Is there any heat in her feet? This could be abscessing, which can be worse than laminitis pain. Did her pain increase after her most recent trim? -- Lavinia, George Too, Calvin (PPID) and Dinky

She is really suffering right now and it has been 4 days. Makes me sick and breaks my heart to see her like this. -- Jessica and Khan N.D.,

Hi, here is all of zinc supplements with zinc chelate. What is better chelate or zinc oxide? Where do you buy zinc supplement without other minerals? Thank you -- Marie Volsicka Mid Europe 2021

Got it ! Thanks! If I remember correctly, she had breakfast the morning of testing last time. -- Jenn Pixie (IR & Cushionoid) Grace (IR) SE PA 2021

She can have dinner the night before but nothing but hay day of testing. If she doesn't run out overnight, test anytime. Otherwise, wait 4 hours after she first gets hay. -- Eleanor in PA

Thank you. Just to be completely clear, The day before only breakfast and hay then no dinner? or she can have dinner the day before? Also, 4 hrs after the morning feeding of hay if she runs out

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Feed hay only night before and up to time of test. If she runs out overnight, wait 4 hours after the morning feeding. No exercise or shipping. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

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Hi, thanks for your reply. That test was from Aug before I started soaking her hay. She has lost weight now and her crest is better as well. I will be retesting her this week. Ive been reading how

Jenn, If she has an insulin of 80 she's not doing well. It's a miracle she's not already laminitic although since she's a pony she probably is without you noticing the more subtle signs. IR ponies

Also, I will be trying to get her under control before I breed her. I did speak with several vets about this and the feeling seems to be to try and be on top of her hay and food before and during and

Hi, I will be getting her tested again next week. Her latest Insulin Baseline Equine was 80.00 uIU/ml but she has since lost a little weight and crest is better so I’m going to retest to see where

Hi, thank you for the responses so far. I will try and upload what I can. I’ve got to tell you though, this is not a user friendly site. It’s tough to navigate for sure. I’ll try to get it

Hi Kandace, Once we have diagnosed pergolide, we have found its best to keep ACTH at or below the middle of the normal range, even through the seasonal rise. PPID horses seem to do better with this

Hello Jenn, Welcome to the group! Sounds like you have been doing some reading - which is great. We are going to need a case history for your girl to be able to answer your questions more fully.

Hi Jessica, To answer your question:You should see reduction in pain within 2 days, and definitely within 1 week. If that's not happening, then the problem is unlikely to be high insulin, OR the hay

Hi Jenn, You'll be getting a full welcome message shortly but just a couple of things to think about in general: Is IR well controlled with diet and exercise? If not, I would think long and hard

Hi Laura, Have you talked to your vet about switching to compounded pergolide? It is the same medication but significantly more affordable. You can increase doses at a fraction of the cost because