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Re: Question about Stabul 1 feeding amounts

Hi Cecile, If Olaf's ideal weight is 400lbs he should be eating 2% of his weight per day to maintain that weight - at most, some horses/ponies need less to maintain their weight. That would be 8lbs

By Sherry Morse · #274671 ·

Re: Ashwagandha for pain/stress relief

Here is a 2020 small study on ashwagandha from India that is pretty interesting - maybe Dr K or someone else medically/scientifically trained can help us lay owners better understand

By Tracy · #274670 ·

Re: Extra hay when cold

I'm in far northern Minnesota, so I go by the U of MN guidance, which is "For every degree below 18° F the horse requires an additional one percent energy in their diet." I think it comes out about

By hmfox77@... · #274669 ·

Question about Stabul 1 feeding amounts

I just got Stabul 1 to start feeding to Olaf and Bandit. Their website says to feed at a rate of .5 to 2.0 pounds per 100 pounds of body weight. For a 400 pound pony that would be 2.0 per day at a

By Cecile Johnson · #274668 ·

Re: Grooving

Hi Kirsten, The vet actually also mentioned a tenotomy but I didn't need any time to think about what a horrible idea it was.. A venogram was performed on her right fore (skin was too thick on her

By chloekivlehan@... · #274667 ·

Salsa's saga - updated CH, new labs, Dr K's suggestions

I've posted recently about Salsa's hoof pain - laminitic episode 9/2021 that was brief but he never fully recovered. Last week the vet came out and got xrays & consulted with the new farrier - we drew

By Tracy · #274666 ·

Re: Ashwagandha for pain/stress relief

Another Ashwagandha question: I have not given Indy any jiaogulan since she had an indolent corneal ulcer in 2018 and has had smaller ulcers and episodes of irritation and soreness in that eye every

By Maxine McArthur · #274665 ·

Extra hay when cold

Not sure if I read it here or elsewhere, but I use the calculation of an extra pound of hay for every 10f below 20f... But I keep wondering... Is that 1 lb in a 24 hour period? For instance, if it is

By jmc · #274664 ·

Re: Very High Iron in hay.

Rinsing works better but shaking it thoroughly will lower considerably. My hay last year was *really* dirty, at over 700ppm... I retested shaken hay and rinsed/dried hay... Shaken came in at around

By jmc · #274663 ·

Re: Tenotomy Nightmare

Hi Anne, Glad to hear things are going better with Nemo. No beating yourself up over things in the past - you did the best you knew at the time. Could you put up some current pictures of his feet so

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #274662 ·

Re: Evaluation of pre and post trim radiographs and bare foot pics from today.

Hi Jean, Were there any lateral rads taken of the LF without the clog on? There aren't any in his album. Were the rads taken before or after the trim? Thanks. -- Lavinia, George Too, Calvin (PPID)

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #274661 ·

Re: Tenotomy Nightmare

Hi Anne, Can you update your photo album with pictures so we can see what you're asking about? Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response PA

By Sherry Morse · #274660 ·

Re: Very High Iron in hay.

As Dr. Kellon noted in a recent message, if you can shake and/or rinse the hay before each feeding do that and then dry it and resubmit it for testing: Re: Trying again....history is updated!! Need

By Sherry Morse · #274659 ·

Very High Iron in hay.

Hi there A friends Mini gelding just recently tested with sky high Insulin after coming down with laminitis. We went ahead and took a hay analysis right away. We were very happy to see that the

By Mylissa Davis · #274658 ·

Re: Evaluation of pre and post trim radiographs and bare foot pics from today.

Hi Jean, Good news on the weight loss. How are you bringing that about? As Merlin’s insulin is still high, I’m thinking his diet might need more attention. It can be elevated by cold

By Martha McSherry · #274657 ·

Tenotomy Nightmare

Nemo is actually recovering from his severe laminitis better than expected. By following the advice given here, we have blood flow in both feet. Still a long road ahead but progress with the hooves is

By anne@... · #274656 ·

Evaluation of pre and post trim radiographs and bare foot pics from today.

Merlin was trimmed and re xrayed today. I took photos of all 4 feet. Rads of both fronts. We had to nerve block RF today only. was sore without clog, but understandably so d/t not being trimmed from

By Jean · #274655 ·

Re: Wedgewood Pergolide Quote

Hi, Tracy. In brief: Prascend is only one formulation of pergolide that was effectively marketed to veterinarians as the only safe way to prescribe pergolide to horses. As Dr Kellon hinted, a big

By Cass in NorCal · #274654 · Edited

Re: As fed or dry matter basis

So when I have 600 kg horses and hay has 1,94 Mcal/kg and I need 24 Mcal, it is 12,37 kg of hay. In UK calculated 13 kg and I dont know why. Moisture 10,2. One horse 590 and second 630 on diet so I

By Marie · #274653 ·

Re: Ashwagandha for pain/stress relief

Where do you buy ashwagandha for horses? Is it a loose powder or do you feed human capsules? What dosage? -- Heidi Wright joined Aug 15, 2018 5130 State Route 38 Malta, IL

By Heidi Wright · #274652 ·

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