Hi everyone, Well we took my mare Star off of the bute she has been on for 3 weeks (doctor's orders) and within two days she was limping again. The vet thought it might just be imflammation and stress

Sounds like Good news for the weekend, Linda! My mules understand the need to be turned out, Sadie Mule will try to chew through any gate to get there. I have luckily become quite an expert in

Hi, I emphatically urge any of you dealing with founder, laminitis, navicular or any other hoof problems to check out the egroup naturalhorsetrim. The founder of this group Gretchen Fathauer has a

Sue, how much you must have shared with your precious Daarby. Almost 40 years old, that says it all. You must have given her the best of everything. Kay in NY

I can't believe this, but by golly, you can bet I will try it the next time either of the mules ladies get an abscess. Chances are it will be Pandora Mule, of course. Unfortunately, we have to

Kay in AK My candle is lit for you to have the wisdom to do what is right for your horse. We wish you all the best and please keep us posted. Good luck to you and your baby! Kay, who

Susan — My vet has not yet received Bug's test results from BET Labs. I did speak with her briefly on Wednesday, and relayed the advice I had been given by one of their technicians. Her response

Thanks for your views of the dexamethazone test for Cushings, Everyone. I certainly do understand the need for caution. My horse was diagnosed last year, after two lengthy bouts of laminitis and a

My Vet recommended against it as one risk is Laminitis/Founder - he preferred to just treat with Permax rather than risk it ,as my horse Jazz had already foundered ( if you haven't been down that

Hi Paula, Can you tell me more about BET labs. Darby is not doing well right now, I had wondered about giving her chromium. Yesterday she started looking sore so I have started soaking her feet

<It seems to me that most of the scare stories out there are from second-hand sources or speculation rather than science.> I agree, it would be nice to have concrete facts, but when it comes

And as my daughter who had quads says, "The odds don't matter, until you are the 'one' in however many!" I agree, I don't think I would run the risk. I do know that a steroid either caused, or

Hi Everybody, I've been reading the posts all along, but haven't had anything new to add to the discussions. I do want to ask a question, though. I've come across repeated cautions against the

I concur with the others. My vet had no problem with me calling around for pricing. In fact I found a source cheaper than her source, wholesale, at one point! She was quite happy with that! Thankfully

So it would be nice to know a little more about your concerns. Thanks! Mary & Marvin >

To the group: From: "Mary Goldy": <It takes place over a 2 day period. The first day the vet draws about 5 viles of blood( do not remember exact number now) then injects Marvin with azium. He comes

Jeri: <How does everyone get their vet to write you a prescription for either cypro or Permax? Mine won't - I tried. I think the exact quote was: "When you have an emergency, the pharmacy isn't going

The first time I noticed something really wrong with my horse was after our last 25 mile competitive trail ride, whil she finished with good p& r's she was exhausted the next few days, I think it

Hi Linda - I started my horse on permax in April and saw some immediate results (quit excessive salt/water intake and body sensitivity went away), but after about 45 days he started to grow a winter

Linda wrote: and Lou and Jack wrote: -------- Hi Linda and Lou and Jack, We had Jazz on Permax for several months and didn't see a whole lot of improvement in attitude(depressed).He also wasn't