banamine - why IV only?
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Medic24
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Hummm never noticed it before, and never have injected it IV either.......maybe for immediate relief?
Unless my vet tells me otherwise... gonna still go the ol' fashioned way.............. :cboy:
Unless my vet tells me otherwise... gonna still go the ol' fashioned way.............. :cboy:
TheBullLady
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Maybe it's a specially labeled product that you have Milkmaid.. we've always used it IM, as the bottle indicates. :roll:
JustACountryGirl
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Our vet recently gave one of our cows a SQ injection of banamine. When I ask about it, he told me banamine can be given in any route to cattle.
banamine isnt really approved (for lack of better word) for use in animals that people consume, that is, you dont want it in the muscle you eat or milk you drink (residues?). also it is preferred to be given IV for immediate effect. having said that, people do it all the time.
edit: recommended might be a better choice than "approved", this information was given to me years ago by a horse enthusiast that i used to work with. Vicky the Vet and others can probably answer yoru question better and more accurately than i have.
if you arent going to eat or drink from the cow in the near future i wouldnt really worry about it.
edit: recommended might be a better choice than "approved", this information was given to me years ago by a horse enthusiast that i used to work with. Vicky the Vet and others can probably answer yoru question better and more accurately than i have.
if you arent going to eat or drink from the cow in the near future i wouldnt really worry about it.
Question has been answered. An 'anonymous' person explained to me that banamine residues in the meat can cause serious kidney and liver damage in humans after consumption. Which is why it's labeled for IV use only and NOT IM or SubQ.
As stated, question has been answered, and I have added another piece of valuable information to my collection.
As stated, question has been answered, and I have added another piece of valuable information to my collection.
Texan
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CWT Angus":q54h126s said:
It's probably one of those things that hasn't been established since it isn't labeled for use that way. Got an idea, though---
Maybe you should just cut out a roast or a few steaks from the injection site and give to your vet to see. Surely your vet won't mind eating eating beef with traces of Banamine since he/she recommends it for others to consume?
CWT Angus":q54h126s said:
Thanks so much for the suggestion Texan, That's why I was asking. There's no way I would sell this animal for beef if I knew it could make someone ill. I'll have no rethink my marketing plan for this calf. Didn't have much choice but to give the IM shots twice daily- can't just watch him die. He's too small to get to the neck muscle while in the squeeze- neck's pretty short...
OK, we'll use their name for it. Perfomance enhancing drug. It is still illegal. And the book says so. Anything that tests positive gets a dq whether you were aware of the drug being illegal or not. Forget about the "pasture crap" calf- Lets say you and two others are standing top three in the class. Not hardly a hairs breadth difference between the 3 animals. You know for a fact that your steer is clean and you also know for a fact the other two are not. The judge makes his final pass and you end up 2nd or 3rd in the class. Would you not be a little bent out of shape over this? Not trying to be harsh, just sounds like a lesson learned the hard way.cowboy13":1zqd6377 said:
Texan
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There's usually a reason for product labeling. Meat residues and injection site damage are big reasons. So it's time for you to get concerned.lahunter":15r1reoq said:
Highly unlikely. I find it really hard to believe that a man died because he "accidently pricked himself" with Banamine. But I suppose it could have happened. Please post a link so we can all see for ourselves. Thanks.lahunter":15r1reoq said:A man in a near town died cuz he accidently pricked himself with it.
Caustic Burno
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Hell Texan got to agree with you on this its just souped up cow aspirin.
preston39
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===========milkmaid":1i0sfdts said:
milkmaid,
Apparently Banamine(Flunixin Meglumine) dissipates from the tissue rather fast.
I thought this was interesting;
...."Human Food Safety
A significant battery of tests were conducted to demonstrate the safety of flunixin meglumine residues in human food. It was concluded that the liver is the target tissue and an adequate withdrawal time is 4 days following intravenous injections of 2.2 mg/kg for up to 3 days".
The web site with full details is;http://www.banamine.com/research/bfmsic.html
"I didn't mean how I wrote "Not concerned" What I meant was that whichever way it was applied to be careful. As far as the link goes I heard it from word of mouth. Yes I supposed it could happen because my employer seriously warned me about the stuff and stressed the part about not pricking myself. I don't know if the man died because of something in it or if he was allergic to it. It just wouldn't hurt anyone to be careful with Banamine and avoid pricking themselves.
