Electrolyte supplement and method of use
AssigneePurina Animal Nutrition LLC
InventorsThomas Johnson, Bill L. Miller
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Abstract
A method of managing dehydration in an animal includes administering a first electrolyte solution having an SID range at or below 25 mEq/l. After administering the first electrolyte solution, the animal's health condition is observed to determine the effect of the first solution. If the animal's health condition has not sufficiently improved, a second solution comprising the first electrolyte solution supplemented with a second electrolyte supplement is administered to the animal wherein the second electrolyte supplement raises the SID of the second solution to at least 50 mEq/l.
Claims18
A method of treating dehydration in an animal, the method comprising
- administering to an animal a first electrolyte solution having an SID equal to or less than 25 mEq/l wherein the first electrolyte solution is free of glycine and alkalinizing agents;
- observing the animal's health condition to determine the effect of the first electrolyte solution;
- and
- where the animal's health condition has not improved:
- combining an additional amount of the first electrolyte solution with an electrolyte supplement comprising glycine and one or more alkalynizing agents to form a second electrolyte solution, wherein the second electrolyte solution has an SID of at least 50 mEq/l, and administering the second electrolyte solution to the animal.
A method of treating dehydration in a calf, the method comprising
- forming a first electrolyte solution comprising water and about 3.5 wt % to 10.0 wt % sodium based on component dry weight, about 5.0 wt % to 15.0 wt % chloride based on component dry weight, about 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % potassium based on component dry weight, and about 50 wt % to 90 wt % dextrose based on component dry weight wherein the first electrolyte solution is free of glycine and alkalinizing agents;
- orally administering the first electrolyte solution to a dehydrated calf;
- monitoring the effect of the first electrolyte solution by observing one or more symptoms comprising severity of diarrhea, the calf's energy, and the calf's temperature;
- and
- where one or more of the symptoms have not improved, orally administering to the calf a second electrolyte solution, the second electrolyte solution comprising the first electrolyte solution combined with an electrolyte supplement such that the electrolyte supplement is not fed directly to the animal, the electrolyte supplement comprising about 40.0 wt % to 60.0 wt % glycine based on component dry weight of the electrolyte supplement and about 25.0 wt % to 50.0 wt % of an alkalynizing agent based on component dry weight of the electrolyte supplement, wherein the second electrolyte solution has an SID of at least 50 mEq/l.
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