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Hi Kendra, I'm not confused. Insulin is not a stagnant number. It goes up and down in response to the glucose. Again, the "normal" used by the labs are too high for use in determining IR. Our

Hi Just wanted to throw this out there. I was just reading the Nov. copy of Horse and Rider and it had an article in it about the Corona Virus now becoming a problem for horses, causing lack of

>You also state that "He is in a controlled IR and his spring insulin level was 24.3, also in the normal range." Here is a link to the IR calculator. http://www.freil.com/~mlf/IR/ir.html Plug in

Hi Bonnie, Sorry I'm just getting around to answering about the psyllium amounts . How is your horse's manure currently? Were you able to find a good pre and probiotic? We use l/2 c (1/4 for each

"My last thing was to give it in a slice of carrot that I hollowed out the middle a bit and stuck the capsule in. So far he has liked that, but probably shouldn't even give him that much carrot, as

>Kendra, several things in your note jump out at me that suggest that Opie is PPID.< >Great to hear that Opie is feeling better on the Prascend! There is really no need to wait for 60 days of a trial

>>In the 3rd paragraph that was supposed to say he gets no hay unless soaked, not no hay.... Whew! When I read that my fingers started to twitch! Glad to hear that was a typo! :) >>We have

Hi Stephanie I have switched directly one from or to the other without issue. At the time I went from compound to Prascend the dose was lower. 8 mg Compound to 5 mg Prascend if I remember correctly.

Oh, Ethlyn. I am so sorry for your loss. Fly free, dear Dakota. Jaini and crew BC 09 ECIR mod/support

Hi, Erin - Virtually all horses will have responded to the pergolide by 17 days (some much sooner) so you can re-test in 3 weeks to find out if the dose is controlling her ACTH. Meaning, you can

In the 3rd paragraph that was supposed to say he gets no hay unless soaked, not no hay. I apologize. From: "jaggirl47@... [EquineCushings]" To: EquineCushings@... Sent: Sunday, November

I just updated Opie's case history. He has been doing rehab for check ligament tears for the past 6 months and is still not able to be ridden. I am very strict on his diet and when he initially went

PS: I started him on APF and it is definitely helping. He is more alert and perky! So, thanks to everyone that mentioned it!

Thank you all for replying. I am going to do my research and get some compounded ordered tomorrow. Would you guys switch slowly(half Prascend/half compounded) for a couple days or just switch full

We have a lot of new members. Learning Yahoo, especially NEO, takes a bit of work and everyone is having a problem. Hang in there. Keep at it. If you are trying to find a particular file or topic

*** Prascend Experiences Anxiety is running high over the claim that 1 to 3 mg of Prascend (average size horse) will work as well as any dose of compounded pergolide. The value of this group

This is a very large group of horse owners with the potential for having a large database of information. Well-documented scientific data (your case history) helps the ECIR Group gain the trust of

I am so sorry Ethlyn. May your have many,many happy memories to fill the hole in your heart. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 Learn the facts about IR, PPID, equine nutrition, exercise and the

Not finding or recalling any cases where ACTH was "too low". Hope to have Dr Kellon in on this. She and all of us will benefit from seeing your updated History. If Cato were here, I'd be getting he