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Re: Help with pergolide veil

Coco is eating hay. He shares a paddock with another horse. They both started prascend on the same day. They have portagrazer slow feeders. They are eating the same amount of hay as before the

By Anna.warzecha4@... · #275478 ·

Re: Help with pergolide veil

Hi Anna, Is Coco eating hay? Has he had bloodwork confirming PPID? Did you start him on APF prior to starting the Pergolide? This is why we ask for a case history and more information so we have

By Sherry Morse · #275477 ·

Re: Blood results and lots of mini questions!

Hi Tina, At that insulin level she is definitely insulin resistant (IR) and needs to be on a VERY tightly controlled diet. It would help us if you could put together a case history for her as well as

By Sherry Morse · #275476 ·

Help with pergolide veil

Coco Puff: 20+ 9.3 hand shetland pony. No laminitic issues. I will need to get a Case History uploaded for him. I have Coco on half a pill of pergolide. He has been on 5cc of APF daily. I can get him

By Anna.warzecha4@... · #275475 ·

Re: Lavinia 1st Time Mark Up Request for Hiram Walker

Hello, Lavinia. I have added photos of Walker's feet. They can be viewed in our Photo Album. https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=93084&p=Created,,,20,2,0,0 However, I just realized that

By Jamie Miller · #275474 ·

Re: Attn: Lavinia - request for mark-ups for chronic foundered hooves

PPS: In the photos, the left looks higher but on radiographs they were both about the same. Go for lowering to just above the live sole plane in heels only on both feet. -- Eleanor in PA

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #275472 ·

Re: Bloodwork for Gilligan

Three days of anything is insufficient treatment. Minocycline can be substituted for doxycycline. It is common practice to do 3 to 7 days of intravenous tetracycline before the oral drugs but no hard

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #275471 ·

Re: WAS: Devil's Claw NOW: Scotty's feet

Lots of videos on YouTube. Not endorsing any particular trimmer, but this is pretty clear, IMO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2klOq0D2Hpw -- Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 ECIR Group Inc.

By Nancy C · #275470 ·

Re: WAS: Devil's Claw NOW: Scotty's feet

I will try to get better picks this weekend when I can get someone to help me. I can go buy a mini rasp (Diamond Farrier Co. Bellota Mini Rasp) but #1 he doesn't hold his foot up well (not wanting to

By Deb Walker · #275469 ·

Bloodwork for Gilligan

Dr Kellon, please - In 3 weeks, Gilligan is scheduled to have bloodwork to check his ACTH to see if his daily 1 mg pergolide dosage needs to be adjusted, and also to test for Lyme. Both will be sent

By Barb McM and Gilligan · #275468 ·

Re: Attn: Lavinia - request for mark-ups for chronic foundered hooves

Just to be perfectly clear, that is HEELS ONLY, as described here https://hoofrehab.com/images/PHCP%20Handout%20%232%20--%202022.pdf . -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #275467 ·

Re: Attn: Lavinia - request for mark-ups for chronic foundered hooves

You are making good progress! I think if you can take the heels down to just above the live sole plane, especially on the left, that will also help relieve the pressure on that coffin bone.

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #275466 ·

Re: Attn: Lavinia - request for mark-ups for chronic foundered hooves

Thank you! Next trim by farrier is April 13. I rasped a bit of a bevel on his front toes before the most recent pics. Hoping with your guidance I can do a bit more to help him in the right direction

By Hilary McGregor · #275465 ·

Re: IR mini mare

Hello Kelsie, Welcome to the group! IR is not a disease of age, but is seen in all horses, particularly ponies, Arabs, Morgans and other thrifty breeds. If you could do a case history on your mare

By Sherry Morse · #275464 ·

Re: Sparkles ...Lavinia: Photos Mark up Request

Lavinia, YAY! Thank you. Can I request a markup? Dr K suggested perhaps taking off a bit at a time. I think she suggested every other day or so. To start I am going to have our farriers apprentice

By J · #275463 ·

IR mini mare

I inherited a lame mini mare. She is IR with terrible labs. I breed miniatures and have never had a horse have IR. This is a 9 year old mare so not old at all. She now ears soaked hay and Hygain

By kelsie.sherman@... · #275462 ·

Re: Sparkles ...Martha: Photos

The photos are fine, Jen. Thanks. -- Lavinia, George Too, Calvin (PPID) and Dinky (PPID/IR) Nappi, George and Dante Over the Bridge Jan 05, RI Moderator ECIR

By Lavinia Fiscaletti · #275461 ·

Re: Biotin and/or methionine and IR teating

Hi Judy, Only Thyroid as far as we've discussed - Re: New Bloodwork High Insulin, Need Advice Please!!! (groups.io) Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response PA

By Sherry Morse · #275460 ·

Re: Biotin and/or methionine and IR teating

Does Biotin affect tests for glucose? -- Judy and Bugsy Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Feb. 25,

By Judy and Bugsy · #275459 ·

Re: Flame is sore

The insulin certainly is high enough to make him sore but he had been on the same diet for a month without showing lameness. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #275458 ·

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