Anyone found horse more lethargic on Alcar.....

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And if so, did you try any other amino acid supplements, for a suspected mild PSSM horse?

The rest of his diet is meadow hay/alfalfa/mic.linseed/copra/grass nuts/vit E/general vit/min supplement/salt/lysine.

Thanks.
 
carolineb said:
Mine is def less spooky. I'm wondering about a diet overhaul as mine still isn't 100%. What type pssm is yours?
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I'm not even sure if he is PSSM, he is a young (7yo), very large,(17.2+) still growing Hols/TB. He is still developing, and has no raised muscle enzymes, nor hard muscle areas, but is that difficult mixture of lazy and sharp......it may just be him/his stage of development, but I thought it worthwhile to feed him as a possible PSSM. But have not seen any improvement in the lazy aspect, but is less spooky since adding Alcar/VitE.

I have just stopped the Alcar, and this morning, his engine was much more engaged....so just interested in other peoples experiences?!
 
Unfortunately the diet requirements are different depending on what type of PSSM the horse has. TB/Holsteiner, could either be P1 or RER, though I would hazard a guess and go more for RER. In this instance ALCAR probably wouldn't have any great effect. It supposedly works for P1 horses by increasing the ability to metabolize glucose; or rather the higher level of ALCAR makes it easier for the horse to metabolize sugars; but it does seem to be hit and miss.

I never saw any real difference when I used it at all.
 
SEL said:
Mine is a diagnosed PSSM type 1 and was spooky and reactive on Alcar!
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That's interesting. I'm currently experimenting with my as yet not formally diagnosed mare's diet and management. She has responded really well to vitamin E supplementation, and her previously rock hard quarters and ham strings are now soft and wobbly. So I put her on Alcar as well, thinking that it would improve her even further, and it had the opposite effect :eek:.

Spookiness was one of her symptoms before I got on the PSSM trail.
 
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