Symptoms of postpartum depression are similar to what happens normally following childbirth. They include difficulty sleeping, appetite changes, excessive fatigue, decreased libido, and frequent mood changes.
If your horse needs a topical medication along with a pain reliever, your veterinarian may have you apply a dimethyl sulfoxide, or DMSO, solution. DMSO is quickly absorbed through the skin and is especially good at relieving swelling, as it pulls moisture from tissues.
Relaquine Gel is a sedative given by mouth to horses. It produces mild to moderate sedation but no analgesic effect, so is not suitable on its own for painful procedures. The effects wear off after about 6 hours, but this varies considerably with the dose given and in individual horses. Qualitative and quantitative composition; Pharmaceutical form