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Location: IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD AT LEAST THEY KNOW ME HERE | Ok my buddy has a nice young barrel mare.
She tyed up n was at the vet. Iv'd pretty bad shape blah blah blah
she needs input on what products y'all have used.
thanks in advance for sharing :0))
Edited by Yakima 2014-05-29 11:57 PM
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Expert
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| I grew up on a mare that tied up bad in her younger years when my step mom ran her. From the day my step mom switched her to the ADM Alliance Feeds (MoorGlo & SrGlo) she has not tied up since. I'm a FIRM believer in a low starch/ high fat diet for those horses. |
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The Advice Guru
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| I would have the horse tested for Pssm both types, if horse tests positives, then eliminating the starch, nonstructural sugars may be enough to prevent another attack. If not I believe pergolide is still the drug of choice.
If the horse tests negative, then in would be discussing with my vet the possible causes and get to the root of the issue |
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Blessed 
Location: Here | Tlc animal nutrition performance plus |
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Fire Ant Peddler
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| JC X TIE UP by Finish Line. Inexpensive and works I keep some on hand at all times
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 "Drank the Kool Aid"
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Location: Iowa, LA | The absolute first thing to do is figure out whether the horse has PSSM type 1 or type 2, RER, etc. this requires at minimum a $35-40 hair DNA test. If the hair test comes back negative for PSSM type 1, then have a muscle biopsy done to rule out PSSM type 2, RER, seasonal pasture myopathy, etc. Once you know what you are dealing with, you can decide which supplements are best. All require super low starch feed. Mine cannot have grass without being cinchy, cold backed, and sensitive. They HAVE to be worked every single day to keep them feeling their best. |
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Veteran
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Location: Nashvegas | I agree with the posters that said, tell your friend to get the horse tested for PSSM, as it is more common than people realize. Then I will add that for the race horses we had with tyinp up issues, after having bloodwork pulled, we would keep them on a good Vitamin E and Selenium supplement. |
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  More bootie than waist!
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | I've had good luck since I switched to Nutrena Safechoice Sr. Its very low in starch. I have to be careful how much green grass he gets with the high sugar content so he gets turned out for a few hours daily and otherwise gets prairie hay. I've recently started him on Vit E & Selenium. My vet wants him on daily electrolytes but I'm having trouble getting him to eat the granules but likes the paste. That gets spendy though. |
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