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| What are some good supplements to help build up their blood? Right now I am giving him red cell but his blood tests are still coming back as being low. What other supplements are there that will be stronger than the red cell? |
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| I would look into whats causing it first. Anemia in horses is brought on by something, they usually aren't just anemic without an underlying issue. Ulcers are a big reason, parasites, kidney infections, sickness. You might try starting him on a probiotic also to increase the B12 in his hind gut, which will help increase red blood cells. |
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| If other minerals are out of balance, that will also affect how they absorb certain minerals. Similar to how you have to balance the Cal/Phos ratio.
Copper & Zinc interact with Iron. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | FlyingJT - 2014-12-05 12:28 PM
I would look into whats causing it first. Anemia in horses is brought on by something, they usually aren't just anemic without an underlying issue. Ulcers are a big reason, parasites, kidney infections, sickness. You might try starting him on a probiotic also to increase the B12 in his hind gut, which will help increase red blood cells.
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Not all anemia is the same. You need to find the cause so you can fix the underlying problem, rather than shotgun. |
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| Blood Build and Digestive ULR. Also Tech Mix Equine Restart |
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Location: Piedmont, OK | There's things like lixotonic or hemi-15 but you need to find out the source of the problem first |
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| BarrelBug - 2014-12-05 12:07 PM
What are some good supplements to help build up their blood? Right now I am giving him red cell but his blood tests are still coming back as being low. What other supplements are there that will be stronger than the red cell?
I have had 2 become anemic
1 was a bleeder, the other had worms
Corrected each issue and then did blood builder
I used lixotinic, its expensive but works
My hauling partner uses EQ Royal (http://eqroyal.com/) her mare is back to herself and clocking a 1/2 second faster since she has been on it |
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Location: TN | It may not help but I give a daily human vitamine crushed in all my show horses feed.
got to reading that 30 mg of biotin is how much is in the hoof builder supplements. i recently pulled shoes on a few and wanted to keep their feet growing (my point) there is iron , folic acid along with B12, B6 and B1 in multi vitamines.
$6 at Walmart
Probably need to find cause of blood loss 
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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | When you pull the blood on a relaxed horse the RBC count will be lower because the RBC are stored in the spleen. To get a better look at the RBC count pull the blood right after exercising and have it spun. This will give a better look at the RBC count. Some horses tend to keep more RBC in the spleen until they are needed! |
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Location: TN | love hearing what Douglas has to say !! |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | THE NitrOxidePLUS! Or you can have Bob make up a special formula for you. |
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