Thanks so much for your response Linda. That is encouraging news - I am ready to try. I will start feeding this hay and watch how my mare is doing. Gisele

Skagit County - Washington State (coastal area).

Thanks for the warning. I've never noticed such a thing, but will be more observant in the future! Ferne Fedeli No. California 4/2010

Forgot something.  Exterra, a herbal concoction, that we use for sarcoids in the states has also been used off label on melanomas as well.  I don't know if there is any research papers to

First things first!  Breathe! I am a lurker on this site and have learned a great deal in keeping my horses in good health as a result.  I have always had a gray horse who has had melanomas. 

Dear Debs My little Shetland, Tommy, has melanomas under his dock and also inside his sheath. I was, like you, so distraught about them and the only suggestion the vet gave was to give him Zitac

Hi Jean, I took a quick look at your spreadsheet and at first glance looks like your old mineral mix is close to what you new hay will need but not exact. You need more phosphorus this time

I have discovered Toffee has another big melanoma.. I am absoliutely distraught. I apologise in advance that this is off topic of this site, but does anyone know of anything that helps to reduce the

Bumping this up in hopes that one of the hay pro's are available to take a quick look at our most recent hay testing. Link to testingis in the original message. Thanks so much Jean and Lady

I've learned that flax seed oil is extremely sensitive to light and oxygen, so IMO you would have to use an oil that comes in a dark bottle and has some sort of device that lets the oil out but no air

Kylie - In your photo of the LF, there appears to be a *dent* under the coronet band - but it's not well defined in that photo. It is possible that the hoof wall is prolapsing or being pushed up

Hi I've had the trimmer out and all we can pin point to is the rampage Maurice went on few days ago. Maurice has basically taken off any sole he had left in the softest part of the hoof. It now

Linda gave a good explanation and I have also been following some horses on high WSC hay who have not had any problems, BUT... if you know your horse and you know that she does best on <12% NSC and

slafortune36 wrote: oh, thanks for that - I misunderstood, but thank you for the poultice suggestion. Beau got his Friday morning trim this morning and as usual was a little pisspot! Elva and Angel

Hi Pauline Don't you just dislike it when you type a long reply and the internet drops out! So I'll type again. I've ordered Maurice easyboot trail boots and should get those Monday or Tuesday. I

Giselle - Yes, there are some who cling tightly to the fructan theory of laminitis from the higher WSCs found in some hays. Fructan does not convert to glucose. Fructan in large, large, large doses

Kylie, Did you get chance to measure Maurices feet? Spur's boots might fit him as a temp measure until you get your others. I can throw them express post on Monday if they are the same size. Also, if

Rightio...I won't let him on grass. I'll also arrange for sand to be delivered because trying to get sawdust is a 2-3 week wait. And yes it was after the trim and the next day that he was running

PS - missed this... Would stop this routine with the grass until those coffin bones have resuspended... No - realigning the hoof capsule with the bones is not aggressive. Perhaps it's what has made

You're entitled! Linda had good advice,as usual. Lorna in Eastern Ontario 2002 EC Moderator http://www.ecirhorse.com http://www.nolaminitis.org/first-annual-no-laminitis-conference