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Discussion on Creatine/Creatinine
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New Member:
Cazelski
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Posted on Friday, Nov 14, 2003 - 10:44 pm:
I've been searching your website after obtaining a blood panel/CBC test on my 15 year old Arabian gelding. The test indicated a low Creatinine level of 1.0 with the reference range being 1.6 to 2.2. According to the article Care For Horses:Nutrition:Performance Nutrition:Creatine from January 2000, it looks like supplementation may not do any good in 'non responders'. Perhaps there are newer developments in this area. Is supplementation generally recommended? Should supplementing a single mineral be a concern. Note, I'm assuming the Creatine is the same or similar to Creatinine. Here are the other out-of-range results from the blood panel with normal ranges in parentheses:
creatinine: 1.0 (1.6-2.2)
total protein: 7.7 (5.7-7.0)
globulin: 4.4 (2.4-4.3)
total bilirubin: 1.0 (1.9-3.7)
TCO2 (bicarbonate): 24 (25-34)
chloride: 106 (91-105)
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Nov 15, 2003 - 4:35 am:
Creatine and creatinine are not the same thing. The former is a molecule made by the body for energy storage while the latter is a waste product of protein metabolism excreted in the urine. Some believe supplementing creatine might improve a horses athletic performance. I am not a believer.
DrO
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