Dawn, Time of day affects both glucose and insulin levels IME. I saw a 25 point drop in insulin by testing at noon instead of 9:30AM. For the source of high glucose input, I relearned for the third

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Dawn, Was Lovey's insulin 139? It's REALLY nearly impossible to give you good feedback without up to date case histories but as a general comment when you see elevated glucose there is almost always

Hi Lindsay, Every time you add a middle man to the equation with ACTH testing, the chances for sample mishandling escalate. You can get discounted shipping from Cornell which should help and why not

AM UPDATE: Off feed and lethargic. Only ate half his dinner. slowly eating his breakfast. I syringed some APF earlier, now he is eating better... coincidence? or is the veil starting to wear off? Or

Hi, Lindsay. Dr Kellon is your expert on this conundrum, but I have a couple of thoughts. Good to hear the blood panel was normal. 1. If his PPID is NOT well-controlled, it may not matter how much you

I meant to include this article about influences on equine glucose --

I had Tipperary, Juniper, and my previously untested mare, Lovey, tested for ACTH levels, insulin and glucose. at MSU this past week. I had my vet out three weeks ago to test and he offered to send

Update: Knight "crashed" yesterday. Day 11 after his first injection of Cabergline. He was acting colicky (laying down, not eating all his breakfast, lethargic, depressed), so I gave Banamine and he

Thank you for the reply about the potency testing. Do you have a lab that you use for potency? For the Pergolide? aprox cost of test, if known? thanks -- LJ Friedman Nov 2014 Vista, Northern

You were correct. It was the antibiotics. It happened again. I got some probiotics and they are working! He is on smz again due to a wound/bite on his left rear right above the hoof. Its healing and

What you need is potency testing - unless you're looking for something else. The lab looks fine but you'll have to call them to make sure they can test for those specific drugs and what sample size

Hi Barbara, I just wanted to clarify my reason for returning the bag or passing it on. This will definitely not apply to everyone but It helps out my management. I made the decision a few years

analytical research lsbs Oklahoma??I need to test a K9 carprofen capsule, and I thought while I’m at it I will test compounded pergolide capsule. I dont remember which lab most of us use? a

Hello, I am going to trim Rio’s feet tomorrow and took some pics and posted them. Her heels are pretty high to me a CG’s to me indicated they can be lowered. I also want to bring the heels back

Also, I am wondering what you all tend to see in terms of weight gain in PPID horses. The consensus here seems to be that he should have gained more by now. Certainly I wish he had gained more by

I added the serum chemistry lab results to Audi’s case history. Everything came back within normal limits. If anyone sees anything interesting in the results, please let me know. Otherwise, he

Hi Melissa, Thanks for adding the radiographs and photos. Here's the link to the album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=251365&p=Created,,,20,2,0,0 When you have a moment, you can add

Thanks to everyone for their advice. As it will take me a while to add Ringo’s case history just wanted to advise current status. He is 15.2 15yr Connemara g. He weighs 935lbs which is an ideal

Hi Barbara, You can see the list of recommended pharmacies here: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/wiki/1137 Thriving Pets, is not one of the recommended ones as per this message from Nancy: