The TL;DR is that a while back, someone figured out that giving humans a low-dose horse tranquilizer cured depression (temporarily).I don’t know (and I don’t want to know) how they figured that out, because the story in my head is funnier than anything real life could come up with.
The TL;DR is that a while back, someone figured out that giving humans a low-dose horse tranquilizer cured depression (temporarily).
I don’t know (and I don’t want to know) how they figured that out, because the story in my head is funnier than anything real life could come up with.
Well, I mean, it’s also a human tranquilizer. I worry that calling medications “animal-medications” delegitimize their human use-cases.
It’s also more commonly used as a cat tranquilizer, so even within the “animal-medications” frame, horse is a bit noncentral. I suspect this is deliberate because “horse tranquilizer” just sounds hardcore in a way “cat tranquilizer” doesn’t.
I suspect it’s also might be riffing on the “horse dewormer” (ivermectin) thing
Well, I mean, it’s also a human tranquilizer. I worry that calling medications “animal-medications” delegitimize their human use-cases.
It’s also more commonly used as a cat tranquilizer, so even within the “animal-medications” frame, horse is a bit noncentral. I suspect this is deliberate because “horse tranquilizer” just sounds hardcore in a way “cat tranquilizer” doesn’t.
I suspect it’s also might be riffing on the “horse dewormer” (ivermectin) thing