Blood tests came back. ACTH 88.1 Insulin 25.13 Cortisol 4.13 These came from Cornell. I have updated his history. We started him on 2 cc pergolide yesterday. It's a liquid. Looks like cough

I suppose anything is possible. But the paragraph you didn't quote also mentions even very high levels of fructans not causing insulin spikes.It presents in a similar fashion to laminitis caused by

Hi Maria, Your ESC+Starch went from 8.4% last time to 11.7% this time. We use As Sampled or As Fed results. I see this as significant. Is there any sign of gut upset? Sorry,I'm in and out today

I uploaded the new analysis so you can have a look at it. /Maria Sweden March 2011 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHistory4/files/Maria%20and%20Mirald%2C%20Sweden/

Ok so if I understand the following correctly there IS actually a chance that such a high level of WSC in hay could cause laminitis? "It tells us 1 g/kg, or 500 g (17.6 ounces) for a 500 kg horse

Alison, I will throw a few ideas out here--wish I could do more! 1) Is it possible that your hay could be high enough in s/s that soaking it is reducing the sugars, but not enough? I have some bales

Hi all, Please can you offer some advice. Bonnie's GI ratio before the Metformin was 0.76. I started the Metformin on the 5th July and stopped 3rd August @ 15000mg twice a day. My vet arranged

Great,Maria. You can also make use of the Archives to review some of the many fructan discussions we've had here. Here is one message from Dr. Kellon that might help. 130040 There are many more.I

Thanks! That's the old hay which was ok, soaked it. New hay is awful... I'll try to upload the new report! /Maria Sweden March

Hi Maria, I'm late for stables but here is your case history link.Keep it with your signature so it doesn't get away from

Hi Lorna, I know you don't and normally I would agree with that. But there is nothing normal about this hay! I've never ever seen a fructan level this high, this is a level you would expect from grass

Finally got my analysis back which might explain why my horse is not doing as well as he should. The wsc is 24%!!!! :( esc 11.4% both dry matter. I don't know what to do, I know a lot if you here say

Hi Barbara, Welcome to the list. Sorry your girl is having these issues. In order to help you better, we really need to get a csae history from you. If you would post one on our sister site

I recommend Actiflex. It is less expensive than some others and it helped by 18 year old OTTB hugely! I could see a difference in two days! It's made by Cox Labs. Big D's has the best price. They

I have made an updated case History for Lad. http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHistory6/files/Bonnie%20and%20Lad/ Bonnie Ivey

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Hi Maria, We don't focus on WSC , as you know. What is the starch number? Can you add your case history link to your signature for us? Lorna in Ontario,Canada ECIR Moderator 2002 *See What

Finally got my analysis back which might explain why my horse is not doing as well as he should. The wsc is 24%!!!! :( esc 11.4% both dry matter. I don't know what to do, I know a lot if you here say

2 weeks since we got the scary #'s and I've been doing everything I can to try to arrest the insulin beast, all apparently to no avail... Diesel has had steadily increasing pulses each of the last 3

Thanks Jean, glad to hear Amber is doing better. I increased Wind from 4 to 5mg two days ago, also with no issues. I am hoping to get her tested this month or next, it all depends on whether the vet