Question for the Rejuvenaide fans...

[Edgewood]

I also have used it quite a bit. I had 1 filly that I bought as a weanling that started to get physitis (she was not on a ration balancer, but a mare & foal grain at her breeder’s place). I consulted Don Kappler and we did give her the rejuvenaide paste at that time in a proper dose/wgt. Then when she came home, he had me up the amounts of the ration balancer by about 0.5 per day over the recommended amount. The physitis resolved just fine and she is now over a year away from when it happened.

Another friend had a mare who was a late yearling who was over at the knee. She had not been on a ration balancer at that time. Owner had tried dynasplint and contacted several vets. She finally contacted Don Kappler and he recommended Rejuvenaide at the recommended dose/wgt for a few months. Mare corrected to 99% straight in her legs within a month or 2 after using the rejuvenaide.

[JB]

How does testing the milk show which nutrients are lacking? Or are you not talking about the pH testing?

[Edgewood]

@JB;5337256

How does testing the milk show which nutrients are lacking? Or are you not talking about the pH testing?

No, it is actually milk testing looking at the nutrients (Ca++, Na++, minerals, fat). In the filly that I mentioned that had physitis at her breeders, we did test the milk of the dam before we started the rejuvenaide. The dam’s milk was very high in fat and if I remember right, was low in Ca++ and Phosphorous (60% of what it should be). Don and I had a long conversation about it. I guess he has 1 mare of his own that he always supplements the foal because even though the mare is on a ration balancer, her milk mineral and vitamin quantities are not in the normal range (ie, they are low).

[JB]

Ok, just checking, since most talk of “milk testing” is what I mentioned. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing out on some nifty test strip :lol:

What are the protocols for having this done? Obviously I assume Progressive does this, but that involves shipping the milk. Edumacate me!

[Edgewood]

@JB;5337384

What are the protocols for having this done? Obviously I assume Progressive does this, but that involves shipping the milk. Edumacate me!

Hmm…I don’t see the milk testing form on their website. Don emailed it to me and the breeder last year. It is probably buried in an email folder somewhere. I bet if you emailed progressive, they could email you the form of how to test mare’s milk post foaling.

[Callaway]

Peskee is the one who told me about the milk testing.

[peskee]

This is a product that is put on my shelf before the first foal is born in the spring. I do milk tests at 7 day, 30 day, 60 day and 90 days post foaling. Adjust your Rejuvenaide accordingly. The test last year only cost $35 and is well worth the money. Holmes lab does it, you just milk 2 ounces of milk, no refrigeration needed and send… I put it in little sample jars I get from the drug store, like you use when traveling, label them test B put in a ziploc bag and send. They will send the results by email. I also have mine sent to Don Kapper so he can advise me…

If I have a big foal with some contracture he is on Rejuvenaid by 3 days old and will most likely remain on it until weaning or it is consuming Foals First or Grass balancer at the recommended amounts. I have had good results with this product on young horses up to 20 months old. We had a yearling several years ago that was bought with 3 OCD’s. We started him on Rejuvenaide and Grass formula and at 18 months old had a new series of rads done and they were gone! I have had this happen many times with young horses in my care. I had a 18 month old filly come to me with contracted tendons. She was started on Rejuvenaide…She went on to win many in hand classes and is now a happy sound hunter. And I have many more success stories to match these.