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Hi Kelly,
PreOx or Laminex should be fed alone since they are both complete vitamin/mineral supplements.
Dr. Getty 
Where are you from? Bayfield, Colorado
Thank you Dr. Getty.
I hope you don't mind if have another question.
If I start my mare on either Laminex or Preox, should I discontinue the Quiessence and the B-Plex?
Kelly
Where are you from? Tualatin
Hi Kelly,
If you use PreOx, you won't need B Plex, since PreOx is already high in the B vitamins. You can keep B Plex on hand, however, for stressful situations when you need more B vitamins. Using Quiessence with PreOx is fine.
If you use Laminex, you won't need BPlex either for the same reason. And, if you feed 2 ounces, twice each day, you'll be providing 6210 mg of Magnesium. So, you would adjust your Quiessence supplementation. Each one ounce scoop of Quiessence has 5,000 mg of magnesium.
So, it depends on how much Quiessence you're feeding, to determine how much less you'd need while feeding Laminex.
Hope this helps!
All the best,
Dr. Getty
Where are you from? Bayfield, Colorado
