Maggie, Thanks for the nice welcome and input on the iron overload testing. You make a good point about holding off to see how he does after the DDT/E have all been implemented. I'm anxious to begin

Ok, thanks for that. Much appreciated! I think I'm finally able to navigate around this yahoo group thing.... 😊 Sent from my iPhone

Hi, Luxy - In fact, testing during the seasonal rise can often pinpoint early Cushing's horses whose ACTH is normal the rest of the year. If you look at the following folder, and scroll down to

>>As I'm getting sick of paying for tests that are inaccurate due to the way they are handled or not knowing the correct parameters of testing. Hi Rachel, Reread Pauline's message from last

Thank you for clarifying this for me. Much appreciated! So, is there a list of vets for different parts of the world, that know what their doing if you have a horse suspected of IR or Cushings? As

Hi Connie, Just added some mark-ups to Falki's album. Sorry this took a bit longer than usual - things got a bit hectic. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/photos/albums/427907286 The

--In EquineCushings@..., <r_sings@...> wrote : So if the horse is fasted for the IR testing, you get an inaccurate result? = = = = = = = = A study performed at LSU [Caltibilota et al, JEVS May 2009]

Thank You for your thoughts Jaini, I've implemented your suggestions and also started a mini exercise program each morning, as much as he can tolerate w/ a sprained front fetlock. Again, this site

Hi Rachel, Yes, you get an artificially low insulin/glucose result when fasting before the blood work is done. Check the files here for more

Copra is not recommended. Nor grain hays. Chromium as described. Endocriopathic laminitis - that brought about by IR and PPID - is caused by hyperinsulinemia. Too much insulin affecting the feet.

Correct. More info at ecirhorse.org. See also 2013 NO Laminitis! Proceedings, Dr Kellon on diagnosis. Please tell us where you are and when you joined. A year is good. Many thanks Nancy C in NH ECIR

Hi Dallas! Welcome! And thank you for the wonderful CH and also for including the link in your signature! Looks like you're maneuvering the learning curve here really well! So I'm not going to go

Hello, Can we just clarify this? So if the horse is fasted for the IR testing, you get an inaccurate result? Because my vets fast as well. Rachel Not sure when I joined? Sent from my iPhone

Hi nancy. The lady was on Facebook showing her IR pony. So I got interested in what she was feeding. Her response really surprised me! She lives in oz. she feed copra, oaten chaff, chromium yeast and

Hi Everyone, I am a new member and have just uploaded Commander's Case History. It feels great to actually be "official" because I have been lurking and learning from this wonderful site since

I am trying to figure out when to do Luxy's 2nd blood test. I was under the impression it's best to not test during seasonal rise, which I thought was in the spring & fall? So it would be better to

Hi Laura, You are getting a really good grasp of things in a very short time - kudos to you. Any horse who has sinking will have vasoconstriction - it's mechanically impossible not to. You need to

Ulysses hard swollen sheath....the vet put him on antibiotics...4 dosages of EXCEDE followed by 2 weeks of Doxy (we are 10 days into the Doxy). She said that the hard swollen part was scar tissue

Hi Mona, His numbers dropped because there was no food being processed and therefore the glucose and insulin would predictably be lower. This is not a normal situation for horses as they are not

I changed Subject Line to avoid confusion Hi Linda, Please go here,and fill out a case history for your boy. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/conversations/messages/110 Without the