Any chance he may have ulcers? -- Candice Primary Response Team September 2018, Summerfield, FL Shark's Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Candice%20and%20Shark Shark's

HI Phyllis! Great news on the mare! Yes keep her booted, especially if she moves more in them and seems more comfortable with them on. More movement the better,a s it aids in the healing process to

I started putting her out in the sand arena again yesterday. The arena is soft sand and is 36x48 so not large. I also put her back in the boots. Today she ran around quite a bit. She does this when

Hi Anne, Without knowing what bit of the NSC is sugar vs. fructans I'd be inclined to soak this hay and follow up this test with the Trainer 603 from Equianalytical to get the complete information on

Dr. Kellon, Thank you! Carla -- Carla December 2013, WI Cupcake and Gunnar's Case Histories Cupcake's Photos Gunnar's Photos Ω

Hi Chrissi, While waiting for Dr. Kellon, you can have a read in this File for some info on why caution is recommended with glucosamine and IR

The last time I did a 603 test, nitrate was an add on. Laura K Chappie & Beau over the bridge 2011 N IL

You need to specifically add nitrates to any of the package tests Equi-Analytical offers. The #604 adds lignin, fat, ash, cobalt, sulfur and chloride to the #603 items. -- Lavinia, George Too,

Hello Chrissi! Dr. Kellon will be getting to your message shortly! Would you be able to complete your case histories for your two horses please? Welcome to the group! The ECIR Group provides the

I know we use the 603 test. I see the 604 has some additional information. Is it ever useful to use the 604? The site says to use it for challenging horses etc. Assuming the 603 has enough

Hi, this is Chrissi Urban from Germany. My husband Detlev and I run a school for Natural Hoofcare and habe 13 horses in our barn, 2 of them IR but making good progress thanks to this magnificient

I'm sure many of us have a supply of RX prescription for nitroglycerin which fortunately is never used. In the case of an emergency when you can't get vet. help would it help to administer ( 0.4 mg.

Mine was down with the pain of the abcess that blew out the coronary band 4 months after her founder for 5 days! I did find during her acute laminitis prior to this she laid down much more and when

Hi Anne, When you get your insulin/glucose back it will be very interesting to see what it is on that hay, which I assume you are feeding unsoaked(?). The starch is quite high and unfortunately

Hi there, I just got the results for my hay. I panicked when I first read the NSC # but then remembered that we look at ESC + Starch. I have my current feed ration in my Case history file. I'm

At one extreme, there's a level of pain that will drop any horse (or human). Beyond that, we have no way of comparing the pain one horse experiences to another, especially as manifested in their

I've always thought ,too, that some horses are leery of going down, fearing that they might not be able to get back up. I don't know of any science to back up my suspicion. -- Lorna in Eastern

A question about laminitis, with the horses down, we know that’s not a bad thing. Protecting the feet etc. But when they’re down does that mean they’re in more pain than if they’re not down? I

I think it will help when you get your markups back and a trim done, too, as running around on post-laminitic hooves with long toes could cause further pain/damage, which is a good possibility for why

Gilhooly also stated: "Vascular damage during laminitis may decrease NO concentrations, rendering the vessels more responsive to NTG-induced vasodilation. Therefore, our results do not necessarily