I was wondering if anyone has found a way to grind hay down for older horses with missing teeth. I was thinking that if I could get a load of tested hay and grind it, then add supplements to balance

This isn't your fault - you have been working diligently to do what's best for your boy.No wet noodles allowed. Once the toes get out ahead, they are like a run-away freight train and seem to shoot

I talked to a vet today who said that when I splint a Prasend tablet and don't use half for 24 hours, that I am essentially yo-yoing the dose every other day because the pergolide is so unstable

No, Sandi you are right. This is not going to work because the proposed mechanism is wrong. Long thread here from the archives. We get testy about it b/c it sends folks out in the wrong

Hmm, but my understanding of metabolic type laminitis (that most of us are dealing with) is that it's from a hormonal cause, not being the same as laminitis from rich grasses, etc.? Maybe I'm

This sounds encouraging! Judy and Rudy Southwest Missouri 2012 https://www.horsejournals.com/horse-care/hoof-care/laminitis-vaccine-offers-horse-owners-preventive-tool ---

Yes, you have to supplement separately. I just recently heard of another horse with very low E despite getting E in a Horse Tech supplement. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Is it necessary to supplement with the Vit E gel caps if feeding AZ Copper Complete? It has 4,000 iu, but I've always heard that the Vit E in powdered supplements isn't really viable. Does anybody

Grass seed matures quickly (3 to 10 days) and is dropped so just seeing the heads doesn't mean they are getting much starch. Starch is much lower in the younger seeds. There is huge diversity in

It is indeed in the doc. I had read only the first page. Sorry 'bout that. -- MaryS and Hoover Sept. 2016, South Central PA Hoover's Case History:

Lavinia, thank you so much... I am heartbroken, as I've tried to be so diligent in having a farrier come every four weeks to trim because he grows so much hoof... I rely on the farrier to know what

Hi Karen, Yes, ALL the feet have toes that are too long, in the hinds it is just more subtle. The long toes in the front slow the break over time, so they don't get out of the way of his hind feet

Hi Mary, Interval would be two weeks. All of this info is in this document: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Deworming/Deworming%20Guidelines%20Updated%20Nov%202013.pdf The actual file is

Thanks for the info Lavinia, very helpful. After happily using our new paddock track all winter I was forced to restrict Hoover to his stone dust dry lot in April due to weight control (not foot

So if a field of mixed meadow grasses has been growing for a couple of months through spring, was mowed a once or twice early on in March/April and now is maturing with seed heads, it slowing down

Jesse's case history has been updated. Updates include Prevacox (single dose on 2015-05-16) for inflammation of the eye. And started triple antibiotic ointment without steroids for the Eye.

Hypothyroidism does not cause a stiff gait. As just posted, I would ask her if she's willing to block the front feet to see if that changes movement. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner

Return to a significant amount of daily exercise would be the best thing. Metformin isn't a long term fix but would be indicated if he has foot tenderness - which often masquerades as hock pain. I

Urine is tested for a lot of different reasons. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

It isn't always. Hays are made when the grass has stopped growing. Sugar is highest during stages of rapid growth. When the grass is cut it will continue to metabolize sugar until it "dies" by having