RE: [RC] Another probiotics question - Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vallonelee@xxxxxxx Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005
8:16 AM To: Ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Another probiotics
question
My husband is new to riding and
recently asked me a question I could not answer. Can you give a
horse too much probiotics. We have talked about electrolytes and how you
can overdose with them. I said I guess so, but I would ask to see
if anyone has any input.
Lee
Yes, you
can overdose. When you plop in a dose of viable microbes, they start to
metabolize whatever substrate is at hand and one of the by-products is carbon
dioxide. Too much at once and you can sometimes get some gas
cramps. Better to be conservative when feeding probiotics, especially if
during a ride.
