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.
There are many ways to give pain medications to a horse, including the following: 1  Intravenously (IV); 2  Intramuscularly (IM); 3  Subcutaneously (SQ/SC); 4  Orally (PO);  Via epidural injection (into the spinal canal but outside the spinal 1  cord); Transdermally (through the skin);  and.