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Is selenium needed in supplement?

If my horse does not eat hay, does not eat pasture, and if her diet is almost completely Timothy Balance Cubes, does she need selenium supplementation? We live in eastern WI near Lake Michigan, if

By jasperandstarsmom@yahoo.com · #251528 ·

Re: Rads and Farrier appt for Vinnie & Summer Tues guidance.

I would more likely be residual infection instead of a new one. Has he ever had antibiotic perfusion? -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #251527 ·

Re: Got blood results back - almost too good?

Don't be sad yet! -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #251526 ·

Re: Update on Jadon and Pergolide (Precend)

Thank you for the report, Nina. The supplement may have stabilized his gut so that pergolide GI side effects were not as pronounced. It's also possible though that it is changing either the absorption

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #251525 ·

Re: Update on Jadon and Pergolide (Precend)

Thank you, Nina! It’s good to know that you found a way to get Jadon through the pergolide veil successfully. Most of us use adaptogens, such as APF, which seems to work pretty reliably. I had no

By Martha McSherry · #251524 ·

Re: Lots of flies

Try fly predators. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #251523 ·

Re: Laminitis or not?

Hi Megan, Welcome to the ECIR group! I will bring up a few points to start some discussion and then follow up with our group welcome which addresses the philosophy behind our approach as well

By Martha McSherry · #251522 ·

Re: hay analysis

On Equi Analytical's Analytical Service Packages page they have a list of individual tests you can get, so you can get crude protein too, or just wait till you find a suitable low s/s hay and then,

By gypsylassie · #251521 ·

no more monthly ivermectin for jesse/ majestic

Based on fecal testing and the fact my horses have no exposure to other horses manure, I am going to cut down on my monthly ivermectin worming’s. I don’t know if I will worm them again unless a

By LJ Friedman · #251520 ·

Re: Lots of flies

Hi, Kim. This discussion is most appropriate for EC Horsekeeping. If you repost your question there, I'm sure you'll get lots of suggestions. https://ecir.groups.io/g/Horsekeeping/messages -- Cass,

By Cass in NorCal · #251519 ·

Laminitis or not?

I have an easy keeper (but not IR) who started being sore on hard surfaces Sunday during our ride and then Tuesday came up super lame. I can tell his left front is worse but he seems possibly sore on

By msellenraad@... · #251518 · Edited

Lots of flies

Hi gang, I am finding this year that my horses stall (which in a mare motel) has so many more flies than any other stall/paddock. Does anyone have any ideas other than fly bags and bar fly attractants

By Kim Rice · #251517 ·

Re: Collaeyn & Monty - looking for assistance with Monty's Laminitis

Hi Collaeyn, If he is turned out in a smaller turnout with boots, not really a problem. When we turn him out in the nice arena, we take the boots off and he is so happy....rolling, running, bucking,

By Kim Rice · #251516 ·

Update on Jadon and Pergolide (Precend)

-- Hi, haven’t been here for a while. I had put Jadon on Precend 3 separate times. He went off hay and all water all three times. He straight up looked sick. Each time after he became too

By NinaJW · #251515 ·

Re: Our pony Flirt in trouble again!!

Hi Roger, I've added a couple of mark-ups to Flirt's album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=24031&p=Created,,,20,2,0,0 There is some bony column rotation, as well as capsular rotation

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #251514 ·

Re: Possible Laminitis - How to proceed?

Hi Emilee, I replied to another post yesterday that I finally found a really well made boot for my horse, Soft Ride, with the dual colored gel insert for laminitic horses. My guy has done well with

By Kim Rice · #251513 ·

Re: hay analysis

thank you, do i also ask for the protein with the wet chem plus esc, starch,nitrates -- -- Daisy, Tiko and Whisper CO, April 2019 Case History:

By Daisy Shepherd · #251512 ·

Re: Got blood results back - almost too good?

Update: Vet got back to me - it "wasn't mailed correctly" so all that intervening time it wasn't frozen. Dangit. He'll come by tomorrow - provided i remember to call in the AM - and redraw the bloods

By jmc · #251511 ·

Re: Diana labs

Thanks Kirsten. I can get the Prascend started tomorrow morning. What dose should I start her on- 1mg? The vet didn’t really tell me because she was expecting me to buy it from her. I will be using

By Elizabeth Freese · #251510 ·

Re: hay analysis

Hi Daisy, fast track uses NIR, (near infrared) which is less accurate for the sugars, (ESC) and the starch. You can send the samples and ask for the wet chem test for just the ESC, starch and

By gypsylassie · #251509 ·

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