I did the glucometer this afeternoon. The owner of the stable has one and helped me. So at 4pm he got his beet pulp. At 5.06 pm he had 73. At 6.11pm had 91. At 7.12 had 43. At this time I took him

Kathleen, No his samples were not iced the first time or the last time. In fact they were taken one day on Wednesday and not sent to the lab until Thursday. He was not fasting he had eaten at 3 and

Betsey, Can you post PDFs of the hay analysis to a case history? There's more to hay than minerals and carbohydrates. Basing a recommendation on only the above information would not be wise. There's

Pam - I just combined an answer to you with one to Laurie...had the bloodwork from the two horses mixed up in my brain. So much for multi-tasking at my age. So, these insulin results are what you

Assuming you didn't fast Frizzer or he wasn't off his feed for several days prior to the blood draw, the most likely explanation is that the samples weren't handled properly; not kept chilled or spun

If he was fasting, this could account for a lower insulin, but when we see insulins almost drop off the chart, it's usually due to mishandling of the blood along the way - not spun/chilled/frozen in

When he was dx'd eight weeks ago, his G:I ratio was 3.04:1, RISQI .18... and as of last week, G:I = 6.13 and RISQI = .25. Laurie - What did Skip eat before the blood draw? If he was fasting, this

In the ingredients for the EQ, there is a sucrose ingredient. Is there enough for it to be harmful to Cushings/IR horses? I bought the other kind, around 500 mg per tablet and used about five per

Could someone look at Frizzer's bloodwork and tell me why in May his insulin reading was 85.0 and now is 2.1 (low) normal 5-20 Dont remember his glucose last time but it was normal. Now it's 48 (low)

I checked out Katy's letter on getting the proposed new labeling accepted from this that was posted back on Friday. http://www.safergrass.org/pdf/CarbLabels.pdf On page 4 she lists the state feed

I have a clearer picture of Rafiq's situation as of this AM, and it raises some concerns. I spoke with the vet who has been taking care of Rafiq since Friday. He found ulcerations deep into the

I just got a call from the vet with results of Skip's recent blood draw. (and boy am I glad to have found the IR calculator in the files!) When he was dx'd eight weeks ago, his G:I ratio was 3.04:1,

Here is some GREAT news as of this morning, at least for Texas! Nutrena is now the new distributor of the Triple Crowne line of feeds, including ODTB Cubes. If your feed store carries Nutrena, they

Hi Susan - You made me laugh out loud with this one... so you could see me, eh? :-) And I never knew there was such a creature as a Balance Babe - I love it! So I added the vit/min supplement to

Hello Everyone.. the vet and black smith was out today. the blacksmith comes out every 3 weeks, the vet took another x-ray and blood work... she has not rotated any more (YEA)and she wowed them both

I am looking for a source of Timothy Balance Cubes somewhere near the Albany,Saratoga area. I have checked the feedstores that I currently use. There are none available. My 23 year old gelding was

Hi Mandy! I found a laboratory in Barcelona http://www.vetlabsl.com/nueva3/default.htm (my first vet was sending Chess´s blood test there). So have sent them email asking if they are gonna be able to

Hoping for a little guidance here on how quickly to push on with Cato's rehab. I have not found anything in the files, but may have just missed the right place. It is such a case-by-case subject - I

Does anyone know if there is an equivalent complete feed that would only need few extras added that is available in the UK? Chris/Matty 07/09

Please excuse any misplelled words, I haven't had much sleep! My Cushings Horse, Majestic, was diagnosed with a Cecum Impaction Saturday a week ago. Oiled and tubed x 2, tubed total of 6 times, 40++