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[RC] Drinking too much water - Sheila_LarsenMy gelding suddenly started drinking lots and lots of water, 15 plus maybe more gallons a day and was thinner than he should have been. I was on vacation when it started so I don't know how suddenly it started (I was gone for six weeks). However a blood test revealed that he was hyper-thyroid, Yes I know horses are not supposed become hyper-thyroid, but the numbers were so high that the lab ran it again to make sure. And then we did more blood tests and the number were they same. Then we did a thyroid test and the numbers were the same, very high. It was many years ago so someone would have to jog my memory about thyroid numbers. For some reason after a couple of months the numbers started to come down to normal, we suspect a tumor perhaps pituitary. So a blood test might be in order just to rule something like that out. The horse was fifteen or so at the time, he is now 26 and going strong. Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. Rita Mae Brown =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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