When you put bute into a horse, how does it cover up that the horse is hurt? Because when we get a pain killer, we

Question: When you put bute into a horse, how does it cover up that the horse is hurt? Because when we get a pain killer, we still feel pain.
- Keywords:
  bute,
  horse,
  pain
Asked by sassypony to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 20 Mar 2013.
- Hayley Evers-King answered on 20 Mar 2013:
  
  They probably still feel some pain, but bute acts as an anti-inflammatory drug, which helps with pain from injuries.

Question: When you put bute into a horse, how does it cover up that the horse is hurt? Because when we get a pain killer, we still feel pain.