Hi Martha Thanks for your reply. I am working with a vet at the moment because I can't find a farrier who is willing to trim donkeys and travel to my rural location. I am willing to rasp/trim his

I am still pretty new here but it is very clear that there are some amazing people helping out here and I am so very grateful! What a wonderful thing to do, recognize and introduce the extraordinary

Hi Barb, Although you’ve been a member for awhile, I see this is your first post. Welcome! I’m including our group welcome, which includes lots of information for you to read. Some of it may

Hi Sarah, Thanks for uploading the hoof shots. Here's the link to the album, which you can add to your signature when you have a moment: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=253052 In

I will do that, Sherry, he was about due for a trim when the first abscess developed. I was instructed by vet not to trim til we knew what was going on. It is possible that part of the issue is also

I just had a friend tell me that prascend deteriorates quickly, and should be fed immediately upon pushing it out of the foil packet. Well, I create supplement bags/feed for my horses for 14 days, so

Hi Jodi, Last year you increased his pergolide for a few months in the fall. Did you do that again this year? If you want to increase his weight, maybe feed him 2% of what you’d like him to weigh

This may be a basic question, but oddly, I haven't ever had this problem: Yankee has lost too much weight. He's very slightly under what I'd like him to be (I can see his ribs even under his budding

Hi Philippa, I’m sure Lavinia will be along and begin to work her wonders. I’ve read that you’ve had trouble getting a regular farrier. Is that because of your location or maybe because the

Hi Nina, I can't address the Stevia question but are you currently feeding him regular salt with his daily ration? If not, I would start there. You can either add it to the feed (starting with a

I agree with Martha on both how he looks now compared to the end of July pictures - it's definitely not as much of a gain as I'd have been hoping to see in 6 weeks but still think he looks like he's

Hi Anna, Looking at his x-rays he appears to have room for improvement in his trim as he has quite a bit of toe and his bone alignment is not correct. That alone could be causing him some foot pain.

I just received Babe's radiographs, we only did his fronts. I have added them to my photo album. -- Anna Dolly Keyser, WV Sept. 2020 Babe's Case History Babe's Photo Album

Hi Can I please get some advice on how my donkey's hooves need to be trimmed, please? Both front hooves have rotated coffin bones but his left is always more tender than the right. ( I'm a complete

A huge thanks to everyone. I would not even know where to begin without you all!! Jadon thanks you two :) -- Nina and Jadon Kentucky

You did it perfectly, Shera! Thanks. -- Martha in Vermont ECIR Group Primary Response July 2012 Logo (dec. 7/20/19), Tobit(EC) and Pumpkin, Handy and Silver (EC/IR) Martha and Logo

Selenium deficiency in adult horses can also present as masseter weakness. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

There are many possibilities here from parasites to PPID to organ failure or cancer but EPM would be the very last thing to consider. The only similarity I can come up with is muscle loss but the

I had some labs done today(pitting edema under his belly) and while I do not have the hard copy, they called to tell me his protein is high and his potassium and chloride were low. I assume from the

I will be moving my mare on Sept 26. Any recommendations on how to reduce her stress? -- Pat August 2020 Metro Vancouver BC Canada Case: