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RE: [RC] Adios - Steph TeeterSusan - maybe you could address the osmolality factor - the concentration of salts in the stomach and gut, vs concentration of salts in the blood stream. The question being - is there some point at which administering electrolytes via the stomach is going to be inneffective? and possibly harmful - i.e. the gut will actually draw water in because of osmotic differential between the gut and the bloodstream - higher salt concentration in the gut? And could this happen in the stomach as well as the gut? Bottom line - are there times when drenching a horse with concentrated electrolytes is not advised, and if so - when? How does one know? Steph -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Susan Garlinghouse, DVM Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:42 AM To: rackinfool; Darolyn Butler-Dial; 'ride camp' Subject: Re: [RC] Adios Has anyone thought about the huge amounts of >Electrolytes that are being shoved down these horses >guts? Are you aware of the huge amounts of electrolytes being utilized and excreted by these horses? I can't help but to think that over elyting is a major >culprit here. How are you able to come to that conclusion when Darolyn made no mention of the quantity or concentration of electrolytes she supplied? Just my opinion, so no flames, but food for thought. Fair enough, but unless Darolyn would like to publicly discuss the details her e'lyting protocol (and I hope she does), then there is no basis for judging whether Adios was overelectrolyted or not. My gut feeling, like Darolyn's is...not. In fact, given that Adios seemed to have been a very high octane horse, herd bound and nervous, then I would strongly suspect that adrenaline release and the hormonal effect on gut motility, had at least a significant part in what happened. Susan G, DVM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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