You made my morning Kerry. For those of you with a sick horse trying to figure this out :Hang in there. Breathe. As you have seen over and over again in the last few days the volunteers will be with

Mandy, your post about 'you can get all of the ER diet at Walmart' made me LOL (ive only ever used that expression two other times in my life). I love the pragmatism, comraderie, and unflagging spirit

Included on the short list of safe feeds is beet pulp. No alfalfa included. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 FACT: Fructans were a highly popular theory of the cause of laminitis approximately 10

I would almost bet my weekly paycheck that he has a sinuscyst. And yes it is scary that a rescue does not realize a brain tumor wouldnever be seen.( do they KNOW where the horse brain sits??) I just

Coral, You can get all the ingredients for the Temp ER Diet atWalmart. Vitamin E in the pharmacy. Get a bottle of 400 iu’s of Natural E in soy oil. Magnesium pills are there too. You may haveto

> They don't last long, however, and nothing is more frustrating than trying to get supps in with a stubborn syringe. If you mean the rubber plunger end thingie, try using olive oil if you haven't

"How do I get the salt, flax, and vitamins down him if he turns his nose up (cuz he totally will)?" Hi Coral-- I have been able to get Cory's flax and salt into him by using PhytoQuench in a few ccs

> I can do all this stuff, it's just going to take a little bit of time to get it all set up. I LOVE your attitude,Coral!! Po is so lucky to have you in his corner!! You ( and others like you) are

Hi Deb, The heel buttresses are the area at the back of the hoof where the wall and bar meet and meld together to form a strong support surface for weight bearing and structural stability. They are

Good work on the case history! I am flagging this for Dr. Kellon. This may indeed be a case of "treat the horse, not the numbers" , but let's wait and see what Dr. Kellon says. Putting the relevant

HI, Karin - It is pretty much impossible to say what is going on without more information. I can, however, give you a list of differentials, ie, what can possibly cause nose-bleeds and lumps.

Hi Heather, You're in the right place - took a look at the photos. Compared to most of the hooves we see these are looking pretty good in general so kudos to your trimmer. Are these one photo of

Hi Heather, No way to tell what the sugar/starch content is except to test. It varies with the weather, rainfall, time of day it was cut, drying time, maturity at cutting. First cut can be higher or

Hi Beverly, The list of safe feeds is extremely short: Tested, low s/s hay with minerals balanced to the assay; ODTBC with added vit E, flax and salt; Nuzu Stabul 1. The amount of alfalfa in the

Hi Coral, Kudos to you for just hunkering down and tackling the feet yourself. Yes, perfectly fine to limit his turnout space for now while he starts to heal. You can use rinsed/soaked/rinsed beet

Thanks, Lavina and Jaini! I am somewhat panicked over these numbers. I added the CBC/chem panel results to the "notes" section of my updated case history - link is below. The ACTH was sent to

Hay analysis is in the works. My vet will for sure raise his eyebrows. I'll have to do some research and see which one around me is willing to do it. I can put Po in a grass-free area of the

Hi, Patty - you can get your vet to ask Cornell for a Lyme multiplex test and a Lepto MAT test, if they have enough blood. By all means post the other blood results - maybe something will jump out,

Hi Patty, You can add the entire lab report to your case history file. Where was the blood work sent? Best lab for testing Lyme would be Cornell using their Lyme Multi-Plex. Checking for iron overload

I once made great use of this group's wisdom with a horse I did not own, Goya. I gave Goya back to the rescue that owned him after I determined the correct pergolide dosage for him because his IR made