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Renal Failure In A Horse

by SFarnese - April 9, 2025

I am wondering if you can use the same herbs to treat chronic renal failure in a horse as you can for dogs/cats? I have been asked to take on a case of CRF in a 21 yr old Warmblood, presented to vet in KY last July with edematous legs and not eating... I don't have much more history yet, I do know that he is being NG tubed with water EOD to keep him going right now and his creat is 5-6 and BUN is 50-60. I worked on another horse for this owner and had a "miraculous recovery" and she is now asking if I could help her horse in KY. I have not asked for more information yet.

by naturevet

April 9, 2025

Hi there! Yes, I do use the same formulas to approach renal disease in horses. If the pulse is very weak, you're looking at tonification using Rehmannia Eight (in robust amounts). If the pulse is surprisingly strong, then you're looking potentially at a Shao Yang disharmony. You would sedate GB points and if the pulse improved, then you'd want to use Xiao Chai Hu Tang with Qin Jiao added (you can buy the latter from A Time to Heal as a separate herb). Mix about 15g Qin Jiao per 100g XCHT. If the horse is Kidney Qi deficient, then points like BL 23, KI 3 or KI 7 should help.

Hopefully this helps you out!

Steve

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