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Thank you Joane, for the links to Gayle Ecker's and Susan 
Garlinghouse's sites.  At last, the results of bona fide studies 
rather than anecdotal reports.

I attended the seminar at the San Antonio convention reporting the 
results of a test of the effects of electrolyte administration on 
gastric mucosa. (did not take notes, so this is from occasionally 
faulty memory)  Point 1: in both groups, treated and untreated, 
ulcers were present at scoping, before any electrolyte administration 
in about 50% of each group, a research herd at the vet school.  Point 
2: after treatment, the percentage and severity of gastric mucosa 
ulceration was increased in the electrolyted group.  Point 3: the 
research vet did not recommend against electrolyte protocols, since 
there are demonstrated benefits of doing so.  We don't know the 
significance of this gastric mucosa ulceration (remember 50% of both 
groups exhibited it); we don't know whether it's transient or 
progressive.  We do know that we can irritate the gastric mucosa with 
electrolytes and must keep that in mind when we devise our strategies 
for our ponies.  The final point was that this small, I thought well 
done study was EXPENSIVE.  So the little bits of objective knowledge 
that we get should be greatly appreciated.  Now back to our regularly 
scheduled events...

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