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15 lb bucket

Progressive Nutrition Veterinary CareSpecial Needs™ Supplement

For Veterinary Use Only

  • Special Needs Supplement
  • Diet Recommendations for Special Needs Horses

PACKAGING: Ultra concentrated formulation packaged in convenient 15 lb bucket

• Metabolic Syndrome
• EPSM/PSSM
• Cushings
• Muscle Loss/Atrophy
• Insulin Resistance
• Easy Keepers
• Laminitis

Improved overall health
• Amino acid balanced for improved muscle
• Low starch and sugars for carbohydrate sensitive horses
• Reduced calories for easy keepers
• Omega-3 fatty acids for joints, hair and skin
• Nutrients for optimal immune system

Complete nutrition in one supplement

Daily Feeding Directions- Rounded scoops

   
Horse’s Body Weight
    400-700 lbs 700-1000 lbs
1000-1300 lbs
1300-1600 lbs
Mature Idle
Horses
AM Feeding
 1/2 scoop 1 scoop
2 scoops
2 scoops
PM Feeding
 1/2 scoop 1 scoop
1 scoop
2 scoops
   
Two years old and
older in training
AM Feeding
 1 scoop 2 scoops
2 scoops
3 scoops
PM Feeding
 1/2 scoop 1 scoop
2 scoops
2 scoops

*Enclosed scoop (when rounded) contains 4 ounces of Special Needs™ Supplement

 

Guaranteed Analysis

        

Crude Protein
Lysine
Methionine
Threonine
Crude Fat
Crude Fiber
Starch
Sugars

min
min
min
min
min
max
max
max

56.00%
4.60%
1.60%
2.50%
3.50%
1.50%
6.80%
.80%

Calcium (Ca)
Phosphorus (P)
Copper (Cu)
Zinc (Zn)
Selenium (Se)
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E

min
min
min
min
min
min
min
min

5.50% Max 6.50%
2.50%
400 ppm
1000 ppm
3.0 ppm
40,000 IU/lb
4,000 IU/lb
1,000 IU/lb

 

Ingredients

Soy Protein Isolate, Potato Protein, Flaxseed, Whey Protein Concentrate, Dried Whey, Egg Product, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, L-Threonine, L-Tryptophan, Yeast Culture, Vegetable Oil, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Copper Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Cobalt Carbonate, Copper Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Sodium Selenite, Selenium Yeast, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Choline Chloride, d-Biotin, Ascorbic Acid, Dried Schizosaccharomyces pombe Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus niger Fermentation Product and Natural and Artificial Flavors Added.

Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (ER) is a condition in horses resulting in muscle twitching and cramping, typically revolving around sessions of training or physical exertion. (download pdf)
Easy Keepers
Overweight horses are often challenging since they must be limited in the amounts they are fed each day because they gain weight so easily.  Overweight horses are susceptible to digestive upset due to complications with digestion, absorption or utilization of starch and sugars.  In addition, these horses are sometimes affected by other metabolic conditions such as Insulin Resistance or Cushing’s Syndrome. (download pdf) 
Kidney Failure/Dysfunction
Kidney failure/dysfunction in horses is not a common condition but, when it does occur, nutritional adjustments must be made. The diet needs to be built to limit the need to filter excessive nutrients, but still supply the essential nutritional needs of the horse to be healthy in their daily lives. (download pdf)
PSSM/EPSM Horses
Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (or Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy) is a genetic condition in horses affecting normal glucose and glycogen metabolism.  Clinical symptoms include muscle soreness of the hindquarter or back, stiffness, tying up and muscle atrophy. (download pdf)
Laminitic Horses
Laminitis, an inflammation of the laminae of the foot, is a common condition resulting from a number of internal and external causes.  Conditions associated with laminitis include colic, diarrhea, pneumonia, metritis from retained placenta, endocrine conditions like Cushings and Insulin Resistance and Equine Metabolic Syndrome and musculoskeletal problems resulting in altered loading of the supporting limb. (download pdf) 
Horses with Muscle Loss
Unlike many other conditions found is horses, muscle loss or atrophy is predominantly controlled through diet.  Muscle loss/atrophy can be cause by many things, including poor diet, neuromuscular conditions or advancing age. (download pdf) 
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome is a condition in horses with abnormal amounts and locations of adipose tissue.  Horses with Metabolic Syndrome also tend to have other symptoms, such as Insulin Resistance. (download pdf)
Insulin Resistance
Insulin Resistance (IR) is a symptom of horses suffering from various conditions, including Cushing’s Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome and other Grain Associated Disorders.  Horses with Insulin Resistance require a higher than normal level of circulating insulin to maintain normal or near normal circulating blood glucose levels.  Evidence indicates IR predisposes horses and ponies to laminitis. (download pdf) 
HYPP
Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) is a genetic condition affecting the transport of ions across cellular membranes.  Clinic symptoms include third eye-lid prolapse, increased respirations, muscle twitching and tying up, especially affecting the muscle of the hindquarters causing “dog-sitting”. (download pdf) 
Cushing’s
Equine Cushing’s Syndrome is a complex condition involving hyperplasia or adenoma of the anterior pituitary gland, resulting in many biochemical alterations within the body. These symptoms are far reaching and include hirsutism with no hair loss during the summer, laminitis, weight problems (either overweight or underweight), lowered immunity to parasites or infections, decreased intestinal wall integrity and infertility. (download pdf) 

 

 

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