Remember I'm new to this so don't take my ignorance as a reflection of the group. Im a slow learner My first question concerns alfalfa hay which I remember being one of the lowest Hayes in sugar

Hi Erin, Ivermectin won't target the encysted strongyles directly. It kills the egg laying adults. Then some of the encysted strongyles, if there are any, will emerge to take their place. Dose again

In Message 182434,Dr. Kellon says,"For encysted Strongyles, use either Quest or regular dose ivermectin for 3 treatments, three weeks apart. " Lorna in Ontario,Canada ECIRModerator 2002 *See What

Hi, Heather - You are correct: ACTH, insulin, leptin and glucose. ACTH pulled into a purple-topped tube; others into serum separator tubes. All spun within 4 hours, separated, frozen overnight then

My girls are due for their annual treatment for encysted strongyles. I was a bit surprised to see ivermectin recommend as a treatment, since I've only seen moxidectin or fenbendazole recommended. I

Hi, Janna - Evitex (chaste tree berry or Vitex agnus-castus extract) will certainly help with some of the symptoms of PPID, especially shedding issues. However, it does not appear to control the

I see you have started your mare on Evitex. What is your thoughts of the product -- Janna Burdett tjburdett2@... 770-971-4327 (home) 404-863-5652 (cell)

My Tennessee Walker, Whiskey, has a leptin reading of 16.....I have not yet figured out how to lower it. Elva and Angel Satin 2004/NM

Now here's the Database link: http://tinyurl.com/m6syzt4 >And thanks to everyone who has contributed, and who continues to contribute, to our Database. It is such valuable information, and allows

Thank you Dr. Kellon, > We have roughly twice as many horses on Prascend in the low dose categories (22% vs 10%) but 215 out of the total 268 horses are on compounded drugs. Also, some of the

---In EquineCushings@..., <jenmcgeehan@...> wrote : I went on line and it indicated that Cyproheptadine (Periactin) doesn't seem to be anywhere near as effective compared to Pergolide. But I didn't

Dr. Cartmill was the first to make the correlation between high leptin and IR in horses. His dissertation is

Thank you so much, ladies, for your swift assurances that my gelding is indeed not the outlier of leptin resistance that I fretted over. He is, in fact, in good company it seems! :) I find it very

My Morgan mare's Leptin level was 8.8 back in February. I have been able to keep her insulin levels down right around mid-range (non-fasting) and she has been doing well. I will retest her Leptin in a

I only joined a couple of months ago but I am deeply grateful for this group and the dedicated volunteers. EC is a devastating diagnosis to come to terms with. Without this group I don't know how I

---In EquineCushings@..., <drkellon@...> wrote : >>>>>>>>>>I just want to emphasize that each and every person on this group is important.,<<<<<<<<<< So true Dr. K , but I'm not letting you put down

Hi Kerry, Know of one member whose mini came back with a leptin of 15.66 so yours is not that bad in comparison. Lavinia, Dante, George Too and Peanut Jan 05, RI EC Support Team

Bella's leptin was 10.89 back in 2011. Insulin 79.66, glucose 88 and ACTH 24. All done at Cornell. Fat and blubbery like a walrus, over 200lbs overweight. She was ~20 years old at the time. She's a

Hi Kerry, My 20+yo Shadow's leptin is >9 ng/ml. Based on some reading of human research papers, I am correlating it to his huge, nondiminshing appetite. He is a TWH, so called easy keeper and has

Aloha from Hawaii! It has been a long time since I came to this site for help...So glad to have your input on a new situation with my 32-year old Palomino - Smoke Signal Dun. He has been on