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So why don’t our farm animals get this treatment
more often?
There is no doubt that ruminants do experience pain
but unlike dogs and cats, cattle and sheep tend to hide
the signs. They are prey animals and have evolved not
to show any indication that they are weaker than their
companions and so avoid being attacked by predators.
There are few diseases where the components of inflammation
(heat, pain, swelling and redness) are not present.
Therefore there are few conditions which would not benefit
from anti-inflammatory treatment.
Flunixin (finadyne) was one of the first anti-inflammatory
drugs and is still one of the best. Its strength is
useful in many conditions e.g. damage due to a bad calving,
mastitis and calf diarrhoea. It makes the animal feel
better and so return to eating and normal behaviour
more quickly. It can help antibiotic treatments to get
to the area of infection and reduce the damage due to
infection so reducing recurrence rates and long-term
disability.
Initially, the cost of Flunixin was prohibitory, but
the price has come down and as a special offer to encourage
you to try it, up to the end of January, if you buy
a 100ml bottle of Flunixin, we will give you another
FOC. So why don’t you give it a go and see what
difference it makes to your stock’s health and
welfare.
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