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Re: [RC] Hyponatremia - rides2farone of them suggested I give her 1/2 a dose of lytes and remove her water> for 30-60 minutes, after which she was fine. They felt she was a bit overhydrated. I'm not certain, but that could have been the case. Overhydrated, or underelectrolyted? The way I understand it, the mix is important and it's better to have the right "mix" and less of it than to have extra water that dilutes the mix (intracellular fluid?) Very simple layman (my) visual image. Am I right in that thinking? If this horse had the electrolytes in it...would this same amount of water have been "to much"? I have only seen one horse (pony) that I would think might do this. He was just a compulsive drinker. Never did endurance, but drank gallons and gallons a day and would pee clear as spring water 2 times in a one hour ride. He leaned towards cresty and I figured had some stuff going on inside along with his compulsive drinking. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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