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When vets can't provide the answer to back pain...

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jschipper
Reg. Feb 2010
Posted 2016-05-30 11:13 AM
Subject: RE: When vets can't provide the answer to back pain...



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Location: Alberta, Canada		Info about Magnesium levels and testing blood

"Serum blood tests are not a true reflection of a horses true magnesium status. Only 1% of the body’s magnesium is found in the blood, the rest is in bone or soft tissue.
You can have your vet do a muscle biopsy but this in invasive and not usually done. There is a method of testing via urine but this involves reducing mag intake and introducing it, then measuring output in urine. This is not usually done either. The best way to know is to familiarize your self with the signs of deficiency and what they look like in your horse. Every horse has a different presentation depending on temperament and training."
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barrelracinbroke
Reg. Jun 2004
Posted 2016-05-30 6:51 PM
Subject: RE: When vets can't provide the answer to back pain...



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jschipper - 2016-05-30 9:05 AM
barrelracinbroke - 2016-05-29 9:49 PM
jschipper - 2016-05-26 2:16 PM live blood cell analysis health issues can show as unsoundness Also - magnesium deficiency can show as back pain and will not show in blood tests.
I just had my horses magnesium levels checked via blood test??
mmm.... impossible... magnesium levels can't be tested via blood test. It's stored in the bones. performanceequinenutrition.com has some very wicked information regarding magnesium deficiencies.
Very interesting!
I have my horses lab results right here.
I had a muscle enzyme panel done that included magnesium, selenium, AST, CK levels, etc.......

I was told by my vet that if magnesium ever came back low on an equine blood test than they are REALLY super low because the body will pull magnesium out of the skeletal sctructure to regulate... I think that's how he explained it anyhow?? I asked because I've heard a lot of talk about magnesium deficiency coming to light in recent years. 

But, there is a blood test for it.
Whether it's effective or not, who knows. LOL.

Magnesium wasn't what we were interested in for this horse, but it was on the test. 



 

Edited by barrelracinbroke 2016-05-30 7:18 PM
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babiemox
Reg. Dec 2004
Posted 2016-05-31 11:29 AM
Subject: RE: When vets can't provide the answer to back pain...



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GLP - 2016-05-21 1:52 PM Sounds like you have exhausted western medical analysis. You might want to look at Alternative medicine.

 
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