Re: RC: Electrolytes, stress

[Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>]

Barney drew blood; mystery solved.  He had a 
> potassium> spike that would cause the heart to stop. > did that mean I
used too much electrolyte? We found mouth ulcers; all typical of renal >
failure.>  Why> did his kidneys fail?  

Is it possible that it had nothing to do with the race? I had a friend
who had two horses experience kidney failure, with mouth ulcers, and
burned looking skin. They were not endurance horses. It was apparently a
plant they ate.

Angie
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