-If it happens again try to get a urine sample, and have the vet out right
away to draw blood! He says just tell my regular vet that he says he
needs it done. Then I can take the samples to him, and he'll run them.
-Several people suggested giving Baking Soday. He says * NO * ABSOLUTELY
NOT! He says that the system of an endurance horse, who's being intensely
trained, is already -very- alkaline. And that Baking Soda can be FATAL to
an endurance horse. He said that when endurance was first getting
started, several horses were killed because they gave them Bicarbonate of
Soda when they were tying up. Now they know better. Hopefully.....
-This IS important! Some of the commerical electrolyte mixes
contain baking soda! After I had problems with my mare tying-up,
I read the label on my old electrolytes and discovered both baking
soda, and dextrose. Threw them out and at that time, used the
Ridgeway formula. I am now using enduralytes.
-Also, one of the current vet books (might be the Ruth James book<
How to be your own Veterinarian sometimes), mentioned giving
baking soda to horses-now don't remember the reason. Quite often
books like that don't adress the different needs of endurance
horses-like your vet said, endurance horses run more alkaine.
Karen
Now the BiG question is...What to do to keep from going *CrAzY* in the
next 3 weeks???!!!??
Good luck!!
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