Re: RC: Cure for Thumps? & Possible Cause

[Dbeverly4@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/18/99 12:05:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
DabneyEsq@cs.com writes:

<< Every two hours, religiously, we gave our guys 20cc of Lyte Now 
electrolytes 
 (we think this is the best ratio of calcium to magnesium we've found).  Gary 
 thinks his horse got a slightly sensitive stomach from this quantity; 
Blazin' 
 was fine--but next time we're going to try only 10 ccs each time.  (Also, of 
 course the quantity would depend on the weather & how fast you're going; we 
 went at a very moderate pace).   >>

This sounds like a lot of electrolytes to me.  I normally give 1 26cc syringe 
in the a.m., then another at lunch.  Then powdered electrolytes in his bran 
mash post ride.  I think I read on this list a while back that OVER dosing 
electrolytes can cause thumps -- sounds like what happened.  Live and learn, 
eh?  Thanks for posting your experience.

Sylvia


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