My husband's (non-horseman) opinion is that Shaku "looks like a horse now"! That's a pretty good testament to how the changes we've made have benefited Shaku. -- Kirsten and Shaku (IR) -

I'll just add that as long as she is eating at least 1.5% of her body weight in hay, I would not worry about the supressed appetite just yet. If it's due to the pergolide, it will pass on its own

Renee, APF is Advanced Protection Formula, created by Auburn Labs: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/APF/APF%20Sources.pdf It is useful when starting a horse on pergolide, or increasing the dose, if

Aunna, CLIA is an immunoassay just like RIA but with a different indicator (light emission vs radioactivity). CLIA is reported to give lower results than RIA https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28124389/

-- I don't know what APF is must of missed it on this page there alot going.on ....on this site apologies hard to navigate till one gets used to it esp with a phone I have no computer at home ....i

-- yes i have changes her diet she is too sore to exercise i figured it was not a miracle drug i has a hirae on it for years from an old school vet and before much was known i decided to take him off

Eva, On the iron claim - pure nonsense. Science fiction. Organic iron is simply iron delivered in an organic framework, like hemoglobin or iron gluconate. It's absorbed by different mechanisms so

LJ - as a former IDEXX manager I would recommend sending both the RTT and GTT with the date, time, name on each tube. The lab will select the most appropriate sample. They could even run both if

I was listening to a posdcast featuring the daughter of RIva's Remedies - Elisha Edwards. Elisha is a EMS/IR nutritionist per her website. She said in the podcast that she is using organic iron to

It's a neverending story,Pat. But lovely when, down the line, people look at Willow, and ask you what you've been doing, she's looking so good . So happy. -- Lorna in Eastern Ontario 2002 Check

Dr Kellon's exact words were "Acorns are also very, very high starch and can cause laminitis in a susceptible horse." It has also been discussed in the group, if you do a search for "acorn", for

Thanks for the support. I will remember your words the next time someone questions me. And the next time... and the next time.... (-: -- Pat August 2020 Metro Vancouver BC Canada Case:

I see - I named it wrong. the 09-26 is meant to be 10-26. Will rename or upload. -- Pat August 2020 Metro Vancouver BC Canada Case:

Hi Angie, They are high in starch as per Dr. Kellon, although I think that might have been in an 'off the group' conversation. Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary

Does anyone know if acorns have ever been tested? Just curious as keeping my horses away from acorns 100% is near impossible and I'm guessing they could be high in starch. -- Angie October 2020,

Thank you Dr. Kellon. -- María Durán Navarro Dec 2017 Madrid (Spain) Plutón´s Case History Plutón´s Photo Album _._,_._,_

Dr. Kellon, would beets or beet pulp increase intake of NO? I ask based on the beet shops for humans on the market specifically intended to increase NO? Also, on Teff hay. Apparently there’s reason

Ok I'll try to fix the naming. Sorry! Yes, those are two event lines, which coincide with his recent set backs. Nothing in his life changed when those lines happened. I don't know if he had laminitis,

Pat, I can see just one now, posted on Oct. 26. But it is identified as Sept 26. You have, though , entered some October results/ details to it , as you know. Perhaps ....I don't know....if you

-- Quick comment on yucca, I understand it isn't recommended. maybe one without yucca? Rose Miller in Arizona 2020