Hi Katie - Great question! When blood work is drawn later in the day, you will need to make certain that they have food four hours after they are done with breakfast and then every two hours

Hi Katie, Can't answer your question about AM or PM blood draws, but am very intrigued about your female DVM who is willing to send to Cornell. I have hit the proverbial "stone wall" trying to find a

Hello Lorna, Should this exchange be continued by private email? I am not sure whether the iron in my hay is considered high. It's listed at 56.97 ppm. I have 10 pounds of the monocalcium

What a beautiful tribute! I'm sure his black coat looked stunning against the rainbow backdrop as he crossed The Bridge. May your other horses provide you comfort in your time of loss! Alexis So

PS --- In a weak attempt to keep it on topic (:-)) horses with uncontrolled Cushing's can be more prone to this kind of issue. That said, JoAnne, my boy who went through this was not

Carol, I am so happy for you and Mac that you had him and he you and all those wonderful times together made richer by your care and the company you had in each other. Hugs to you, and a wave to him

Hi JoAnne We need to move this to ECHorsekeeping if Rayya is not IR or PPID. Just want to add that info on the Onochera that Rick mentions in his post is in one of the Merck links I sent. Not sure

still she threatens me when shes fed up with things like blankets...she would never ever have tried to do that before she got sick. That's exactly when my mare is her nastiest. She's never

Hi, Carol,  I'm so sorry to read about your loss.  It made me remember another wonderful TWH I used to know named Mac.  If your Mac was like him, I know you definitely have a bunch of good

I have a bag of Horse Tech's Nutra Flax right next to me here. All they have added to fresh milled flax is calcium carbonate. And what they say is that they have added Ca to balance the Calcium to

HI Paula With it being right sidedness, I'd be looking for an ulcer, either fore gut or hind gut or both. Her grabbiness would certainly lead me to believe an ulcer is the culprit, jmo. Been there.

Carol, So sorry for your loss. Your Mac brought back many similar memories of my Magic I lost a year and a half ago. Big black 16 H walker with white star and snip too. Little girls fall in love with

Carol, I'm so sorry for your loss. And so proud of you for taking in foster horses and sharing your love and knowledge with them. Fly Free Mac, you will be missed. Hugs and thinking of you, Amy in

If you have wormed your horse in last few weeks with ivermectin, the scabs your seeing in the jowl area could be Onchocerca cervicalis microfilarial dermatitis. My Arab mare had a bad case but it

I am wondering if the use of APF and PhytoQuench together is OK. A little history: 16 year old pony with laminitis in Oct. Diagnosed with PPID and IR at that time. Put on pergolide and thryroid-L.

I am about to have annual bloodwork drawn on my mule and my Canadian horse, both of which are diagnosed IR through previous bloodwork. This time, I have arranged with my vet to sent the blood to

Carol, I'm very sorry for your loss. You had Mac almost 20 years, and, though I'm sure it didn't seem so, that is a very long time for him to "get under your skin." These old guys just take our

Karen wrote: Hi Karen, I have had a virus also....boy are they ever a royal pain. I think I'm okay now but the computer guru is coming again Monday to check us out for sure. I am so glad to hear that

If it were me,Bonnie,and I had iron issues,I'd return it.That's a concern with d-calcium P, and mono-cal P.Also,for my hay the calcium would mean I'm adding to my already-high Ca. Otherwise ,I would

Ok- still breathing! :) Yes hay is being balanced, custom supplement is in the works. They are getting vit E capsules, salt, etc. I started the Horseshine, 2 days ago, tonight will be 3rd feeding for