Hi, Elizabeth. Boring is a human worry and not necessarily a horse worry. Many horses like boring. I'd put that worry away until you encounter it. If I were starting ODTBC cubes on a surgical

Hi, Jeannette. Welcome from Sonoma County. I suggest you join our sister group, EC Horsekeeping, https://ecir.groups.io/g/Horsekeeping and review the file What to do about Culicoid Sensitivity.

The hospital took him off his timothy hay since he was having trouble passing it through the resection area. They said it would be a trial and error sort of experience of what he could tolerate.

https://www.ecirhorse.org/how-to-help-ECIR.php just in case you need the donation link 😇 -- Pamela Swartz Nevada City, CA

I have a rescue gelding who came from Florida last year with terrible sweet itch. And we have GNATS in Georgia! He rubbed his neck and butt raw. He was on antihistamines, steroid injections (horse is

Something I forgot to mention in my previous thank you note above. I encourage everyone to donate to ECIR. Without this group of volunteers and educators, we would truly be in the dark (ages). It was

I see a lot of correlation with EMS horses and sweet itch/fly/gnat allergy, including one of my family's. Diet control does seem to help. My family mare has been on Benadryl to help control the

Thank you so much Sherry and Kirsten for your replies. In terms of weight she has always had a bit of a crest ("always" being since I got her end of January), but a bit ribby so I put her at 5+

On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 09:36 AM, Brenda Gasch Mittelstadt wrote: I also have not yet started pergolide as he is low level ACTH,Hi Brenda, Has he been tested since March? His ACTH then was 23, but

Hello, I have added 2 tsp of spirulina to Stormys AM diet and that stopped his neck rubbing almost entirely. However his insect sensitivity in groin area continues. I thought maybe summer sores and

I have been struggling with this concept, if I understood correctly, adiponectin is a hormone secreted by adipose tissue and it's blood levels are lower in EMS what impairs insulin sensitivity even

Sorry, didn't answer your question! Allow her freedom to move on safe turnout but don't force exercise until she is comfortable. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

From her photos and radiographs this has been going on for quite a while and there is a lot of work to do on the trim. Take a look at Pete's presentation

New topic, so that I don't add 'noise' to my hoof trim post. Dolly Madison is about 8 weeks in to agressive treatment. She is walking more soundly and I suspect she blew an abscess or two along the

Thanks for responses! I was more concerned with the soft spot on the face of the front of the hoof , actually both hooves, - and I lack the talent to circle it in the photo. Boots are still on and the

On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 07:49 AM, Shelley Carr wrote: 1) How concerned should we be about the blood results? My vet says that some of the results are out of kilter but not alarming but we're unsure

Dear Dr K My vet and I have some questions about Widgey's latest blood results and where we go with the Invokana. The latest bloods are in the photos (apart from Glucose that was left off), but

On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 12:58 PM, Lynne wrote: Thank you all for a great virtual conference, it gave me the opportunity to participate. I was most impressed with how smoothly it ran, how easy it

On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 04:14 AM, Bonnie Snodgrass wrote: It comes in very small amounts so I extend it with Listerine BROWN mouth wash. The mouth wash gives you volume and the oil mixes into it

Thank you all for a great virtual conference, it gave me the opportunity to participate. I was most impressed with how smoothly it ran, how easy it was to connect each night (my first virtual