Hi Jodi, You said,"Yankee's PPID is pretty well controlled during this seasonal rise on 1.5 mg." But when I look at his CH ,the Sept 9 reading was 81.8 ,from Cornell. Is this the result you are

Hi! I have increased the hay offer for Yayo, diagnosed PPID recently. He is eating 2 kg daily of a safe concentrate and increased hay intake to counteract the loss of calories he was getting from the

Thank you VERY VERY MUCH Nancy. I very much appreciate your time and sharing of this list. -- María Durán Navarro Dec 2017 Madrid (Spain) Plutón´s Case History Plutón´s Photo Album _._,_._,_

... whether or not a horse also has PPID (which mine does)? Yankee's PPID is pretty well controlled during this seasonal rise on 1.5 mg. When he was tested this spring, his IR was compensated...

Hi Maria Here is the list of choices you will see in the new CH that we have based on what we have seen here, and discussion with the CH committee. For simplicity sake, we did not list all variations

“I feed him in a tub and he flips it over! Any suggestions?” Nail the tub to the ground. Use a drill to make a hole, and then use a 10-inch spike which you can get at the hardware

Hi Kirsten, Maybe I am wrong but to my knowledge 100% of NRC for iodine is fine as iodine is very well absorbed and doesn´t has other mineral competences. Is your hay very low in iodine? I believe if

my vet is reviewing the proceedings this weekend and she is coming out tomorrow for an in-house glucose test :) Im hoping she will be agreeable to increasing his pergolide! I will keep you posted.

Hi Kate, To be clear, I'm not discounting your personal experience. Our role is to communicate to the members here the best scientific evidence we know to be true. e.g., "Members and volunteers work

Hi Jodi, Agree with Lavinia about the expenses.Something else to keep in mind is that if we don't keep the ACTH controlled, we may be facing much greater expenses involved in treating the laminitis

Hi Delli, Good news that she seems more comfortable,and going in the right direction. Good sneaking going on with her minerals! Your comment on finding powdered Vitamin E caught my eye. A lot of us

I’ve heard of towels being soaked in water that has magnesium in it and draping that on horse muscles. -- Jane, South East Western Australia Nov 2016 Garnet and Bill

Hi Jodi, Certainly understand that finances play a role in what we can/can't do, whether we like it or not. Most people are in that same situation. Unfortunately, the seasonal rise period is not over,

Hello ECIR and Jaini Clougher. I am following up on my concerns for Julie's weight loss and intermittent laminitis. I read the articles recommended by Jaini and became suspicious of my mare having

Could this be glaucoma? -- Rosalind Sykes France joined2017

The rise isnt over for every horse. HAve you considered pergolide from a compounding pharmacy like Pethealth in Az? -- LJ Friedman Nov 2014 Vista, Northern San Diego, CA Jesse and majestic ‘s

-- Fernando, Santiago Chile, 2019

Now that we are over the hump, so to speak, of the seasonal rise, for horses who have their dose increased during the rise, how do we know when to start reducing it? If there is a specific date, then

I was working on press releases today and was reminded of this one by Dr Kellon from last March: All EMS Horses Have Laminitis. Lots of food for thought and management. With recent discussions seem

My concern is that folks will get the idea that this soak can replace testing and determining how much magnesium and other minerals are needed. I have heard this in other circles. Minerals need to be