Just so you know Ann - not ALL companies add molasses. I test each new batch of the Beet Pulp I get from MidWest agri. No molasses here - average residual sugar in PLAIN BP is 6-8% - mine was

I have been no mail since before Christmas so have to skim a LOT of posts! Anyhow - I have been weaning my 21+ yr old mare off of cinnamon do to my own test. She was gradually taken off the 3 tsp a

Hey Lynn I agree with you 100%...... But my sleep deprivation comes from the Fibromyalgia brought on by stress! LOL. I work daily for about 3 hrs in my barn. Mucking, water buckets, hay

I'm not going to directly reply because I don't think it has any direct bearing on the treatment of Equine Cushings. These horses who have EC and IR tend to be "air ferns" anyway so overfeeding is

known Like all forms of life, horses are a product of the niche in which they developed. Those prone to laminitis within their ecological system would be quickly weeded out of the gene pool by natural

This is the study from 2006 that seemed to put fears about oral glucosamine to rest: http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/55/11/3142 Then this one came along last June and raised

Check the files on purchase and shelf Appreciae the advice- I will follow it up Thank you again for your help Pauline & Jack

My clone is on vacation so I'm a bit behind. If there's anything from the weekend I should see please toss me a post number. wrote: > The 2 surprise. Although they do sometimes get laminitic that

--- In EquineCushings@..., "ponyjackpal" <takarri@...> wrote: ... Ian has written some wonderful articles on this exact concern. The powdered beside expiry date issues. I thought it might

<jarrah@...> wrote: has Can I thought it might be the water based that there were issues with? I do now have access to a compound pharmacist( again in Vic) that I am going to check with- I still have

]have sent hay off- got a KER rep in Victoria that organised all the paperwork & permits for me. They could not have been more helpful 7 looking forward to results. will follow up bloods in WA if I

wrote: Ian who is a pharmacist/chemist also I created a document that is in the "Files" section of the group called "Pergolide Forms and Stability" that has a lot more information on the pros and cons

wrote: a longish (6mths) use by date. Yes, two weeks is the standard as it loses its strenght after that. Can you purchase the powdered this is 6 months, or the tabs. Check the files for who sells

wrote: never done it & it would be costly & the accuracy isn't good. They would need blood every 15 mins for 3 hours. Mind you this was the dog protocol - which we are well adversed to, & they

HI again Now I've gone into overdrive with reading files & came across this http://www.ranvet.com.au/cushings.htm This is the place that is supplying my pergolide at present-have only just found it -

A feed store in Oroville, Ca. where I live, carries Nutrena brand beet pulp without molases--Have you called Nutrena?. Cathy

--- In EquineCushings@..., "Kathleen Gustafson" <katmando@...> wrote: --- > Could be: > > Glucose tolerance test - instead get glucose and insulin from the same > draw > > Dexamethazone

Ute, some of us have found that if our feed store can get it with molasses, their supplier can get it for them without molasses. Retailers just don't like to carry it until they have a market for it.

mannequin2d wrote: I do believe the liquid is a standardized extract, but I'm not sure. At the very least I'm sure it's mostly cost of processing, packaging, marketing. Happens with everything -

Cindy L. McGinley wrote: I think Cindy's right - I do think that stance is related to the shape of her hind feet. She is a little steep in the croup and straight in the hind leg, so she does stand a