Thanks Eva for the reply and links. :) I did several with variables and repeats, it does seem to be just that a snapshot and not exact. -- LM March 2013 New Springfield, OH/Ft. Collins,

Thank you both for your responses. I will work on the case history. I had been giving the mare carrots with her dinner, and have stopped those completely. No treats at all, in fact. She is in a deeply

Thank you Dr. Kellon. -- Jill, Khari & Jetty in Idaho NRC 2010 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Jill%20and%20Khari

Here is a glucometer comparison chart from 2016 http://integrateddiabetes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/meter-accuracy-Sept-2016.pdf and a comparison study from 2016 Journal of Diabetes and

Well, darn! Of all the rotten luck. Hang in there! -- Jaini Clougher (BSc,BVSc) Merlin (over the bridge) ,Maggie,Gypsy, Ranger BC 09 ECIR

Hi, 12 Gates; You have gotten some excellent advice from Maggie. Unfortunately, the answer to your question about whether or not the pulses should be ongoing is: "It depends". It depends on the

Hi "twelve_gates" Welcome to the group! Sorry to hear that your mare is having trouble. If you can get her details into a case history for us that would really help us to help you better. Details

There's no need to conver to mmol but to do it multiply by 18. Here's a link to some issues with glucometers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC360303 Standards for accuracy are pretty lax

Thanks. I think it's the frozen ground that makes me think he is stiff. I walked him on even ground (driveway) and he is fine. I think I'll try to increase til mid January to see, but it looks like

It wouldn't hurt anything to try increasing to 1 mg but it's not likely what you are seeing is PPID related. In fact, his ACTH levels are normal for the seasonal rise and his lowest insulin is paired

This is my first post, so thanks in advance. I have a 7 year old WB/TB mare who has been assessed by a vet as "pre-laminitic", with probable EMS, after presenting about 2 weeks ago with sore front

When a vet recommends stopping pergolide for a few days then restarting at lower dose it is because of side effects, usually poor appetite. The observation ACTH dropped on the lower dose is likely

Thank you for responding, Kelli. That is really interesting. Do you know anything about the vet's reasoning for suggesting your friend try this? Has anyone else heard of this? What could possibly

I was hoping I was going to be one of the lucky ones and not have to deal with an abscess. I started her excercise program 2 days ago. She was doing really well. This morning I look out the window

Hi Ro, Welcome to the group! We can give you the best advice with the details in the case history, but below is a general information note with lots of helpful information and links. I'm sure we've

Hi Ro (?) It's pretty tough to say without the details of the CH. But unless you have specific reasons for the others ( diagnosis from blood work,for example) ,I would only be adding the following

I have yet to upload case histories so I hope it is alright to ask this somewhat general question. I have 2 horses who were diagnosed some years ago with ems in the UK. Since moving to France and

The people at Winnies Warmers say not to leave them on above 50 deg. I would assume it would hold or pretty much any leggings. You may want to try some boots to get him off the cold ground.. I am not

Hi all! I've recently noticed that my IR gelding seems to be walking more gingerly on the uneven mud in his run area. His carefulness coincided with a temperature drop here - from daytime temps in the

Hello group! I have read through many past ?'s but not quite seeing the answer I am looking for or a link to any files containing info on using one. I am drawing venous blood and using a human