Re: RC: Biltmore Syn

["Susan Swope-Attardi" <Nagzarus@worldnet.att.net>]

There's a product on the market that I am using that is pure potassium.
I'll check tonight, but I believe it's called No Salt, and I got it at my
local super market (Kroger).  It's pricey, about $5 for a shaker the same
size as Morton Lite-Salt.   I began using at the recommendation of my vet,
after a tie up on a pre-ride at Greenway Gallop in March.  Looking back at
that ride, I believe there are a number of things I could do differently to
avoid a repeat of the tie-up (including removing Strongid Daily!), but I
don't believe a teaspoon of potassium with feed twice a day will hurt.

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Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 10:38 AM
Subject: RC: RC: Biltmore Syn


> Barb Peck bpeck@together.net
> Barb Peck
> bpeck@together.net
>
> OK the horses were low in Potassium.
> What about Chloride and Sodium?
>
> My previous post on 5/9 to Roger (OMNI blood results/Potassium Cl)
addresses this question.
>
> It's always been beleived that if sodium requirements
> are met, then chloride requirements will be met. The sodium
> molecule is attached to the chloride molecule, with the chloride
> molecule weighing more than the sodium.
>
> My horse, was close to being in trouble last year:
> blood showed sodium was OK (as was Onmi's) but chloride
> was low (so was potassium).
>
> How do you up chloride, without upping sodium? (Lite salt
> is 1/2 potassium chloride, 1/2 sodium chloride)
> Also.... high sodium levels usually indicate some degree
> of de-hydration, but I've never heard what the chloride levels
> are doing when a horse is dehydrated.  Anybody know? Tom? Heidi?
> Beth Glace..are you out there?
>
> Potassium as to be right.  Too little is bad & too much is bad.
>
> Here's my main question... potassium is found in alot of
> stuff horses eat.. grass, hay, grain..
>  are we talking
> about these horses having a deficit in potassium Chloride
> (i.e. the potassium molecule attached to the chloride molecule
> as in the salt?)  or some other dietary potassium?
>
> Barb
>
>
>
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