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Re: [RC] Horse problem/interpreting blood analysis - Susan E. Garlinghouse, DVMI agree with Heidi that you're deriving way too much from mild abnormalties in a routine CBC/panel. I'd put more faith in the incidence of colic and would agree with getting him scoped and onto some verified therapy if confirmed. Don't get too worried about ranges mildly outside normal. 99% of the time, it isn't a problem. I don't recommend adding Red Cell for mild anemia, as anemia is almost NEVER caused by dietary iron deficiency, and isn't resolved by supplementation. In fact, the additional iron just interferes with other minerals. As for reading the CBC, try the below link. I need to update it, the section regarding immune function parameters has some mistakes in it that I need to change, but the rest should be useful. http://www.shady-acres.com/susan/cbc.shtml Susan G SUSAN E. GARLINGHOUSE, DVM, MS Michael S. Peralez, DVM & Associates 1005 North Santa Anita Drive Arcadia, California 91006 (626) 446-8911 http://www.shady-acres.com/susan ============================================================ Just because someone tells you that your horse isn't "fit" for endurance...doesn't mean it isn't, it just means your horse isn't fit to be "their" endurance horse! Go for it, you never know what you'll accomplish with that "saddle horse" or "trail horse" of YOURS! ~ Darlene Anderson - DPD Endurance ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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