I was checking out the product on the company’s website; it gets a lot of positive comments on this forum.
It appears that the ingredient list is basically minerals. Is it just that this product offers MORE minerals than usually found in a vit/min supplement?
What do you get with this that you don’t get from other vit/min supplements?
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I was checking out the product on the company’s website; it gets a lot of positive comments on this forum.
It appears that the ingredient list is basically minerals. Is it just that this product offers MORE minerals than usually found in a vit/min supplement?
What do you get with this that you don’t get from other vit/min supplements?[/QUOTE]
“More” has little to do with the value of a vit/mineral supplement-- much more important are things like balance (e.g. Ca: Ph, Cu: Zn) and form (e.g. Se as selenate, selenite, or selenium yeast). Trying to use the quantity of minerals to measure the quality of a supplement would be like judging a painting by the amount of paint spread on the canvas.
If it were only that simple!
I think this product works great IF you have a foal that is deficient either at birth or because the mare has poor quality/deficient milk.
True, but if you are using a balanced vit/min supplment to begin with…what’s the difference? I had not considered the form part of the equation though.
So, if you are using a ration balancer that is intended for young growing horses and you feel you need perhaps more minerals…wouldn’t adding a well balanced vit/min supplement have the same effect?
Just trying to decide if it is truly worth it considering I would have to get it shipped to Canada via UPS. It gets positive comments here though so I am tempted. I am thinking of it for a 6.5 month old weanling.
I suppose worst case scenario I am just wasting money.
If the horse is old enough to be consuming a ration balancer, I wouldn’t think something like Rejuvenaide would be something to look at, not without having some health crisis.
website?
When I googled Rejuvenaide I only came up with places to buy it. Where is their website?
I would not use Rejuvenaid (or any other vitamin/mineral supplement) on any foal already eating the correct amount of a ration balacer. Most good ration balancers contain all the vitamins and minerals that are needed, so adding a supplement would lead to over-supplementing (which can be just as dangerous and under-supplementing).
When needed I prefer Rejuvenaid b/c it comes in paste or liquid that I can squirt right into the mouth, vs. a powder or pellet that the foal has to eat. I also feel that Progressive has good research behind their products and prefer to use them when I can.
I am a fan of Rejuvenaide and use it on all of my sucklings. It has helped me avoid dealing with physitis and also works well to improve lax and tight tendons / ligaments. My foals are not on ration balancer until they are around 4 months. Once they are consuming the appropriate amount of the RB, they don’t need Rejuvenaide.
A nice side effect is that they love the taste. After having something yummy squirted in their mouths every day, all of my homebreds are super easy for deworming and oral medications. 
Posted at the same time as HHR, didn’t mean to be repetitive.
Progressive’s website:
BTW, their foal starter and creep does wonders for a foal if the dam doesn’t produce enough milk. It is milk based, but not a milk replacer.
Thanks
Rejuvenaide fan
I have been feeding Progressive products for over 15 years (previously Buckeye) and have worked extensively with their nutritionists. I have used Rejuvenaide very successfully to treat foals with physitis. It usually resolves the issue within two weeks of beginning treatment. It can be difficult to regulate the amount of milk they drink and I have had some fast growing babies with mares that milk like Holstein cows:) The extra minerals helps support tendon and ligament development without adding additional calories. It is always best to consult with your veterinarian but, you can also call the nutritionists at Progressive. They are a wealth of knowledge and will even visit your farm to assess your horses and feeding program.
I agree, I use it with foals with physistis , esp ones who are not consuming enough creep feed. Love it
Another Rejuvenaide fan here as well! :yes:
I have used either Buckeye’s Foal Aide paste or Progressive’s Rejuvenaide paste for many, many years as a preventive or a treatment in foals that look like they might have a tendency towards physistis. It is well worth the cost. Also, they like the flavor and get used to paste, making worming a breeze later on.
If I may hijack a wee bit?
Do you regular breeders just get/keep Foal Aide or Rejuvenaide on hand, always, and just use it as prevention as Home Again mentioned? If so, for how long do you use it?
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If I may hijack a wee bit?
Do you regular breeders just get/keep Foal Aide or Rejuvenaide on hand, always, and just use it as prevention as Home Again mentioned? If so, for how long do you use it?[/QUOTE]
I keep Rejuvenaide on hand and use it primarily if I see some physitis happening. I use it until the symptoms are resolved, or until the foals is eating the reccomend amount of ration balancer.
To be clear though, you would not use it with a weanling who is eating the recommended amount of ration balancer, even if you were having some worries about physitis?
Ditto this. I don’t give it to every foal, but give it the second that I see the start of a problem. I have had some of my mares for many, many years and know the ones who produce enough milk for a dairy cow. Their foals are the ones that get the paste at the first hint of a problem.
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To be clear though, you would not use it with a weanling who is eating the recommended amount of ration balancer, even if you were having some worries about physitis?[/QUOTE]
I love the stuff and have used it on all my foals up until they are eating the Foal’s First pellets reliably as that is the same thing but in a pelleted form. Continue with Foal’s First through four months of age then switch to All phase ration balancer. I have never had a problem but I guess if I did at some point down the road it wouldn’t hurt to add that to the mix for a little while. Seems like you could up the ration balancer a bit and achieve the same thing however
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To be clear though, you would not use it with a weanling who is eating the recommended amount of ration balancer, even if you were having some worries about physitis?[/QUOTE]
I’ve never had that particular problem. I’ve had a couple of cases of physitis, I think b/c I have two mares that milk like crazy and the foals grow very rapidly. I use Rejuvenaide on them, but by the time they are on the ration balancer and close to weaned/weaned then the physitis is no longer an issue (in my personal experience). So no, I wouldn’t use both. I think you can get into trouble by over-supplementing.
For those who test their mare’s milk, you may have found that some vitamins and/or minerals are lacking, despite the mare being properly fed. When a foal is too young to eat a concentrate, products like Rejuvenaide can be administered to ensure the foal is getting the proper nutrition.
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