Antibiotics

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Originally Posted by doll0608

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First of all most antibiotics take more than a few days to work. More than likely they are treating this horse with an antibiotic called baytril which can be given 5-7 days. Then yes of course you would want the horse to have some time after that for the horse to build up their immune system. It is all up to what the trainer and owner feel is the best for the horse. When we run a horse we usually scope them two works before they run to make sure they are clean and sometimes it can be as simple as a cycle of antibiotics and they are fine for the race.

Is there a suggested or recommended time-frame after the treatment is given to avoid a positive piss test? Or, more importantly, do any antibiotics cause a positive if you race the horse too soon?

It just seems I've been told, or read somewhere, that it takes "x" days for an antibiotic to clear a horses system to avoid a positive test.