Re: RC: CC and tying up

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/21/99 1:56:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, Tivers@aol.com 
writes:

<< My 
 statement was in reply to someone who had a horse that was tying up on her 
 every day, or nearly every day, before any serious exercise could be 
 accomplished. In this circumstance, CC at night stops the syndrome cold. 
 Every time.  >>

Here's your quote:

<<This will enrage the academics, but it's true: if you feed a dose of 
CarboCharge or any other glycogen loader at night, the next day the horse in 
the tying-up syndrome will not tie up. Then, get some miles into the horse on 
a daily basis and soon (within a few days) you can get off the evening dose 
entirely. >>

Yes, it was in reply about a horse that was tying up regularly, but can also 
see the same thing with calcium problems (ridecampers have mentioned multiple 
cases), selenium problems (see those regularly in this area), and PSM, in 
addition to carb problems.  A more responsible answer would be to get some 
real data (something "substantive") on that particular horse to determine 
which is the case, and treat accordingly.  I don't doubt that you will help 
horse #3 there, but horses 1, 2, and 4 could be made clinically worse.  

Heidi


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