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Old 05-11-2012, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie View Post
My mistake.
i went back and re-read your response to see if i missed anything. you asked why lasix was given to horses who don't bleed.
from the other lasix discussion begun yesterday, it appears there's no way to know when a horse will suffer a bleeding episode, and of course you'd also have no way of knowing the severity of a bleeding-since you don't know one's coming til it's there.
imo, better to prevent an episode that may come, since there's no way to know ahead of time.
we'd all be better off if we knew when things were going to happen!
also, if a horse suddenly had an episode, the damage could be permanent. i feel it's better to err and prevent, than not use something that's available and be left with a lung-damaged horse.
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