Hi Sue Boy, I not much help here. This is way beyond my experience level.I would be calling again maybe you could ask for a referral to anotherspecialist. I would search the old messages for maggot

Excellent reminder, Nancy, that we all need to step back and try to not get on the Hamster Wheel, or however Jaini said it. It is so easy to panic at every little thing when you are in "stress" mode

do you have any other ideas!!! I've tried to get her help 4 different times, I e-mailed her 2 times and called her once I talked to her and she said to call and leave my number and I did and still no

Dr. Kellon, Thank you so much for checking on the pergolide-vs-pergolide mesylate question. So, for clarity's sake, when a veterinarian is writing a script for pergolide, and he wants to insure that

Hello Everyone I've got a senior pony that was diagnosed with IR this past February ...from what I remember his insulin was 120 ...he was started on Metformin, Thyroid medicine(Palatech) , Isoxsuprine

An order of pergolide capsules from Island Pharmacy in BC was mailed to me in northern Ontario. It went to southern Ontario, back west to Manitoba, and stayed there for days. It *may* be now safely at

Thanks Jaini, That’s why I upped her dose yesterday she had perked up initially on I mgthen when to looking almost like before. This a.m. she gobbled up her ODTBcubes & she had mostly quit eating

Reading archived conversations on retesting one said when you reach your target dosage to retest. How does one know this target dosage? Ha ha, Julia - this is the $64,000 question! There are

Hi, Connie - I will defer this to Dr. Kellon, but here is my opinion: This ACTH is solidly in the "grey" area. The Liphook study showed confirmed PPID horses to have an ACTH more than twice that of

Hi, Sue - great advice from Jeannie. I don't know what more you can do; I do realize that one shouldn't double up with PhytoQuench and J-herb, but if Dr. Kellon says it is okay, I would be tempted to

Sue I would reach outto Daisy A Bicking DEP, APF CFGP, CLS http://www.integrativehoofschool.com/ She will be at the nolaminitis clinic in November. She is the only one I know of that hands

Reading archived conversations on retesting one said when you reach your target dosage to retest. How does one know this target dosage? I saw an IR calculator on the History form but have yet to

Hi, Lydia - Yes, indeedy, there is a compilation of papers addressing that very thing! Here is the link to the folders; and below that are a couple of excerpts from the

Thank-you Jaini, this really helps. Now I can try the chiro again & hope she can eat hay this winter! Julia & Luxyn in PA 11/2011

I will need Dr Kellon or Clougher to give the details or straighten me out however here is my take. NSAIDs will work on body pain and (perhaps) int eh active laminitis/rotating stage when there is a

Excellent post, Nancy. It is so true that we all sometimes end up running around like hamsters on a wheel. Going over your checklist (which I am repeating, as it is so good) is always a good

Hi All, I just posted the results of Falki's most recent blood work. Insulin has improved but ACTH is above range now. Still severe IR, high risk of laminitis. I also updated his CH and posted His

I have been talking to Nancy and Lavinia about my mare who has PPID and my former pony Rita who apparently also does. Specifically regarding seasonal rise testing and also medicating for the rise. Is

A member commented a few days ago that she did not receive the message being offered by the volunteers during a time of stress, trying to figure out what was wrong with her horse. This is not unique.

Hi, Julia - There are is really only one drug to avoid in IR horses, which is xylazine (Rompun), as this causes an insulin spike. There are other drugs to be cautious with: Acepromazine will