Hi Anna Flax seed is given to supply Essential Fatty Acids missing in equine diets. Usually found in grass, our metabolic equines need to have it supplied. Flax has the closest Omega 3 and 6 profile

Hi Anna, Flaxseed replaces the Omegas they are no longer getting from grazing and is recommended because it's the form that most closely resembles the profile of fresh grass. You can use Chia seeds

Hi Ed, For pictures and your case history you need to follow the directions in your welcome letter and join the case history sub group: CaseHistory@ECIR.groups.io | Home. Once you do that you will

Hi. (i couldn edit the subject over, but i mean the pony is 12 years old and have laminites. Not that she had it for 12 years:)) Sorry for this long message and bad english, but i hope for some

Why are we supposed to provide ECIR horses with flaxseed? I am not giving a mash, just everything mixed with pelleted supplements and 8oz of grain carrier that I plan to remove completely. I have not

Thank you for the responses and the welcome! I will definitely look into Phyto-Quench and I'm already tapering off the banamine. He seems okay on 250 mg twice a day, down from 650 mg twice a day. This

Hi Lori. Welcome. I'm sorry you have to be here...Have you had your vet out yet to examine your pony? I'm not sure where you live, but sometimes cold weather can induce painful feet. What follows is

My pony is 8 years old this year. I bought her a year ago for my granddaughter (who has now moved away). My trimmer said he thought she had probably foundered previously because of her feet and she

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I would send in your own sample of hay for testing and make sure you get a wet chemistry analysis. I've yet to see a hay provider than doesn't rely on NIR analysis, which we know is way less accurate

She seems equally sore in both fronts (and with no swelling), so I don't think it's an abscess, but that's possible. I don't think the weather/cold caused this flare up, but I know a few other local

More sore than she should be makes me think of a few things, not necessarily in this order: - Abscessing - Cold induced pain (although yours doesn't sound like that) - Lyme or other chronic

I should add that I've gone over her diet with the vet, and he doesn't think there is anything I should change. She has been on this diet + hay for years, and it's the only diet that has worked to

Does Metformin really stop working so quickly (after only 2 months)? I have looked into Invokana and briefly brought it up to my vet, but unfortunately that would be too expensive/ not feasible to

Not stupid at all, Frances. The exact mechanism isn't known but it's likely a result of hormonal responses to cold stress. Dr. Fitzgerald, a researcher at Gluck, was the first to mention here that as

Drawing blood for insulin testing - why does temperature influence the reading of insulin? If the blood draw is performed outside on a chilly day can the actual procedure of drawing blood in syringe

Hi Angela, Once you get your hay test results back you'll want to contact one of the hay balancers on this list: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/6%20Diet%20Balancing/HAY%20BALANCING-1.pdf to

Hi Yvonne, 1 - no trailering and testing as it will raise his ACTH/Insulin levels. 2 - we recommend no forced exercise until the horse is comfortable and most of a new hoof has grown in. You can read

--Hello Everyone, I am so thankful for all your guidance. My Gracie is getting so much better and that makes me so very happy. I have a few questions. I will be getting a new delivery of hay

I just love ECIR, especially when digests contain posts that make me laugh like reading "mouse" instead of "moose" and wondering why a mouse would prevent someone walking their horse. Or Dr. K's