Re: Selenium & Vitamin E Supplements

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

You have to try hard to overdose vitamin E, so don't worry about it.  1 mg
of selenium per day is the standard rule of thumb to start, but the amounts
provided in the hay you're feeding can vary widely depending on where it's
grown.  Best method is to ask your vet (preferably an endurance vet) what he
recommends for your area, bcked up by some serum selenium assays, not too
expensive and worth the info.  Some horses seem to require more than others,
but its not a mineral that you want to go feeding willy nilly, as its
cumulative and can cause serious toxicity.

I'd say assuming youre in the So Cal area, start with 1 mg of Se per day and
see if you notice any improvement, in the meantime, ask your vet for his/her
recommendations and follow up with serum assay in a few weeks.

Susan G
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Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: RC: Selenium & Vitamin E Supplements


> Kathy Bishop jbishop@att.net
> I am looking for information on amounts of selenium and vitamin E used
>  to treat a horse that has  tied up. What are the min and max amounts that
can
> can be given on a daily basis? My horse gets unlimited bermuda grass,
> 1 cup of race ready, and powdered cortaflex daily. I use him for
endurance,
> ride 2x week, probably 25 total miles weekly. He is very fit, my vet felt
> that I had given him too much time off before and after the January 6
> Warner Springs 50 mile. If anyone has any information please email me at
> jbishop@att.net
>
>
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