Hi Judy - Linda if you could look at my hoof pics, I would appreciate it. We have made so much progress but still a bit to go. I tried to label the pics I took yesterday but dont trust

If this subject isn't confusing enough, I've managed to add to the confusion by not adequately proofreading. That should teach me to caffeinate properly before responding in the morning! The correct

"In order to properly test for you need to have serum iron, TIBC and Ferritin done" Sorry, that should read "in order to properly test for iron load you need to have serum iron, TIBC and Ferritin

Hi Gina, Laminitis is an inflammation of the soft tissues connecting the coffin bone to the hoof capsule so it can't be "seen" on xrays but effects from it can be. Things like bony column rotation,

Hi Suzanne, I took a quick look at the hay analyses for this year. Overall, my choice would be the West Field hay as it has ESC + Starch of 4.3 +1.9 = 6.2. Protein is 8.5, iron is higher than needed

Hello Nancy! I now have a case history up, entirely due to the generosity and skill of LeeAnn (Pitchfork Princess). Bless her heart! You will see that there were 2 fairly recent sets of

Does the laminitis always show up in xray or can farrier see it??? Neither my vet or farrier suspected laminitis. She just seems to hurt in her whole body. What is a very interesting coincidence is

By actual calculation of calories, what you are feeding him now would support a weight of 800 lbs if he has a marked tendency to gain weight; otherwise even less. I'd try adding some well soaked beet

Hi Gina, I'll send you an invite to ECHistory8 - that should make it easy to join. Yahoo can quite maddeningly finicky at times : ( Testing during seasonal rise is fine - you just take the time of

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Hi Lavina, Thanks for all that info, might take me awhile to check it all out. Tried to join the history group but it rejected my request everytime I tried will try again later. The Tumor that was

Hi Martha What does ACTH "seems controlled" mean? When was her last test? What dose was/is she on? As has been stated before, we need a case history so we can review your situation when you come to

Welcome Pamela, The primary aim of our group is to help educate owners of horses with PPID and/or IR. There is a lot of misinformation regarding diagnosis, what to feed, how to provide adequate hoof

"we did not think she would even make it and now she has a new saddle" Hi Judy-- This is so encouraging to me. Cory is at the "will he make it" stage and I am so happy for you and Katie. Good for

>but I am looking for the group recommendations on what tests to run and the protocol for doing it. Hi Debora, Might also want to look at the "diagnosis" page on our website. Lots of specific

Hi everyone, I hate Neo. But after several attempts, I believe I did it. Updated that is. We decided to increase the dose of prascend to 2mg. So far so good. She is druggie and a bit goofy at day 3

Hi everyone...I am new to your group and wanted to say the information provided is very valuable here! I have struggled with my horse from developing fat pads to weight fluctuations and crappy

Thanks for clarifying lab ranges. I didn't pay attention that it was a different lab. Bonnie, I love your signature for Lad "beloved and expensive lab rat". I can relate.... Beverly Meyer --

Yes that gets me to the Cornell site, but I am looking for the group recommendations on what tests to run and the protocol for doing it. Exactly how to handle the sample, where and how to send it,

Hi Nancy Yes, TRH stim to see if ACTH is controlled. Also said other hormonal actions might be detected that influence PPID, (if I understood correctly.....??) But our ACTH is always a tad