Re: RC: Re: Joint supplements

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/99 2:33:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
lhickey@bestweb.net writes:

<< My friend's barn was recently visited by an equine physical therapist
 who also works at a race track in the NJ area, and is apparently a
 well-respected practitioner.  She was selling some (very expensive)
 joint supplements that she reccommended, and giving advice about when to
 feed what. She advocates feeding the glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate
 supplements separately, one in morning, the other in the evening feed. 
 Said there is evidence that feeding both together can cause bleeding in
 the horse.  What does this mean, and is there any truth to it?  So many
 products combine them both...
  >>

Not true. Nutramax wouldn't be charging $150/mo for a GS/CS products, selling 
only through veterinarians, if there was any evidence whatsoever that it 
caused bleeding. This sounds like a pitch to explain why the two ingredients 
are not combined into one simple product. We've been feeding such a mix for a 
couple of years now, to racehorses, with no bleeding problems. 

ti


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