Hello Jennifer, Welcome to the group! Aspen certainly sounds like she has IR as well as being PPID (fat pockets and winter laminitis are both signs of that). So there are a few things that I

I feel like I am always playing catch up with my pinto mare who had her first episode of laminitis in spring of 2011. I have learned a lot since then. With that first episode, I took her off spring

Hi Anne, I think we could all use a mentor occasionally and we’re here to help. I may be even closer than you could imagine. I live in Vermont as well and I believe your name is familiar. My job

Hi everyone. Thanks for the healing thoughts and prayers. Vinnie is stable. I wasn't able to see him this evening when I dropped off all his food and supps n stuff due to covid rules. But I did see an

Hi Kinsey, My mare, Ally, has both PPID & EMS. She was diagnosed with arthritis in both hocks December 2020. Because of her PPID, steroids are contra-indicated as they will cause laminitis and

Continue prayers for you Nancy and Vinnie. Hang in there! Glad to hear positive news from UC Davis. -- Lynn Beavercreek, Ohio March 2018 Relevante Case History Relevante Photo Album Ω

I could use a "mentor" in my fight for my mini's IR battle. If anyone can help, I'd so appreciate it. Thank you. -- Anne DeHaven vt 2021

Hi Marsha, It would be great if you could post pictures of Buzzy now that he finally has had a trim. Please make sure if you take pictures that you use a sock or vetwrap to get all the hair off his

On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 02:10 PM, Sandy wrote: have to get some Vit E oil (do you all use this even if it's in the vit/min mix?). The mares are around 325-350 lbs.At 350 pounds, your mares weigh

Hi Susan, I've used CVS vitamin e capsules for the almost 10 years that Mill has been PPID. There's never been a problem for me until my last purchase a few weeks ago. An almost rancid smelling odor

Hello, Thank you so much to this group, Bucky has been doing well on his recovery from his mild laminitis episode back in October/November. He has been sound regarding the laminitis issues and his IR

Katrina, do you have any word processing capabilities? I think there are some open source software that works, such as Apache Open Office and Libre Office. The trick is to find one that will open

I’ll do my best to update the case history tomorrow, but I don’t have access to MS Word. and yes, everything is out dated, because since her insulin came back OK in 2017, I haven’t been

Hi Katrina, I went to have a look at Tartine’s case history and found that your link needs some help. The link takes me to the general Case History files. You could follow the link there and then

Buzzy had his first trim on Monday since having his laminitic episode in Dec, as well as a diagnosis of IR, in addition to his PPID. He is fortunately under the care of excellent trimmers with Dr.

I'm so sorry, I didn't see this message until now. I so appreciate the mark ups and advice you sent. -- Leigh and May Michigan Joined

Hi Maria, I am using a jiaogulan extract I get from Amazon because Cadet absolutely refuses to eat the powder. Each capsule is supposed to contain 4100 mg equivalent as a 10:1 extract. I give him

Ok sounds good - have to get some Vit E oil (do you all use this even if it's in the vit/min mix?). The mares are around 325-350 lbs. They have never gotten sweet feed, only 1/4 cup of a

Hi Leigh, I've added mark-ups to May's album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=260799 Her trim is generally a lot better than too many of the trims we see here. Comparing the past rads to

I fear it may be the same here but gotta try I guess. Sandy On 3/11/2021 2:10 PM, Cheryl Oickle wrote: -- Sandy Kemp Northeast Pennsylvania Minis with