Thank you Laurie, kstrick709 and Ronelle for your answers. I have to clarify that I am not in an emergency with neuropathic pain (fortunately). I just want to have something in my repertory that I

Can anyone reveal me the mistery of peas being safe for IR horses please? Diary One shows an average S/S of almost 50%. By Dr. Kellon's explanation I understand that the starch is resistant starch, so

Hi Cheryl Check out the Wiki--scroll down to Photos and Hoof Evaluation Help. -- Maxine and Indy (PPID) Canberra, Australia

can someone please provide me a link for X-ray technique.? And hoof/film positions for same. Will have Jewel re xrayed late March looking for techniques to identify correlation of p3 to sole, depth of

Does anyone know if these are the right kind of split peas? They are yellow ones and apparently are also called Chana Daal or Chana Dal, used to make dal curry in Indian cooking. The package label

Hi Theresa, Relevante is also picky but he is excited to take his Pergolide in the morning before feeding because i rotate between dried prunes (just 1), fresh summer squash slices and Beet-e-Bites

Thank you Bonnie! I searched and now found that message by Dr Kellon here: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/topic/29379485#231280 She says a few ounce as part of a meal is safe. It was in reply to a

So I tried peanut shells and he likes crunching them and spitting them out. Won't actually eat them. I also tried putting it in a handful of his beet pulp but he's really messy about it and I couldn't

Cindy, my pony is somewhat larger than Glow (640 lbs). He gets 1 cup of split peas, mixed with his cube meal and supplements. I pour hot water over all about 2 hours before serving to fluff up the

My boy Knight has been dealing with excessive salivation for a few weeks. There was no change in feed or housing when this started. He had been on 1mg of pergolide for about 6 weeks. We did a complete

My horse's leptin was about 42.5 when tested over the summer... seeing the normal range is 10-20, that's just alarmingly high. He tested negative for PPID, and "mildly IR" per my vet. I made some

Thank you Dawn and Eleanor. I would be worried about the sugar syrup triggering another spring-time episode of acute laminitis (his first one was in the spring in a dry lot on hay only!)...although I

Hi Kathie Does your trimmer do a lot of rasping from the top (pulling the foot into a forward position and rasping the dorsal wall at the toe) rather than doing a bevel from the bottom, ie picking up

Hi Maxine I'm also trying to understand split peas as an option better and how it compares to giving the Top 3 aminos or whether in addition. Split peas can be gotten here but I'm not sure how much to

I asked the manuf for the aaep abstract.. will let you know if I get it.. -- Concerning testing for Jesse... only the best for him. and the best testing... I will give the product for 6 weeks..

Interested in this as well. Posted a while back about whether you could have leptin resistance without IR. I think it was Jaini who answered me then. Valeree ECHK Support SoCal 09.03

Hello, My question is about the role of leptin. I read on one of the slides presented at one of the ECIR conferences that stated that the horse will NEVER stop eating if left to free choice because

Savannah's ACTH is controlled but with insulin that high it might be beneficial to get it lower. That said, insulin has been reported to be very erratic in cold weather and we can't be sure it's

Savannah is much more comfortable in the walking video than trotting. When walking, I see both front with off steps. Trotting is very hesitant, on "egg shells", and RF predominates as more sore. --

PPID and/or IR can shift the immune system toward a more inflammation and allergy type of response which can cause more exaggerated vaccine reactions. This does not occur with every horse and poorly