She had stifle surgery at 4 (now 14). One had a meniscal tear and the other had bad cartilage. Her RF coffin joint has almost no cartilage left either. Her hocks have had very thin joint space since

I'm upping this post as my mare is finally back to the weight she used to be in March 2018, after being too thin, then gaining too much weight again, and then going to a weight that looks like a 4.5-5

I thought the group may be interested in this. I ran into some more hay after the thread on "Grass Hay With High Protein" that was straight orchard with protein at 15.8%, but had very low ESC/starch

Hi Sherry, I'm sorry I didn't realize I hadn't updated. I'll do that tomorrow. He is doing better. I have him on 1.25 tabs a day. His weight and appetite are good and his manure has been normal

I have seen it written here many times....the devil is in the details. In my narrative I left a few details out because they were either in my case file, or I did not think they were necessary. I

Even with careful rinsing and flushing the Metformin is still irritating the crap out of her poor mouth ...for those of you have gotten it compounded ...did that make a difference Vs the tablets

Was he ever tested for West Nile? -- Cheryl and Jewel Oct 2018 Port Alberni BC

Thanks Anthie for the suggestions. What is the diagnosis of your mare regarding the articulations that were injected? -- Genevieve March 2012 South of Quebec province Rose (IR) Case History,

LJ, Those extraction pockets are filled in by now. Older horses do have spaces called diastema develop between their teeth at the gumline and these can become impacted with food and inflamed. Could be

My vet pointed out to me that Cornell has a good "package" of tests at a very reasonable price. Many of us don't realize that a big part of our cost is paying for our own vet's time. My vet here in

First of all LJ...what an AWESOME barn owner you have. Not many boarding facilities will accommodate multiple feed schedules, etc. Scotty pretty much eats like that all the time...and he has only had

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 12:43 PM, <emma@...> wrote: Emma, The amount of iron in beet pulp varies quite widely. Our bags of Speedibeet in the USA are labeled with the amount of iron (shown as a

Thanks,Kirsten. I had mistakenly thought you were talking about horses. I've never "dosed" it with my horses,since they haven't had glucose issues, but rather just sprinkled it on feed bucket as taste

Hi Emma I put beet pulp in a mesh laundry net for soaking and rinsing. The holes are big enough to let out any dirt, but small enough to contain the shreds. Some people use a colander. There are some

Lorna, not in horses. But cassia cinnamon exceeds the safe upper limit of coumarin consumption at 1/4 tsp a few days a week for a human child, and 1 tsp a day for most adults (

I've put some photos of Tom's feet in the album and some of him too. I washed his feet so they are wet in the photos but I do also have photos of them dry if that would be better. I can see that

It's good to hear this update after all Savannah's troubles. Glad she has been "romping around" a bit too. Well done, Pat. -- Bonnie and Lad North Ontario Dec 2008 Case History:

Hi Sherry, I had to do a quick search in the messages because Cody's CH isn't up to date but were he mine at this point I'd want to check the ACTH for sure. His glucose and insulin levels weren't

Hi LJ, If it's possible to do more feedings with less food that might be helpful, but the biggest thing is probably just be going to keep an eye on him and if he's doing that odd chewing behavior

Hi All, I'm getting ready to schedule the vet for Cody's new bloodwork. Can I test for only ACTH or do I need to do everything again? -- Sherry, Feb 2018, Gates,