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RE: [RC] Study on electrolyte/ulcers - heidi

 I agree...it does start to sound a bit like that sometimes.  My horses have 
never stopped eating because of elytes...in fact, they generally go right 
back to eating whatever they were eating.  

Count yourself lucky.  I've seen too many to count, who, following a big
dose of e-lytes, have not only stopped eating but have in some cases
gone on to cramp and/or colic as a result.

Again, I'm NOT trying to say that "all electrolyting is bad"--I'm simply
trying to underscore that it is important to know exactly WHAT is going
on with your horse, and WHY he should (or should not!) receive e-lytes
at any given time.  

The norm in this sport is that if a horse has any problems, throw more
e-lytes at him.  And in my experience, that not only often exacerbates
the problems, but also causes people to miss the real reasons for the
problems altogether.

Heidi


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