I have removed all carrots and apples for my training endeavors. Just too risky, especially as we head into fall. I have broken up pieces of Uckele’s IR-safe treats (watermelon basil was enjoyed),

Cindy, There are many unknown details that would be needed to answer your question but I can assure you there are horses where the two small apples, or what looks like next to nothing growing in their

Kati, We follow a pathway called DDT here: D = Diagnosis. The only way to stop the progression of laminitis is to find the cause and control it. She desperately needs that blood work done. Time of

... with every trim we thought we'd get an improvement. And only time told us, she wasn't getting better. Plus with the last guy for months I kept on saying it didn't look right. I started working on

Lily was born in 1999, so now 22, 19 at onset of laminitis 7/27/2018. We got her Christmas 2017. She came out of a sand arena where she had been with the same owner who had her since she was about 2

Hi Jessica, I've added some mark-ups to Khan's album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=267511&p=Created,,,20,2,0,0 The latest rad showed that there was both bony column and capsular

Quite a few people also have good luck with the prebiotic Ration Plus. Laura K. Chappie & Beau over the bridge 2011 N IL

On Tue, Aug 31, 2021 at 07:04 PM, CYNDI CARLSON wrote: she eats about 6 lbs of dry hay a day, that’s why I wonder what else may be going on . She digs in her sand pen like she’s looking for

Hi Ferne: Thanks for the suggestions. It seems a lot of folks use the Absorb-All. Unfortunately it's out of stock for a couple of weeks. Uckele suggested Quadra Fac in it's place. I'll check out the

Hi Kandace, If 2.5mg is controlling her ACTH now it's unlikely she will ever go back to a lower dose. Many horses have started on 1mg and had their doses increased as needed to continue to keep their

Hi Martha, I am giving her vitamin E, magnesium,trace minerals,salt and some flax oil syringe orally. She will only eat the devils claw in the boost grain. I’ve tried Stabul 1, TC low starch, beet

-- Why 10 hours out of boots at the farriers direction? Is your Farrier some specialist? I remember when jesse was in pain I had one hour of 24 without boot for aeration purposes LJ Friedman Nov

The trim needs a lot of attention to be sure and there is a lot of bone loss but as long as she's still eating and comfortable there's no reason to put her down just because of that. I agree that you

Hi Cyndi, Nutrena doesn't make any feed that's suitable for an IR/PPID horse - they're all too high in fat and over our recommended ESC+starch level. The reason horses like them is because it's like

Kelly,go here in our Files https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/6%20Diet%20Balancing Scroll down to Hay Balancing. These are people who have been trained by Dr. Kellon to balance hays. -- Lorna in

I am looking for a way to balance my mares hay to make sure she is getting adequate nutrition. Does anyone have a recommendation on how to do that or a company to send my analysis to for review so i

I will be introducing new hay soon and going from soaked hay in nibble net to dry hay in nibble net. What is the best way to do this and in what time frame? Thanks! -- Tina Bachmann in VA

Hello! I do that already, but I have to syringe EVERYTHING in the little bugger! Lol What about Metformin? -- Carla December 2013, WI Cupcake and Gunnar's Case Histories Cupcake's

-- Carla December 2013, WI Cupcake and Gunnar's Case Histories Cupcake's Photos Gunnar's Photos Ω

Hi Cyndi, Is this what you’re feeding her? I couldn’t find one with Devils Claw - do you add it separately? How much of the pellets are you feeding her? Due to its high fat and high s/s, it