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requesting help with trimming: new farrier to trim this saturday

I am having a new farrier (with experience in laminitic horses) come this Sat to do Merlin's trimming since the last trim was not completed to the recommendations despite having the colored photos

By Jean · #274855 ·

Re: Donkey possibly IR

Assuming your Bermuda tests safe I would get him off the straw. Straw has very little nutrition compared to hay which is probably why he is so thin. It's even worse at this young age. Straw is all the

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #274854 ·

Re: Discount

Sorry, messing up my message. I just tried online to place an order with Uckele for the 20% off and Haley told me the sale had been cancelled at the last minute. She said the sale would be honored for

By Patricia Evans · #274853 ·

Re: Lost too Much Weight

Hi Liz, I you decide to try replacing his hay with the balance cubes, keep in mind that they contain more digestible energy than the equivalent weight of hay. We recommend replacing 4 pounds of hay

By Martha McSherry · #274850 ·

Re: Donkey possibly IR

Hi Pam, Have you done any blood testing (insulin/glucose) on your donkey friend? If he’s an intact male and not gelded, the likelihood of his being insulin resistant is slim, or it would be if he

By Martha McSherry · #274849 ·

Re: Palatable Copper and Zinc

Hi Ann, With supplements my horses curl their lips at, I sprinkle a bit on their hay. I’ve never had them refuse their hay. Not all of it will stick, so I leave the carrier dish underneath to

By Martha McSherry · #274848 ·

Re: Lavina trim adivice please.

Hi Julie, I’ll leave the feet to Lavinia but it’s good to hear Cookie is making progress in recovering from her unfortunate ’event’. -- Martha in Vermont ECIR Group Primary Response July 2012

By Martha McSherry · #274847 ·

Re: Hoof pain

Hi Lisa, I find that when I soak my hay, my horses drink much less water than they do otherwise. Her ACTH is a little higher than where we like to see it maintained (mid teens to low twenties) so you

By Martha McSherry · #274846 ·

Lavina trim adivice please.

hello, i uploaded new photos for cookies feet. she has been living in cloud boots 24/7 since January 15, on all four, only off to treat with artimud and clean. the last time I posted it was

By Julie Allen · #274845 ·

Re: Palatable Copper and Zinc

Now thinking I'll try Uckele products again and go very slowly with it. He has always loved the Timothy balance cubes and California Trace Plus until recently, but ate some of both yesterday, so we'll

By Ann Conn · #274844 ·

Re: Donkey possibly IR

https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Donkey%20and%20Mule%20Specific%20Information :) Hi Pam... the link to the donkey file is listed above. Sorry...I didn't do the link correctly in your first

By Trisha DePietro · #274843 ·

Re: Donkey possibly IR

Hi Pam. Welcome to the group. I have included our welcome letter for you to review. It contains alot of information regarding Insulin Resistance. I have also included a link to our file on donkeys and

By Trisha DePietro · #274842 ·

Donkey possibly IR

Three-year-old male donkey slowly developing a cresty neck although quite thin. Is currently on forage of 60% Barley straw that’s been tested (low starch and sugar) with the balance being Coastal

By Pamlevy94@... · #274841 ·

Re: Hoof pain

Hi everyone, Thank you for taking the time to respond. I will try to answer questions and give an update. Nira has been getting weighed soaked hay since 2/10/22. While this was about 12 days after

By Lisa · #274840 ·

Re: Lost too Much Weight

Vaccine reaction from November is highly unlikely - and autoimmune even more unlikely. Did you look into getting the Ontario Dehy cubes either from one of their distributors or Triple Crown? You may

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #274839 ·

Re: Haystack Low Carb/Low Fat pellets not "fluffing"

The safe list only refers to sugar and starch content. These are things you would feed in the smallest amount possible to get supplements into the horse. Rice bran has the wrong omega fats profile -

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #274838 ·

Re: Lost too Much Weight

Update: New test results from Cornell: ACTH 33.6 pg/mL, Insulin 39.0 uIU/mL and Glucose 109 mg/dL. The ACTH and insulin are still high per ECIR group standards. Dante's pergolide was increase the day

By Liz7033@... · #274837 ·

Re: Haystack Low Carb/Low Fat pellets not "fluffing"

Hi, I'm a little confused and hopefully someone can clarify. The Haystack low carb/low fat have alfalfa and rice bran pellets in the ingredients and are listed on the safe list. I thought we were not

By Lara Domaszewicz · #274836 ·

Re: Hoof pain

Hi Lisa, Can you please post current hoof pictures following the directions in the Wiki: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/wiki/1482#Photos-and-Hoof-Evaluation-Help If she's more comfortable in the boots,

By Sherry Morse · #274835 ·

Re: Stupid questions I am too embarrassed to ask or go against the status quo

LJ, No mystery here. The leftovers is the reason. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #274834 ·

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