Vetsense Rehydrate for Horses

Vetsense Rehydrate for Horses (1L and 5L) is a caramel-flavoured concentrated oral electrolyte solution that restores and maintains normal electrolyte balance lost during training, competition, racing, travelling and hot weather.

Give it undiluted by oral syringe over the back of the tongue, or diluted in clean, fresh water. It stimulates thirst to encourage drinking and contains glucose for energy. Vetsense states that use before racing will not elevate plasma bicarbonate levels and so will not contravene the rules of racing.

Key benefits of Vetsense Rehydrate oral electrolyte

• Restores electrolyte balance immediately after exercise, with no need to wait until the next feed
• Stimulates thirst, encouraging the horse to drink
• Contains glucose for energy
• Caramel flavoured; mix with water or give over the tongue
• 1L pack with measuring chamber for shows or on the road

Composition per litre (as ions)

Vetsense Rehydrate feeding guide for horses

Doses for horses of 450 to 500kg; ponies under 350kg take half.

Severely dehydrated horses: 6 to 8L of diluted solution (40mL per litre of water). Endurance exercise: 60 to 80mL over the tongue, immediately followed by water. Travelling horses: 40 to 60mL over the tongue with water, 30 to 60 minutes before travelling in hot weather or over long distances; repeat every 2 hours and again on arrival. Always make plenty of clean, fresh drinking water available.

Vetsense Rehydrate pack sizes

1L chamber-measure pack and 5L jerry can.

Life stage: which horses suit Vetsense Rehydrate

Horses and ponies in work, travelling or in hot weather (ponies under 350kg at half dose).