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advice for long time PPID mare with chronic laminitis

My 28 year old Arab mare, Steffie has continued to have laminitis problems. She was diagnosed with PPID in 2014. She has had some front foot pain for at least 10 years. She had gotten better being

By prtcKarla · #256846 ·

Equioxx

I updated my case history to include that I started giving Micah Equioxx daily at the end of August (surgery for torn Manica Flexoria in 2018; I can only ride her for 30 minutes under saddle at a

By Kelly Kathleen Daughtry · #256845 ·

Re: Trim advice needed please for Keegan

Thanks Sherry. It was definitely within the realm of possibility that I screwed up my posting. Brain=useless these days.... -- Allison in Ontario 2020 Case History:

By Allison · #256844 ·

Re: Trim advice needed please for Keegan

No worries then and sorry for any confusion! I get email digests from "Hoof" so I may have missed your question or it hasn't made its way to my inbox yet Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over

By Sherry Morse · #256843 ·

Re: Laminitis flare up 4 months after founder

Metformin is one of the most commonly used drugs to treat diabetes in humans and has been shown to lower insulin in some horses. You can read more about it in the files:

By Sherry Morse · #256842 ·

Re: Trim advice needed please for Keegan

Hi Sherry, Lavinia suggested I post here, since shes thinking his setback at the end of August is possibly due to seasonal rise. He has not been tested but since I have quite a bit of Prascend on

By Allison · #256841 ·

Re: Trim advice needed please for Keegan

Hi Allison, Just so you know, trim and other questions for non-PPID/IR horses go to the HorseKeeping list. If you're not already a member you can join at https://ecir.groups.io/g/Horsekeeping. You

By Sherry Morse · #256840 ·

Re: Updated Case History, please help

Thank you all. I will use this and hopefully get this started sooner than later. -- Tamara G. in Arizona 2020 Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Tamara%20and%20Malik Malik

By Tamara Gonsor · #256839 ·

Re: Laminitis flare up 4 months after founder

Hi, What is Metformin & what is its' use. Thank You! prtcKarla ND 2013

By prtcKarla · #256838 ·

Trim advice needed please for Keegan

Me again... Looking for advice on my other gelding Keegan. Hes 15 yrs old, 16.2hh. He has been on and off lame for 3 yrs now, sometimes so lame he can hardly walk, other times totally rideable. Ever

By Allison · #256837 ·

Re: Questions concerning recent PPID diagnosis

Hi Anne, We look at ESC+starch. For the MadBarn page that total is NSC (sugar+starch). If you've been in touch with Brooks directly you can ask them for a guaranteed analysis including the

By Sherry Morse · #256836 ·

Re: Adjust RX?

Thank you Nancy! I've asked my vet to increase his RX to 5mg and we will retest in Jan to see if that insulin has come down. Best, ~Natalie and Jay in TX Nov 2002 NRC & NAT 2008 Jay -

By Natalie Washburn · #256835 ·

Re: Insulin Testing

Not Dr. Kellon,Maria, but here is Cornell : https://www.vet.cornell.edu/animal-health-diagnostic-center/testing/protocols/equine-ppid EDTA plasma is specifically needed for ACTH testing. Draw blood

By Lorna Cane · #256834 ·

Re: Missed Dose of Prascend

Hi Carla, Were she mine I would give her the next dose at the usual time and use the usual amount unless you're wanting to switch to AM only. Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the

By Sherry Morse · #256833 ·

Re: Appetite veil? Lameness #Thyro-L

Hi Renee, Have you tried using APF? Have you completed a Case History? As just noted in my email to Anne we need to know how much this horse should weigh, what she currently weighs, what her test

By Sherry Morse · #256832 ·

Re: Insulin Testing

So, Dr. Kellon just to understand, for ACTH is best EDTA tube, then spinned and cooled and for insulin is best to draw blood into a red top tube, cool it and then send it to the lab? -- María Durán

By Maria Duran · #256831 ·

Re: Length of laminitis

I am new to the group and not sure if I'm following protocol for communications. My 18 year old TB mare is demonstrating classic founder symptoms: all weight on her back end, can barely move, used to

By marlene_ladendorff@... · #256830 ·

Re: Insulin Testing

That is a very interesting result. Thank you Dr. Kellon. -- Kim R, Lafayette, CA 2019 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Kim%20and%20Shomee

By Kim Rice · #256829 ·

Re: Questions concerning recent PPID diagnosis

Thanks Sherry, I'm looking at the Brooks enhancer on MadBarn - am I adding NSC + Starch? I always understood that EWC + Starch = NSC. I'm not clear how to do the math with the units that they

By anneefrancis@... · #256828 ·

Missed Dose of Prascend

Hello, I forgot to give Cupcake her dose of Prascend last night, and realized it at 6am this morning. I did give it to her. Should I give her her "typical" evening dose...that is when I give it to

By Carla Anderson Peters · #256827 ·

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