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Re: [RC] [Guest] Adios/Metabolic failures@ PAC - Heidi SmithI'm with you Maggie. The only time I've seen horses with IV's, there had been a serious problem. Perhaps the vet and rider caught the problem before it got critical but the problem was already serious. Maggie posted me privately with more comments and I sent her a private reply, but I shared some stuff with her that in retrospect might be of interest to others. One thing that hasn't been addressed in detail here but was kind of hinted at in Joe's case is that sometimes the horse may be fine and dandy to recover metabolically by just eating and drinking, but something happens to him. In Joe's case, his horse rolled and got up oddly, and had a cramp. I've also seen cases with injuries where the following would apply. The problem comes when there is some reason OTHER than metabolic crisis that causes you to want to give the horse medications. Drugs like Bute and Banamine can have some real risks in dehydrated horses. So if the horse has a suspensory pull well into a long ride, even though he is eating and drinking fine and would recover just fine metabolically, it would be the prudent thing to do to jug him to assure that he has enough fluid on board so that the administration of antiinflamatories doesn't cause him damage. Just to illustrate that there ARE clinical reasons other than metabolic crisis why one WOULD want to opt for a jug to hasten the rehydration process... That said, I still don't feel that it is something that IS done routinely "just to recover" nor would I recommend it just for that. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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