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Medications & Medical Conditions for HBOT:
There are several medications that will
preclude your horse from undergoing a HBOT session. If your horse is being
treated with or has recently been treated with any of the following medications
your horse will not be able to be treated with HBOT until the drug is no longer
in your horse’s system:
Cis platinum
Disulfiram
Doxorubicin
Mafenide acetate
Opiates
In
addition, there are a few conditions in which HBOT is not recommended until the
condition is treated or resolved. These conditions include:
Untreated pneumothorax
Tension pneumothorax
Strangles
Fever
Seizure disorders
Viral infections
Optic neuritis
Scouring/ diarrhea
Chronic emphysema with CO2 retention
History of
the following:
Guttural pouch disease
Eustachian tube disease
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Thoracic surgery
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