Sykes Vet International manufacture and supply a range of veterinary products and medicines. They provide horse care products that include Pottie's Maxilyte, which is an alkaline electrolyte replacer. It caters to race horses as well as horses that need high energy for short bouts of time.
Pottie's Maxilyte available from Sykes Vet International helps achieve electrolyte balance and assists in acidosis treatment. It replaces the essential salts in the body that are expelled and lost during sweating. Lactic acid accumulates in muscles causing stiffness, cramps, pain, fatigue and soreness. The horse may take a long time to recuperate. Maxilyte countervails the effect of lactic acid and aids in speedy recovery. The product can also be used to treat dehydration.
Each kilo of the Maxilyte alkaline electrolyte replacer from Sykes Vet International contains 118.40g of bicarbonate as sodium bicarbonate, 167.30g of citrate as potassium, 307.50g of chloride as sodium. It also contains 103.80g of potassium as potassium citrate, 15.10g of sulphate as magnesium sulphate, 3.799g of magnesium as sulphate and 244.10g of sodium as sodium chloride and bicarbonate, in each kilo of the product. It does not contain any filling agents. Sykes Vet International supply this product in 2.5kg packs.