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We’ve made it through June without many days reaching 90, which has been nice. But the heat is coming this weekend, and it looks like it’s going to stick around. July and August are always miserable here (eastern NC). My dude stops sweating when it doesn’t cool off enough at night. So far he’s okay, and I started One AC last week and just doubled up on it today in preparation for what’s to come. He’s got access to an airy shelter with a fan and I’ll be hosing him off as needed. I hate the summer. And I’m a teacher, so I’m enjoying time off right now, but starting this weekend I’ll probably be replacing riding with doing everything I can to keep my boy cool. Fun.
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Two weeks and still no sweat.
One scoop One A C twice a day.
I’ve read where owners double dose the One A C.
Does that mean give more than two scoops a day?
My horse also has been getting one 12 oz beer (Shiner Bock) twice a day.
My horse has Cushings.
Blood tests don’t indicate IR - but giving him beer concerns me.
Glycemic index. Insulin spikes.
Adding beer - which is quickly soaked up with his Stabul 1 pellets - also ensures he’s getting his One A C - which given on his feed dry he picked through - left some uneaten.
I’m thinking to give just one can a day (insulin concerns).
Six ounces beer with six ounces of water in a water bottle - 12 oz liquid to soak the pellets and easier for barn staff to give am/pm.
That could lessen insulin spikes but hope wouldn’t diminish the hopeful beer effects giving smaller “doses” twice daily.
Thoughts?
FWIW there is a trash can full of cold water in the barn.
I’ve been putting the cans in it - to keep them cool. They float.
I don’t drink beer - but when I opened the first can to give to my horse - it sure smelled good - especially on such a hellish hot day. I was tempted to take a couple of swigs…
Susan - Cypress TX.
(Voted for Gore all those years ago).
This is my first experience with anhidrosis so I’m afraid I’m no help on advice, but jingles for some sweat to appear soon. I am about 90 minutes north-ish of you and it is positively sweltering from about 4-8pm.
Mine was sweaty last night when I pulled his fly sheet off after dark, hallelujah. He’s been on Horsetech Sweatwerks for a couple days, and I’ve been increasing his salt/electrolyte intake. Now if we can just keep it going.
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My understanding is that beer is used for the b vitamins associated with hops in it. I doubt there is enough alcohol in it vs the weight of the horse for it to have any meaningful impact.
You can absolutely give more scoops of One AC. If you read the label the dose goes up tremendously for every 100 lbs over 1100 (horse’s weight). I’d have no concern giving a horse a double dose (4 scoops for a 1100 lb horse) to try and get him going.
Rather than beer, I think you would be better off putting as much salt and / or sugar free electrolytes into the horse’s feed as he will tolerate.
You might also consider trying a different sweating supplement. I like Refresh from Platinum Performance. My old horse quit sweating yesterday. So now I have two anhidrosis horses. He wont eat the One AC I have my other younger horse on. I started the old guy on Refresh last night and he had some sweat this am and just now at 530 pm in addition to having less elevated respiration compared to yesterday. My younger horse responded to Refresh but not One AC several years ago when he quit sweating initially though sweats normally on One AC currently. Refresh has electrolytes in it so that’s convenient.
I like let m sweat a lot better than one AC. But yes one AC depending on your horse you need 4 or more scoops per day
ETA mine also get an electrolyte daily in addition to the let m sweat.
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