Hi Lavinia, Thank you. I searched iron oxide before posting - got lots of messages...many with iron...many with oxide. I tried putting "iron oxide" in quotes and got nothing. Perhaps I need a

hi, I was wondering if horses with Cushings are automatically insulin resistant? I'm a little confused about this. Thanks, ..•´¨¨)) -:¦:- ¸.•´ .•´¨¨)) ((¸¸.•´ ¸.•´ -:¦:-

Hi Paula, This has been discussed many times. Yes, we consider it relevant. Check message #135171 from Dr.Kellon in particular. Also, when I typed surface iron into the search box I got over 200

Hi all, This question has do with reporting of iron in hay analysis. In Nov, 2010 I attended a lecture given by Dr. Stephen Duren Ph.D. He is an Equine Nutritionist. I expressed concern about the

Welcome! The first responders will be getting to you shortly, but here are a couple of things to think about. Looks like your boy is uncontrolled Cushings (PPID), and more than likely insulin

I read about ginseng to support Cushings horses and grape seed as an antioxidant or is Vitamin E enough? Jennifer in TN Jan 2011

Just a short comment on this. The above statement doesn't mean that they guarantee that the ESC value by NIR will fall within 5.05 – 6.95 if the ESC value by wet chem is 6.0. It may very well fall

Hi Jennifer, Just to add to Mandy's excellent post to you. Mill does have some signs of IR. Although we generally think of an IR horse as being fat and cresty necked, IR can also present as a

Hi Jennifer, Why would you want to use grape seed extract or ginseng? Both of these can be used in the horses' diet but for a specific reason. What type of ginseng are you looking at? Magnesium is

Hi Kim, Knowledge is power :) Have you tried to barely wet the feed to make the salt stick to it? Don't need much, volume-wise, for pony's and minis. The salt is what will trigger their thirst

Hi Terri, If you haven't taken him off Thyro-L yet, it's really important to wean him off, not just stop cold turkey. Additionally, the weaning off period should be a long one, over a course of

I did also ask her to get pictures of his feet. She is very, very worried, and I think that seeing that there has been no improvement at all may be encouraging news for Bonj. Linda Visit our site:

Hi Mandy, Thanks for the suggestions and here is the next round of questions. Are there any benefits to feeding grape seed extract or ginseng? What is magnesium for and how much do I feed? Do the

I am posting this for a friend of mine, and the barn manger where Peanut lives. She's in the, "I can't do this, I can't do that" mode. I told her she CAN and HAS to make changes. She at LEAST called

Thank-you Lavinia, That helps me to understand better. I am just geussing on the amount of hay, she does share hay with my Mini mares twice a day, and gets her own flake in her stall at night. I

Good Morning, Is anyone using/need THYRO L? After a recheck of Louie's levels, the vet has taken him off of the THYRO L. I just purchased it and used only 3 doses from it. I paid $35 for it and need

Hi, all: I am hoping for some ideas to help kickstart my brain with regards to my fat pony mare. She is Cushings and IR; she also has presumed ulcers (due to illness on my part in December, so they

Hi Stephanie, Just so we're clear,I'm about as far away as one can get from being a hoof expert.But I'm finding that I actually am teachable. And I agree with you,these feet are in need of an

I have just been walking through the process of doing some bloodwork and starting a file on a new horse and I have to say WOW everything is so easy to navigate and work forward:) I sort of "know" how

First I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone on this list, for all of your knowledge that I am absorbing to help my Louie!! Next I am putting out a shameless WANT AD for a pair of black Cavallo