Oxytocin Dosage for Retained Placenta?

[mythicfriesians]

Howdie all, quick question:

What dosage of oxytocin do you give if a mare is having trouble passing her placenta? I've been told numerous different thigns by vets, and am curious what everyone else does.

Thanks!
Allison

[STF]

In the few cases we have had, we gave a low dose of 1cc and it worked well. But on the worst case you would want to delute about 20IU into a small saline bag and do a slow drip (vets doing).

[risingrainbow]

Both times I've done this this season, we gave 5cc and repeated every hour as needed until the placenta was passed (that was up to 4 doses but neither went that far) The repeat is necessary because the oxytocin only stays in the system for a short time. (45 minutes to an hour depending on who you talk to)