Butters has gained a little bit of weight, which she needed, but I don't want her to gain anymore. She has a very thin layer of fat over the ribs that were showing before. Here is her current diet

Hi Barb and Don It's not unusual to see the die off after worming as bad as reaction from the actual bugs. They can become resistant to Ivermectin. That's happened to my non- IR guy. Since we've

How do I know if I am dealing w/ an abscess or laminitis flare up. Yesterday we turned Lady out and when she came in both her front feet were hot. Thought for sure we were dealing w/ laminitis.

Chris Feeding soaked hay is okay. That's what we want to see. How is he responding on low sugar and starch hay. You need to be careful with all blood but in this instance, especially the glucose.

A 23 year old Andalusian gelding had laminitis in December, initial x-rays not bad, follow up x-rays early this month showed serious rotation with imminent risk of coffin bones coming through the sole

the trim is often the last piece of the puzzle to fall into place to make all the difference in the world I guess I am a bit confused on the trim part of the DDT - even if my pony has good feet,

I am so sorry to bother.... I don't have the results in front of me, but got the numbers over the phone. My ir/g came to 17 yippee! g/80 i/4.70 My acth is 44.1 I have no form here so would anyone

Hi. I did a quick search and did not find info on the flaxseed oil caps that I found today at Sam's Club. $8.00 for 300 and they are 1300mg each. Have you guys already addressed this product and if

Don: My friend Deb has the horse she suspects may have O.cervicalis adults along the nuchal ligament. He also has a bulbous sheath with swollen lymphatics on each side- with some diffuse edema

Hello, A few of you have asked how Smoke is doing...I so appreciate that! I had an accident on my other horse 2 weeks ago and we both have been recovering, so I haven't been on the site. (First

How do you handle selling/finding a new home for an IR/Cushings pony or what is the best way to find them a knowledgable home? I want to do what is best for Estina, and I know I cannot provide what

Dense? Ha! You must be joking. Sorry I didn't 'splain. It is often recommended to feed 3 or 4.But I usually just use one. I use the lid of the vial to hold the globule,not touching it with my

Mandy, The hay report was from the seller. There is not enough of this shipment left to make an analysis worthwhile. I will try to get one on the next load. Meanwhile I will look into the pergolide

Hi Lorna, I looked up homeopathic globules and I assume you put these in the horse's ration.....what is the dosage? Sorry to be so dense?! Kathy Brinkerhoff SE/WI 2007

Lisa, thanks~ Nancy Idaho feb 2011

Thank you, Linda. Nancy 2011 Feb

Hello all! I was led to this group by a feed store that carries IR/Cushing's feeds. I have a 28yr old Arab gelding who was diagnosed with Cushings about 3 months ago. I have owned him since he was a

My horses have been wormed every 60 days for their entire Lives. Should I worm Keet Seel, my Cushings guy, more often than this? I rotate the wormer, using ivermectrin every other worming and wormers

Hi Jaini, Thanks for the kind words. She shows to be sore only when I let the hoof capsule wall grow past the sole less then a 1/4 of an inch. After I trim wall to hard sole, she then walks much

http://www.liphookequinehosp.co.uk/documents/EquineMetabolicSyndrome.pdf para 2 (a)(i) I e-mailed the article written by Dr K in the files "DDT Diagnosis" - to my vet prior to speaking to them