You would think that they might automatically retest a result that unusual though? I sent the request to my vet but perhaps I need to contact Cornell directly? -- Chemelle Hillsboro,

Hi Jodi, I would go for the absolute minimum you can get away with for those as they're definitely high on the sugar/startch count. Anything that starts the ingredient list as 'a decadent blend of

Hi Brenda, You have a few options: 1- would be to change your settings under your membership tab: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/member/4033828?p=,,,20,0,0,0::joined,members,brenda,20,2,0,4033828 to

Great! Thank you, giving 1 per day just to get the medication in. I break it up in 4 pieces. first piece as a primer, 2 pieces loaded with pergolide and the last piece without meds. i feed them all

He tends to be "ouchy" for the first 3-4 weeks after a trim, then gets more comfortable (not totally comfy, but better)....just in time for the 6-week trim. It's a vicious cycle. :( -- - Julie

They're not likely to be a problem unless feeding them in meal size amounts! -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

We were having trouble getting our boy to eat Pergolide in anything. I ordered the Beet-E-Bite pill pockets apple flavored and he gobbled up his medicine. Are they Safe? the starch seems high at 4.9%.

CORRECTION There is one study that showed less severe laminitis in the fructan sepsis model when icing was started at first sign of laminitis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24004323 As far as I

Ok, it should be there now. Thank you. Is there a way to get the responses to just this conversation thread to send to my phone , either through email or another phone app ? -- Brenda

My Welsh pony is 21 years old, rideable and still driven with a pony cart. He was diagnosed PPID at age 12. His pergolide dose is 24 mg. There is no lack of energy: canters uphill to barn when called,

I can be contacted by e-mail. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

There are several before and after examples on this page: http://www.wildheartshoofcare.com/Cases.htm . -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Thank you Dawn and Dr. Kellon, that was really informative! -- Amy Veatch Dunlap, TN (Southeast TN) Joined

Yes, suggest she join us. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

I would suggest you have him examined by a lameness expert from one of your veterinary schools. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Alicia, The only time cryotherapy works in any type of laminitis is if you start it before the insult, be that bacterial products, high insulin. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

My PPID boy is ridden or worked with three times a week. Up until a month ago, we rode anywhere, anytime any type trail. He developed symptoms of Lymes and is currently in treatment for that. Just got

Martha that´s a great idea. Obviously you have a lot of practice in administering medication. Logo was blessed to have you. I don´t trust much the caretakers giving it by srynge because they are not

Hi Jodi, if he gets his pergolide in a tiny muffin at the same time he gets his low s/s meal, I think that would be ok. Those muffins are pretty irresistible, I bet he doesn't even notice the

Would 1/4 - 1/3 if a German Horse Muffin be safe? That is what I'm using presently, as I can put his dose in a capsule then seal air and light out. I do this at night to feed in the morning. I ran out