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Tell your vet to send it to Cornell. They charge $15 lab fee.   Quentin

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lori Bertolucci
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:08 AM
To: Susan & Jerry Milam; ridecamp
Subject: RE: [RC] selenium toxicity-cost of testing....

You said the test wasn't expensive, but my neighbors just had the vet do a blood draw/test on a young horse they just received, that was rather malnourished, and when they asked for a selinium test to be done they were told it would run an additional $100 plus dollars. That was over the cost of the original test ($85.00).

Does this seem like a normal cost?

 

Just asking...I didn't remember spending that much in the past for selinium tests...

(we are in south/central Calif, near Bakersfield...)

 

Thanks,

Lori B.

Susan & Jerry Milam <milamj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Selenium toxicity exhibits changes in the hair and hoof structure, but don't
know if that's a late change or an early sign- probably later than early.
You need to geta blood sample to be sure and it's not that expensive. Just
do it.

susan

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alice Yovich
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 10:24 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: [RC] selenium toxicity

I have been treating my mare with selenium at the advice of an alternative
medical practioner. We didn't do blood work and based on her EPM dx, it was
supposed to help improve her muscle function. She's had some other lameness
issues and I'm wondering if those could be due to selenium. I did pull it
from her diet and she seems better, but I don't know how quickly an
improvement would be made from NOT supplementing selenium. Anyone have any
words on this subject?

Alice, Peter and Maggie
Region 4, Texas
http://stores.ebay.com/Equithreads-and-Things
www.equithreads.com



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