There is no shortage of hay/grain(in the past I would have to remind her not to feed Scooter as much) in this barn ever even though she could save money but the barn owner is not into boarding for the

I have been at this boarding barn for 15 years and they generally have great care (but you have to do the barn owner's way). Scooter is not allowed any hay net as his food drive is strong. (the

Hi Sherry, sure, I can try to get those this afternoon. thanks, Jenny -- Jenny Heishman and Rico Bainbridge Island, WA June

Hi Jenny, It would be super helpful if you could post some leg/hoof photos to go with those x-rays. Info on that is here: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/wiki/1472. Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and

Hello, I had lateral views done on my 9yo IR gelding, Rico. I have been trimming his hooves for two years and I am new at it, so wanted to get the radiographs to check my work. I have reviewed some

Hi Laura. Just something for you to consider...some folks build a box and place the hay net inside the box and anchor it to the bottom. This way, if your horse tries to pull the net out she can't and

Thanks Dr. Kellon I guess only the Cornell labs due in next week will be able to tell. A slow feeder was suggested. I can't use a hay net because she has a mild C3-4 arthritic change and I don't

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