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Re: More fiber in manure

That would be more likely a sign of inefficient chewing. Older horses have reduced force of chewing even if their teeth do not look bad. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #241325 ·

Re: Princess diagnosed with hind-hoof laminitis night before last

Re: Mag I think the major issue is the claim it is superior to oral supplements. Many other minerals also have documented uptake through the skin - iodine being the most familiar - but for whole body

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #241324 ·

Re: Does the seasonal rise affect IR?

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

By Lorna Cane · #241323 ·

More fiber in manure

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

By Maria Duran · #241322 ·

Re: File on breeds prone to IR

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 _._,_._,_

By Maria Duran · #241321 ·

Does the seasonal rise affect IR?

... 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...

By jmc · #241320 ·

Re: File on breeds prone to IR

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

By Nancy C · #241319 · Edited

Re: Please help - my boy is more sore than ever today.

“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

By Cindy Giovanetti · #241318 ·

Re: Adequate Iodine?

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

By Maria Duran · #241317 ·

Re: let me see if I got this straight....

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.

By norcalpintabians · #241316 ·

Re: Princess diagnosed with hind-hoof laminitis night before last

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

By Kathleen Gustafson · #241315 ·

Re: When to reduce Prascend?

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

By Lorna Cane · #241314 ·

Re: Followup re: wt loss

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

By Lorna Cane · #241313 ·

Re: Princess diagnosed with hind-hoof laminitis night before last

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

By Jane Fletcher · #241312 ·

Re: When to reduce Prascend?

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,

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #241311 ·

Followup re: wt loss

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

By freddelskutar@... · #241310 ·

Re: PPID driving IR and fluid(?) behind eyes?

Could this be glaucoma? -- Rosalind Sykes France joined2017

By Ro Sykes · #241309 ·

Re: When to reduce Prascend?

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

By LJ Friedman · #241308 ·

Re: McGregor, 2 yo thoroughbred

-- Fernando, Santiago Chile, 2019

By Fernando Vine · #241307 ·

When to reduce Prascend?

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

By jmc · #241305 ·

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