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RE: [RC] Follow up on "tying up" episode - heidi

Okay I finally got all the blood work back on Buddy after his tying 
up/cramping episode.  Even with daily dosing of electrolytes, his levels were 
still low.  Also the selenium level came back at 0.09 (with the low range of 
normal being 0.14).  So my question is........ 
  
Would this level of selenium depletion require an injectable supplementation 
in conjunction with the oral supplement (selenium yeast) that he is now 
receiving twice daily? 


Oh, THERE is Lee's post!

I would absolutely inject this horse, since he is clearly not getting enough 
out of the oral supplementation.  And don't believe the "normals" from 
labs--they are based on averages in deficient populations.  Use .200 as the low 
end of the normal range.

What is the amount of selenium in the oral supplement he is getting?  And how 
deficient is the area where his hay is grown?

Heidi

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