.  So do you just keep the syringes in a paper bag?

Thanks,

Benedikte

[bnw_r...@yahoo.com]

Hi Jeri,

Do you just spray your Regumate in the mix days in advance and let it sit?  I know Regumate does not need to be refrigerated but I would think it would be best to keep it in a container until it is to be used.

Thanks,

Benedikte