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 "Drank the Kool Aid"
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Location: Iowa, LA | Just bumping an important old thread since PSSM TYPE 2 is back in the spotlight :-) | |
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Location: southeast Texas | It's been about five years ,,,,, | |
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"Drank the Kool Aid"
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Location: Iowa, LA | roxieannie - 2018-04-01 5:28 PM
It's been about five years ,,,,,
I think they made pretty good progress in five years. It can never be soon enough, but now knowing multiple genes involved is great progress! | |
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"Drank the Kool Aid"
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I think that the people who are so upset about the findings of the PSSM TYPE 2 research are missing some crucial information. They are missing a huge point. Owners, like me, who have had the experience of spending thousands of dollars on incorrect diagnosis after incorrect diagnosis by the TOP and WELL-RESPECTED vets and putting our hurting horses through unnecessary injections, surgeries, and exercise programs that didn’t work- we see and understand that this needs to get out. This needs to be shared! If information that I have shared has helped one horse and one owner, then it is absolutely worth all of the backlash! AND IT HAS! I had so many private messages and phone calls with people asking me if the symptoms their horses had could be PSSM. I had many contact me later, saying that they had made changes and it had helped their horses. People who were THANKFUL for me sharing the information that some of you are wanting to keep quiet just because honesty is so under appreciated today. We are all so scared to speak the truth for fear of offending someone. It has gotten ridiculous! You cannot deny that this is VERY REAL with VERY REAL CONSEQUENCES. And if you are truly on the horses side and truly wanting to improve the breed, you will be honest with yourself and others. Learn, research, and share the knowledge. This is not going away! Five years ago I tested two of my 3 barrel horses via muscle biopsy and the progress that has been made has been amazing! I’m trying to save others from the heartbreak, unnecessary money loss, unnecessary medical procedures and unnecessary suffering. Our horses are at our mercy. They can’t help themselves. Mother Nature can’t even help them because we are the ones playing god with their breeding and selection. We need to be HONEST and open about where the research is taking us. We can’t undo what is already done, but we can make better informed choices from here!
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| hannahbug - 2017-11-15 5:05 PM
donk - 2017-11-13 11:42 AM
I board a horse for a girl that has PSSM 1. I called about the hay rite complete & performance pellets- they both have NSC 7.08. I want to try them so bad too but don't know if he can handle it?
An NSC under 10 is extremely low. I wouldn't hesitate to feed it.
What is the highest you would want to feed for pssm? | |
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| Bumping this back up | |
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