I had emailed the vet a couple days ago to ask about labs & pricing but didn't get a reply. (To be fair, they are usually really good about responding and are probably completely sick of me at this

So Lindsay, Where are you have you having the ACTH done if A&M is shipping the insulin out to Cornell anyway? Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response PA

Despite his bag o' bones appearance, Audi is definitely the dominant horse, so I'm sure Mo is not stealing his food. (Actually, now that Audi is less lethargic on pergolide, Mo has been sporting quite

I just completed a two month experiment trying to feed two horses together so they would get equal amounts. Had it down to 9 feedings a day of a ration of a little less than 16 pounds per horse. The

Kirsten, yes, you are correct that there's a chance the other horse is eating more than his share of the hay. I've not separated the horses and weighed Audi's hay apart from his buddy's. That said,

Idexx doesn't do ferritin so must have sent it to KSU. The reference range listed is KSUs. The result would be milk iron overload **but** ferritin is as fragile as ACTH and unless it was processed

Wow! Last draw I paid $145 for ACTH & $168 for insulin/glucose. This is Northern California. My vet uses an in-house lab and the prices went up from last year. Maxine, I'm the same, no matter what

Hi Rhonda, A thought about weighing the hay yourself. Wouldn't one of those little luggage scale,hand held thingies work? I envision your hooking it onto a stable nail (or something) and hooking other

Good to hear he is doing better and getting regular trims! I can't help with your ferriten question, that's best left to Dr Kellon. I'm curious why the hay cannot be weighed if they are already doing

IR could certainly do it. As for possible side effects of Regumate, it mimics the hormonal environment of pregnancy and human PMS. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Momordica. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Well, I have spent thousands on the vets so far and he is looking good and doing well. I am now aware of the seasonal rise and will hold off for more testing unless something appears wrong. I have

I was not able to get entrance to the barn from early March to end of May due to government closure. Yes this was very frustrating. All I could do was drop off vet prescribed Prascend, Insulinwise

Dr Kellon, Thank you very much for the reply. Which of the herbal ingredients can increase insulin? -- Jennifer & Mill & Jack Middle TN

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 07:41 AM, Kirsten Rasmussen wrote: Wow. For perspective, I just paid 250$ for ACTH, insulin and glucose here in Canada, plus 80$ shipping and a 45$ collection fee (which does

Hi Laura, How much does she weigh and how much hay is she eating? Is it being fed loose or in nets? If nets, what kind of nets? You can always use small hole nets and double net if needed to slow

Hi Michele, Have you had your hay tested? If not it's a guess at best if any particular commercial supplement will balance it and we'd also need to know what - if anything else - your mare is being

Speaking of Regumate does it cause a crazy increase in appetite or is IR to blame? She gobbles her hay so fast that after it gone, she starts eating shavings. I’m beside myself right now -- Laura

Wow, Kirsten, $250 is really expensive. I'm sure it is less than $100 at Cornell and then there is a $5 secession fee and the overnight shipping is $15. I looked at my last draw and the ACTH,

August 26 will be Jesse’s one year anniversary on invokana 300 mg. To date I have not experienced any side effects whatsoever. His urine strips continue to be in the ranges that are normal. And his