Regular In Repose readers may recall my post regarding the FDA test called the LD50.
Its the FDA test Lethal Dose 50% that absolutely requires medicine to kill at least half of the lab animals it is fed to in some concentration before it can be labeled (a supposedly beneficial)drug. If a substance does not kill, it cannot be called a medicine.
Well geez. Whatever it was they gave to those polo ponies, it must have been some very good horse medicine. It would pass a FDA "LD100" test. It killed every polo pony it was given to.I sure want to know what chemical was so important to this polo team that they fed it to 21 of their ponies. What medicine in the world would so many apparently athletic horses require?
I want to make sure I steer clear from anything even remotely like it for my own little herd of equine. The more I learn about the chemicals we so blithely put into our bodies, and into the bodies of our children and animals, the less I want to do with them.
What would happen if we just ate good organic non-genetically altered food and drank clean pure live water instead?
From the maker's press release:
"On an order from a veterinarian, Franck's Pharmacy prepared medication that was used to treat the 21 horses on the Lechuza Polo team. As soon as we learned of the tragic incident, we conducted an internal investigation that was led by an outside lawyer and, upon its conclusion, we immediately alerted the state Department of Health and Board of Pharmacy. The report, which we are furnishing to these agencies, concluded that the strength of an ingredient in the medication was incorrect. We will cooperate fully with the authorities as they continue their investigations.
"Franck's Pharmacy has been providing patients, physicians and veterinarians with custom medications for more than 25 years. We are in the healthcare profession and are committed to improving the health of our patients.
"We extend our most sincere condolences to the horses' owners, the Lechuza Polo team and the members of the United States Polo Association. We share their grief and sadness.
"Because of the ongoing investigations, we cannot discuss further details about this matter at this time."
It is truly sad these beautiful animals died in such a manner. Especially considering what was given to them. Biodyl is a combination of B vitamins and other nutrients. It also contains selenium which can be toxic in high doses. Biodyl is illegal in the US and difficult to obtain from France. It was most likely an immitation given to the horses. The ironic part is I think it was given to help the horses adjust after their trip to the States.
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Posted by: Lycoas | May 10, 2009 at 01:37 PM
a couple of days after the ponies poisonning , my cat's Nutro dry food was on recall for a similar problem with supplements
strange coincidence
Posted by: gallia taranto | May 26, 2009 at 06:04 PM
Good test for animal.It is truly sad these beautiful animals died in such a manner. Especially considering what was given to them.
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