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Einstein would be proud of my Insanity...
There is l carnetine and acetyl l carnetine . L carnetine can work, but it was found that acetyl l carnetine (which I think is what the horse breaks l carnetine down into) is more effective.
For what it's worth there was a detailed thread on the FB group the other day where a number of biochemically informed posters suggested that Acetyl l-carnitine is the same as l-carnitine.
For what it's worth there was a detailed thread on the FB group the other day where a number of biochemically informed posters suggested that Acetyl l-carnitine is the same as l-carnitine.
As an aside I've been wondering if some of the horses who 'go loopy' on alcar are just horses that were completely suppressed into bomb proof 'lazy' horses by the disease and are showing a natural exuberance. Not all of them, obviously, but maybe a few?
I can only comment on my haflinger who is not PSSM but is PPID. He has been on prascend over 3 years and is very controlled on it, not lazy or bomb proof, just normal. On alcar he went loopy. Like in another world and not very safe to ride. Didn't behave like a horse and couldn't be reasoned with as you can a horse. Like he was high on drugs.
Alcar makes my PSSM horse keen, gets over excited, wants to go faster type keen. He behaves like an enthusiastic horse who thinks he feels very well.
This is a very interesting read....thank you all!!!
I do have 1 question tho so for those that feed the Vit E oil and alcar do you also feel other oil? Corn oil for example?
Thanks
Great news - are you still feeding Alcar?Just found this thread again
After being on magnesium oxide 99.8% low iron from forage plus my horse is completely different. He would tuck up drastically (read previous posts) and just look awful behind. He has been on rye magnesium for almost a month and is only a tiny tiny bit tucked up - hoping it improves further and further
To the OP, did you ever get a diagnosis on your boy? Sounds identical to mine at the moment...