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    [RC] quest? pre-loading elytes-was gastroguard - Teresa Van Hove


    Any thoughts on whether its better to use plain table salt (NaCl only)
    for pre-loading (like up to the night before dose)  I think I read on
    another list a year or so ago that the potassium chloride and other
    salts are more harsh on the horses mouth's if not their stomachs, and it
    seems like they should not need extra of the other electrolytes until
    they are exercising and using them? since they can get those things from
    their normal diets.  I did this with my horses beforing hauling them
    last time and they seemed more willing to eat their beet pulp with plain
    salt added in, and they drank well at ridecamp. Grey especially does not
    volantarily consume food that has had normal elytes mixed in, but he
    didn't mind just a little plain salt added in.  I'm planning to continue
    this, but would like input on when would be best to switch to normal
    elytes. (night before, morning pre-dose, or not until after actually
    starting exercise?)
    
    Thanks in advance,
    
    Teresa
    
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