Renee I have fed those supplements for quite some time and I can tell you my mare probably wouldn’t be here without them. I would suggest you start out slow, maybe a touch of them to start. I

Thank you, Dr. Kellon, I didn't realize that when people say 'seasonal' that it meant anything other than seasonal. -- Anna Dolly Keyser, WV Sept. 2020 Babe's Case History Babe's Photo Album

Idexx says they use an RIA for equine insulin. They couldn't tell me the brand without further investigation, but I can pursue if needed. -- Aunna October 2018 Oakland County, Michigan, USA Cadet

I listened to it too. I’m always hopeful that someone will discover a magic bullet for us. (LOL). Unfortunately, she hasn’t. Cindy -- Cindy, Oden, and Eeyore, North Texas On ECIR protocol

Jesse has been switching around his water intake. Typically he drinks a ton especially after invokana tablet in the early evening. Today he drank almost nothing overnight. I’m watching to see how

We are still struggling with Dame. I finally have her up to 1mg prascend and 10ml APF PRO. Just been on that for 10 days. The past few days she has shown signs of the vail and off her feed again and

Hi Philippa, Nice start on getting the toes backed up but there is more that can be removed. Looks like you were also able to lower the heels and he appears to be standing on them, so another win. Can

It's not that the PPID is seasonal - just exaggerated in the fall. If you want to know if your horse tests normal at other times of the year you will have to stop the pergolide and retest in 3 to 4

The wild turkeys and deer are busy eating the acorns and I rake them up twice a day to donate to local groups that rehabilitate wildlife and re-plant oak trees after the fires. But there are still

Those are different types of assays so I don't know the answer to your question. Also not sure if that assay has been validated for equine. It won't be affected by biotin though. -- Eleanor in PA

hi y'all, Vet was out this morning to draw blood for Babe's first recheck- he's been on a half tab of Prascend for several weeks now. I told her about the AFP and I think she took a picture of the

What about a Tosoh 360 AIA, test methodology is Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay. Is that a type of CIA? And if so if I'm understanding right are insulin results on that reliable as long as they are

Unfortunately, misinformation isn't hard to find - especially (but not exclusively) on "alternative" sites. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

This is all interesting. Salsa has been on Prascend now for a year. I have pix of him darn close to one year to the date in my photo link below. He looks better this year in September - but I think

I asked Dr. Barbara Schanbacher from Cornell about sample type interference in assays and her reply is below: "The assay used for this paper was the Immulite 1000 chemiluminescent insulin assay. This

I have added updated photos of Abraham's front hooves to my photo album for mark ups please. The green & pink on the hooves is from thrush treatment. He is still a bit tender on the left front hoof. I

When I had domestic turkeys, I would have taken your leftovers. They live acorns. And have incredible personalities. -- Gail Russell 8/30/2008

Dr K yes exactly! Sometimes when I hear these crazy things and still feel less than 100% confident I need to be reassured. Glad to know my logical mind is functioning!! Also disappointing that

Oh! the acorns are fallin' on me head I feel my face is gettin' red Spending hours every day Pickin' up the little buggers Buckets an' buckets o' the little buggers Horses all penned up Beggin me to

HI Angie! Would like to just expand on this topic since I had JUST asked Dr. K this last week. I live in central Florida and my farm has LOTS of live oak trees and water oaks. Too many to count