Oh Marissa... I've been a donkey owner for years. First my big mammoth, Sirprize. Then the standard rescue Pistol Pete. They both taught me more about donkeys and life in general than any

Oh, Marissa , that was a tough one . You sure don't need anyone to tell you that! Those donkeys are a whole other kind of wonderful. And Bette was no exception to that. She was so fortunate that you

When I read your post I was so impressed with everything that you ARE doing! My horse is a voracious eater too and he will finish his nightly allotment of 10lb hay in a single "nag bag" slow feeder

Dear Dr. Kellon, Lavinia, Bonnie and all the folks at ECIR, Thank you all so much for your responses in regards to helping my beloved Mammoth donkey, Betty. We had to put her to sleep on 2/6 due

If this should be in horsekeeping instead of here, let me know and I'll post it there. Star is having round 3 with the same abscess, a white line gravel abscess that has caused some big problems that

Unfortunately a hay analysis is not likely anytime in the near future. I can’t store enough hay to make it feasible. She is getting 6 oz of flax for the anti-inflammatory effects for EPM. I can

Hi Cheryl, Thanks for adding the latest radiographs. Nice job - kudos to your trimmer. The bony column alignment is good, sole depth not quite there yet, sinking about the same. Toes are a bit too

Hi everyone. As above I have updated Jewels history and hoof x rays. Could the moderators please assess the progression in the x rays when able? Jewel is progressing well so far, pain free and has

P.S. I would also consider using metformin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552827/ . Fat metabolism is very different in horses vs humans but metformin also reduces fat accumulation in

Is this for the hay with the analysis from last September? How much Stabul 1 do you feed? -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

It's good that she is going to the hospital. She will need more monitoring than can easily be done on the farm. TG levels increase in pregnancy and TGs are easily mobilized in pregnant mares off feed

Thank you for your help. The main problem is that I am not the mare's owner so it's not on my hand, the owner has decided to send her to a hospital, they,ve tried to feed her by tube but it's not

Forgot to say thank you to Cindy Q who kindly told me I had been mentioned. And if you are not already doing this, I find of help feeding painful laminitic horses at chest level so that they don't

Thank you so much for your answer Jaini. Indeed his hoof wall was growing tight and suddently made a veeeery slight loop that called my attention, then the owner reported the horse wasn't as happy as

Hi! I hope Dr. Kellon can redirect you in the pain management. Stop all concentrates with cereals in it what is very common in Spain, stop oat hay if she is getting it and as Jaini said, only grass

Thank you all so much for your kind words. It really does help. -- Jaini Clougher (BSc, BVSc) Merlin and Maggie (over the bridge), Gypsy, Ranger ECIR mod/support, BC 09 DDT+E = effective treatment

Hi, Kathie - the starting dose for cut-leaf product is 3 teaspoons twice daily; for powder is 1 - 2 teaspoons twice daily. http://mybesthorse.com/jiaogulan.html Here is a link to more information

Cindy, you are a rock star! If there is any way you can convince them to compound into capsules, that would be best. This study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21507864 found that aqueous

Hi, Kathy - Great work on the case history! Although Addy's blood work now shows "Compensated IR", her glucose is still right up there at the upper end, perilously close to the diabetic range. I

Promise is a lucky gal to have you in her court! -- Jaini Clougher (BSc, BVSc) Merlin and Maggie (over the bridge), Gypsy, Ranger ECIR mod/support, BC 09 DDT+E = effective treatment for PPID and