Thank you for the replies, Pauline and Sharon. What would be an okay amount for an herbal powder such as Stevia, Beet Root, Carrot, etc for ~2 cups of low s/s grain with his herbs/supplements? 1/4

Lisa, Do you think they find this as palatable as the equine pellets with hmm I just looked at the container, added oats and soybean powder. Not such a good idea. Considering this is way less

From an archive search: It depends on how much you're feeding. Dr. Kellon approved the powdered herbs such as stevia, fenugreek, peppermint,anise seed, beet root, apple fiber, etc. as safe for IR

I've had luck with Stevia powder....maybe a moderator can confirm. And I have also used plain yogurt. Sharon and Elsa Courtenay BC April 2016

Hi everyone! I'm looking for someone who can do a mineral balance of hay (of course paid). I went to email some but I figured it may be easier to find someone who has the time by posting it here!

Hi Everyone. I remember reading about sugar free flavorings in one the files(possibly the Emergency Diet document, but I don't remember for sure) that you can add to low s/s grain to help tempt the

Probably not. PPID horses are not predisposed to oxidative stress. There is evidence of it in the hypothalamus of PPID horses, but not body-wide and not connected to glucose metsbolism (which is not

I just saw Nancy's reply to "Iron content in hay" which said if the Cu is over 4 times NRC then Ca needs to be 2x the requirement for Ca. I am ok on that since Ca is 35.7 and NRC for her weight is 16.

Thank you for those suggestions Nancy and Lavinia. Lavinia, would you be able to point me to a Case History where you know there are photos of moderate white line separation? Thanks so much...

Sorry, I don't know if this is inappropriate to ask without getting someone to balance the ration for me. Just tell me if that is the case and I will go that route. You all do more than enough on a

Thanks Dr Kellon for illustrating again, how effective using the DDT+E road mp is when dealing with rehab complications and bumps in the road going forward. I need to continually remind myself when I

Hi All, Nancy wrote "Dr Kellon has an excellent post on higher oxidative stress in PPID horses back in 2004" Since PPID horses are predisposed to oxidative stress perhaps due in part to altered

Hi Sharon, Seems there is a typo in Elsa's case history as that has her age as 4yo. I respectfully disagree with your farrier regarding not doing anything with sinkers. I am barefoot trimmer and

thank you Dr. Kellon - all good except she is just coming up to 14 years old not 4. I'm weaning off bute - down to about 3 gm day now. We were thinking about 100 lbs off but can do more....she

I apologize if any of this has been addressed already. Read you history and did a message search but not confident all messages were picked up. D: Diagnosis Since she's only 4 (correct?), IR is

Hi Sharon I've been living with a sinker to one degree or anther for several years now. His first founder was 17 years ago. His insulin is never controlled so he is constantly at risk of sinking

Hi Lisa I've had one or two hay balances that CA Trace would work for the tight ratios ECIR horses benefit from. We still needed magnesium and phosphorous for the major minerals. One approach some

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thank you for your response Lavinia. Sorry about the case history missing. I need to contact Ukele tomorrow to see if they ship to Canada and same with Microlactin powder - need to find a

I finally broke down and ordered some California Trace after my horses went wild over the samples we got at the ECIR Georgetown conference. I knew I had a couple of short trips planned and used the CT