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Re: [RC] Surgar in Beet Pulp/ Laminitis Scare - Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVM

You're right, one rat research does not a statistical trend make.  However, I felt it the more responsible thing to do on behalf of laminitic, insulin resistant and Cushinoid horses and the owners who manage them, to state even the remote possibility of a problem (and how to solve it right here and now) ---rather than wait a year to establish statistical data.
 
And that, Jaye, is the very heart of "interest in the well being of our equids".  Sorry that it offends your tender sensibilities.
 
Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, MS
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 8:18 PM
Subject: [RC] Surgar in Beet Pulp/ Laminitis Scare

>>However, I was recently forwarded a copy of an analysis of some beet pulp (admittedly, only one sample) in which simple sugars ran incredibly high, over 30%---which for a seriously insulin resistant and/or Cushinoid horse with laminitis issues, could potentially be catastrophic<<
 
Doc, i really did enjoy your interests in the well being of our equids, but you just stepped over the line. That line consist of true fact and realistic information to the public. One sample  in a true scientific study doesn't have a conclusion or points of discussion.   Until the beetpulp study is complete   theorecticals need to be kept under wraps and  tabled when conclusive fact is found instead of therum. You sound like every other  equine prognosticator,  scare the hell out of them first then explain it's just very few horses that are affected..
 
  Jaye 
 

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