Hello, I have a 19-year-old quarterhorse mare that was diagnosed with Cushings 2 years ago in May. Since then she has been on 1 mg Pergolide daily. Also I manage her diet as per guidelines on this

Linda, Thank you SO much for your instant response! Yes, I would really love markups to show the new blacksmith and also for myself to do the weekly trims. Is this something I can do with the rasp or

Hello Gayle, As you have perhaps found, not every person who advertises themselves as a barefoot trimmer is necessarily trained in the correct methodologies or highly experienced. And the ones that

Congrats Jana and Mikado! This is such inspiring news to hear. If only we could make this group mandatory reading for every vet, think how many horses would be well. Great news! Marianne in Northern

You've gotten great help so far, just a few short things. Unless I missed something, your hay S/S is unknown, making it the most likely culprit. You should soak. Fine to add BP to the ODTB cubes,

Katie, Could you post his results for us? Insulin, glucose, and eACTH along with the units reported in and lab normals? My horse has always tested 'normal,' but the proxies--along with my

Hi, I wrote in a few weeks ago about my horse that had a swollen sheath and I just wanted to report that his insulin is in the normal range. He tested at 18 and the range is 10-40. The bloodwork

Michael, This may be OT but I know a lot of us need an occasional NSAID for some reason. Previcox and Equioxx are not the same thing. The active ingredient is the same--firocoxib--but the Equioxx is

Hi Gayle Unfortunately you just won't know about the prairie grass until you test. It may be okay, but it also might not be. If you can get a sample to run off an ESC and Starch before buying

Hi Pam, <snip> Ahem. The above makes you a guru in your own right!! Thanks for a great post to Gayle,and others who are in the same boat. You can be sure you're not alone,Gayle. Lorna in

Gayle, not a guru here, just been through a very long time (18 months) of seeing my pony lay down most of the time. I just want to give you some moral support!!! :) Just stop and slow down for a

I would check into haylage. Some of your companies have average analyses available, including minerals. I will of course analyse then but pointless now. I am analysis grass soon also and wondered if

There's no safety data with specific reference to hormones. In other species, the main safety issue is interference with oxygen binding to hemoglobin. A short term (31 day) feeding study in horses

Hi Peggy Thanks for your patience and the link to all the good info. We're a bit short handed and lots going on. I can look over your info but won't get to it until over the weekend. If that's okay,

Hi Rachel "Green" is not the problem. "Yellow" does not make hay safe. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 NewEnglandEquineBalance@...

Ok,I found your file in the Template section. Here is the link: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHistory5/files/_Case%20History%20Template%20and%20Ins/rachel/ So now when you sign your posts

Thanks, Lorna and Nancy. We've been down this road before, but never so severely. Nancy, you're absolutely correct - 2010 hay. The truckload we managed to buy this past season tested OK in protein,

Hi Rachel, I looked for your file in Case History 5, but couldn't find it.Can you tell us where you put it? I'm afraid there is just mo way to know how appropriate your hay is by looking at it.It

I dont know how to reply like you have so i'll just list my answers here; a rough history is done its 'mickey.doc' im not sure how to link it i tried for about 3 months butyes i agree about that time

Hi Rachel, Can you give us a time line? For how many meals did you try soaking(draining) your hay for an hour? What improvements did you see as soon as you began soaking at 8 hours? Is it certain