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[RC] re: the world's worst selenium levels - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Frances gumbootballet@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Thanks, Heidi, for your quick response to my inquiry about abysmal selenuim levels (.054) in my QH CTR and endurance mare. On your advice I have had another blood sample taken and am waiting for the lab report. This mare has always had a bottle brush tail and skin that is very easily bruised. In retrospect I am wondering if that may be because of this deficiency. It will be interesting to see if there is some improvement in her tail growth when we get the selenium levels back in line. I talked to my vet about injectable selenium and he mentioned that there are often abcesses associated with the shots. Can you give anti-biotics at the same time to prevent that? Also, how long does it take to see any significant improvement after selenium is injected? We have the first 50 mile ride of the season coming up in 2 weeks and I'm wondering how to deal with that when I won't have the lab report until just before the ride. Thanks for your time, Heidi. ps- I'm one of the "friendly Canadians" that helped to run Helldiver last year. -Frances. ===========================================================REAL endurance is your water freezing IN the cantle bags! ~ Heidi Sowards ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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