Hi Christee, Out of curiosity, I looked up the nutrient data for chia and there is not a quantifiable amount of iron in 100 grams of chia seed. I've pasted some graphs below comparing trace minerals,

I have been using University of Guelph animal lab but I think from now on I will switch to Idexx. I actually found their phone number and talked with a technician. Their method is to save up the

The hoof abscesses started in July 2019 while he was at a show competing. Took him home and called my vet. I had her do a metabolic panel. Results were all in the normal range. The hoof abscesses

The farrier gave him his usual trim July 29. I had chatted with him and asked him to let me know if he found anything of note in his feet. Nothing was found. Abscesses do not show up on x-rays.

I currently use TC Golden Flax and my horse has had loose stools since being on it and have not been able to get regular flax locally. The site I was on has both, and were listing all the benefits of

Hi Lynn, You substitute the hay cubes at a 3lbs of cubes for 4lbs of hay ratio. Most people wet them down to 'fluff them up' which takes less than 5 minutes. If they're haying a bunch of horses and

Donna, I wouldn't buy this hay. At that level of moisture it's all but guaranteed to mold. Protein is borderline low, ESC+starch too high. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Ok now I see your dilemma. I have not tried the GG with a hay net though I have watched my horse stab at the net it before I take off the muzzle. Good to know that I could run into the same issue you

My niece took me to the farm today and I got the boy all set up with a hay bag and upright cooler on wheels for hay soaking. When my vet comes the 25th I'll have him do another insulin test to see

Hi Christee, We recommend ground flax seeds because their omega 3 to 6 fatty acid ratios most closely resemble those of grass. As such, I haven’t paid much attention to the iron levels of the two.

Hi Mary, Before you add a case history for another person's horse please read section 4.d here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/terms-of-use.php If you have permission from the owner you would fill out and

Hi Mary, With her permission, you could post the case history of her horse in your case history folder. That’s not really ideal because it makes the two of you very dependent on each other as you

I was on one of the sites that sells chia seeds and says that are very high in iron. I was considering switching from flax to chia until I read this. Does anyone have any insight? -- Christee P -

-- Mary and Halo (Heavenly Halo), Wellon (IR) and Tsjibbe (IR, PPID) West Fargo, ND, USA Joined April 2016 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Tsjibbe Halo's Case History Halo's Photos

I’m not sure there is a direct relationship like that, Joy. When I switched my horse from a large dose of pergolide to a much smaller dose of Cabergoline he had a massive veil, most likely because

Did you mean to type "Test 603 Trainer"? -- Bonnie Snodgrass 07-2016 ECIR Group Primary Response White Cloud, Michigan, USA Mouse Case History, Photo Album Deceased

Tina, I agree with Sherry. If you request the ESC and Starch tests FIRST, and then find the levels too high for your horse you will only be out a small amount of money. You can then have a different

in the past (2019) I have done test 103 from Equi- Analytical -- Tina Bachmann in VA 2021

Hi Tina, We recommend Trainer 603 which is done via Wet Chem. You can ask them to test ESC+starch and send you those numbers first and then ask them to complete the full test if those results are

I am trying to decide which hay tests to do. I am going to several farms this week to try and find good hay for Griffin that I do not have to soak. I may be testing 3 - 4 different hays. Griffin is