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Re: [RC] Probiotics in electrolytes Question - rides2farKim, I've also wondered how long they last in a bottle in my horse trailer. I will say that my *only* colic at a ride, ever, was when I'd just discovered probiotics and took the "more is better" approach and gave them at every vet check (on a 100) with my electrolytes. As a matter of fact, I mix them the night before so they'd been in the syringe with the salt all night. At the 80 mile mark he got a gassy colic (he'd probably had 5 doses by then). No treatment recommended by the vet other than lead him around a little. (very experienced competitor/endurance vet) He was fine in 30 or 45 minutes, but we lost a 100 mile completion. :-((( His other parameters were excellent, he had already passed his check with flying colors. Since then I just use them when the gut sounds are a little down. Just by chance, I switched to using yogurt as my carrier not long after that and really didn't need the probiotics any more. Too many variables to say if the yogurt helped. I mainly switched to yogurt because it squirts way back really well and he swallows it with no fuss and nothing pouring out his mouth. Angie On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:55:08 EST KimFue@xxxxxxx writes: I know many riders add pro biotics to their electrolyte concoctions. What I am curious about is do pro biotics remain effective in a very salty base like electrolytes. One of the reasons I give pro biotics is because stress can cause the micro flora in the gut to die off and disrupt digestion. It seems to me that these microflora are pretty sensitive to environmental changes. I know they are sensitive to changes in temperature, pH, antibiotics, etc. So if I mix pro biotics in my electrolytes should I expect them to be viable by the time they get to where they would have a positive effect for my horses digestion? If I am going to give pro biotics would it be more effective to give them separately from electrolytes or mix them with feed at vet checks? Kim Fuess "Man was created to complete the horse." -Ed Abbey. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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