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Re: new hoof pics and xrays Ginger

Before you do pictures again Beverly, review the How To Take Hoof photos link here: Good Hoof Photos - How to take Good Hoof Photos Good Hoof Photos - How to take

By Nancy C · #190785 ·

Re: Uckele's G.U.T. safe for Cushings horses?

Hi Allana It's safe. Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance The ECIR Yahoo group provides a place for everyone who has a

By Nancy C · #190784 ·

Re: Cushing and riding

Hi Sandralyn Welcome. Our PPID/Cushing's and IR horses can do a lot more than we think if approached slowly with the right support. His arthritis may be a factor, depending on where it is and how

By Nancy C · #190783 ·

Re: How often to test for cushings, ir etc

Hi Dee, I looked at your updated CH and was wondering if you are still feeding Bren the Triple Crown low starch? At 10.4% starch, it's not really low enough starch for an IR horse/pony. Here's a

By Maggie · #190782 ·

Re: High Insulin

Here is a link to the latest hay testing results in case that is helpful. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory7/files/Patty_and_Libby/Libby_hayTest_2014_11.pdf Here is our case history:

By Patty Sobel <psobel_gen@...> · #190781 ·

Re: Horses with cushings but not IR

LJ, Sometimes the mechanisms can be difficult to understand, but I think it's important so that people understand the different biological processes. First, to be clear, IR is not a disease. IR is a

By Kathleen Gustafson · #190780 ·

Re: How often to test for cushings, ir etc

As a veterinary professional, I'm appalled your vet apparently does not appreciate the autumnal rise in endogenous ACTH--its a normal physiologic phenomenon dictated by decreasing daylight cycles, for

By Kerry Isherwood · #190779 ·

Re: Uckele's G.U.T. safe for Cushings horses?

>Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder - is it safe for IR horses long term? Hi Allana, I know that you are anxious for a response. My foot is out the door to the stable,but if you type it into the Search

By Lorna Cane · #190778 ·

Re: Uckele's G.U.T. safe for Cushings horses?

Deglycyrrhized Licorice Powder - is it safe for IR horses long term? Thanks! Allana and Mojave Moon Northern IL Feb 2012

By Allana KERELUK · #190777 ·

Re: Weight measuring the cushings horse.

You can use the Weight Calculator, found here: Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance The ECIR Yahoo group provides a place

By palomino.1982@... · #190776 ·

Re: new hoof pics and xrays Ginger

Hi Beverly, Yes, I saw the PowerPoint and the most recent xrays hence the questions. There are only lateral views (which are definitely mislabled) and dorsal views. Lavinia, Dante, George Too and

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #190775 ·

Weight measuring the cushings horse.

I need to get an accurate weight for Jesse to see how things are going and to fine tune how much I feed . When taping a cushings horse that still has a puffy stomach, would things like this throw off

By lj friedman · #190774 ·

Horses with cushings but not IR

Still learning.. so hear goes.. does it make sense , with respect to feeding. to treat a cushings horse the same as IR horses , as they often move over to IR as well and can be pushed over if not fed

By lj friedman · #190773 ·

Re: Getting worse, not better. Suggestions???

"you can then carefully pare open the area between the wall and the bar without actually lowering either the wall or bar to expose the actual point where the two would correctly meet, creating a small

By Deb Funderburk <hawkhilldeb@...> · #190772 ·

Re: Approved IR feeds list

Soy hull pellets? Beverly,most feed manufacturer's don't consider the special dietary needs of our compromised horses to be worthwhile. Bottom line thing,ya know? Thirteen/fourteen years ago I began

By Lorna Cane · #190771 ·

Re: Cushings and IR?

Thank you so much for your response... Wy's levels were veryhigh and I am hoping that is was because of the rise. We will take retest inFebruary and I will post levels again. I do know about the

By Lauren N · #190770 ·

Re: Approved IR feeds list

Stabul 1 isn't alfalfa free, but it's not the main ingredient from the looks of it. 7550 Stabul 7550 Stabul Anderson Feed Company produces the NuZu brand feeds.

By Chanda · #190769 ·

Re: Approved IR feeds list

Hi Nancy, Thanks for the reply that beet pulp is alfalfa free, but not as a total feed. I am looking for a complete feed with no alfalfa for my own needs, and was wondering if there isn't a single

By beverly meyer · #190768 ·

Re: new hoof pics and xrays Ginger

The current pictures are not in the https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/photos/albums/894769701 file but are in a Power Point layout in her EC8 history. I think these are the old ones from

By beverly meyer · #190767 ·

Re: How often to test for cushings, ir etc

Now that Bren is on an even keel and doing so well thanks to all of your help...I sure don't want to backslide. Is there a recommendation for how often or what times a year to test for ACTH levels or

By Dee Kenville <ndeewoods@...> · #190766 ·

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