Do you mean he needs to gain weight? Many PPID/Cushing's horses have insulin resistance which makes grain dangerous. You need to check insulin before feeding grain. All commercial grain mixes and

Thank you Dr. Kellon. I will see about getting everything back up... -- Nikkibob Wisconsin, Sept 2018 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Nikki%20and%20Darby

Blossom is a standard donkey and was diagnosed with Cushings December of 2019. She had an ACTH level of 51 pg/mL with the normal range being 9-35 pg/mL. She started on a half tablet of Prascend and

Hi Cindy and Dr. Kellon, Thank you so much for your responses. He is in need of grain as we speak, is there a certain brand I should get with low calcium? I see you mentioned Triple Crown which he

Sorry - I misread your initial post. I see you are grinding them separately. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

The EPM medications are fine. TRH - brand name Thyrel, generic protirelin - is available as an FDA approved injection. The equine test uses the same drug as human. Try the pharmacy at a local

The flax is OK but I would save the salt cleaning step for after you decant the mixture. Don't know for sure but it could chemically react with the drug. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner

I'm afraid there's no way to get it with the borders closed. You could try just Jiaogulan if he deteriorates without it. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

I've been grinding the metformin in a coffee grinder, then add 2T or so of whole flax seeds and 1-2T salt and grind again. The flax captures the dust and the salt cleans the grinder. Then I mix it

I've tried to get mark ups, but I guess my photos are not good. -- Kathie with Libby and Sweet P Cobble Hill, BC, Canada Aug 2018 Case Histories Target Photos Sweet P Photos Addy Photos Cherokee

Tiffany, I don't see why he can't have his usual evening meal. Make sure the testing is 4 hrs after his morning hay (sounds like it will be), and that he is not agitated and has not been exercised. I

https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/message/248690?p=,,,20,0,0,0::Created,,metformin+%2B+eleanor,20,2,0,72950870 I have to retract the statement about no Invokana failures. Working with a horse now that

There *might* be just the tiniest amount of rotation but it could also be an optical illusion from the toes still being too long and stretching the laminae. Sole depth is pretty good and so is palmar

-- There, that should do it....sorry about that, I guess I put them in an album somewhere else?? Nikkibob Wisconsin, Sept 2018 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Nikki%20and%20Darby

Hi Beth, I found popping the pills directly into a syringe and just covering with water, then shaking vigorously every once in a while, dissolved them in about 3 hours. Made a paste that syringed into

Given the Covid-19 situation and the halting of non-essential travel between US and Canada, I'm not able to cross the US border to get more Laminox for Bugsy and Uckele is not able to ship it to

Hi Kathie, Have you had mark-ups done on Target's hoof pictures to help guide the trimmers? -- Judy and Bugsy Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Feb. 25,

-- Oh, the good all days of grinding Metformin . I know Metformin is the logical step for highinsulin, my question is does it ever return insulin to normal and keep it that way? I thought it’s

Hi Nikkibob Did you add the xrays to the album in your signature? When I clicked on it, there is just the one photo. Not sure if the uploading didn't happen or if there is another album somewhere.

-- thank you so much, daisy and tiko -- Daisy, Tiko and Whisper CO, April 2019 Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Daisy%20and%20Tiko Photo Album: