Nancy C, Thank you for your response! Leptin result just came in. His Leptin is 3.44 which is up from 2 last fall when his ACTH was SKY HIGH at 1256. So, does this indicate that he is now

I've been using Meadow Acres "Anti-Inflammatory". I was underdosing it for a long time but am using full dose now and it seems to help... Do these ingredients sound OK? Chamomile, White

I was going to say that we have been giving our Appy U Gard for the past couple of years. He never had any testing done, but my vet at the time thought that he might have Ulcers, as he is one of

Suzanne, Red flags that indicate lack of knowledge about equine insulin resistance or EMS: 1. Emphasis on glucose lowering: Glucose is not elevated in equine IR 2. Citations are not relevant to equine

I read the j herb files.. a few questions.. Optimal is twice a day 1/2 tsp for older horse. can 1 tsp once a day work as I only visit Jesse once a day.. in the am, around 11, after his 8am

Nancy, Cinnamon, licorice.....based on your response below....I have a cookie recipe for IR horses that has cinnamon in it and was considering another with licorice....should I not use it? Donna

Well ... crud. So, if soaking doesn't lower starch, even if I balance his diet, he'll still continue to be in pain until I can find a hay with lower starch? What's an appropriate number I should look

*** 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

We have a lot of new members. Learning to navigate Yahoo, especially NEO, takes a bit of work. Once you have it though, the resource is invaluable. If you are trying to find a particular file or

PS..... I am scratching my head over the graph on the Standard Process web site. I may be reading it wrong (please correct me) but did the insulin go from 800 UIU/ml to between 400 and 500? It is

Hi Karen Glad to hear your boy is doing well. How do you know IR is under control? Have you retested or going on symptoms only? Might there be a case history here we could see? Based on web site

Suzanne: My IR gelding has been on this product for about 6 months now. It was recommended by my vet who has been spot on with the suggestions and requirements from this group. She has her own

>He was sore footed prior to getting trimmed/shod. Did not like having shoes nailed on at all,so was a bit naughty. Hi Corrine, If he were mine I'd be inclined to remove the shoes ,unless there's a

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Soaking only lowers ESC, not starch. The PQ is on order, supposedly 200 containers. If you call you can pre-order so it will be shipeed when it comes in. ALCAR may help you. Looking forward to

Hi Kathy In general ECIR Group does not recommend Yucca for IR horses. See files on Yucca info. How your horse will react depends on degree his IR is controlled. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator

Y'all- PQ is out of stock. I had Po on it to manage pain. Should I try ALCAR instead since I can't get PQ? Nancy- thanks for the response. I'm glad I'm not the only one that found the messages

>I’m going to re-test, Jesse’s food, Mtn sunrise timothy pellets.. I seethey have a selenium test for $35.00. I >never see this mentioned here,.. Dowe not test for it because it would always be

Hi Jasper is very sore footed was trimmed/shod the 28tth of april,farrier said putting on shoes with wedge pads would help,well he walked of still sore. He hasn't improved much since he was

Pauline, sorry but I got the name of the company wrong. The company is Standard Process and their supplement is called Equine Metabolic