Hi Kristie, We use the vinegar/water/soap spray and/or put down cardboard over the problem areas. Rocks or weights of some kind help keep the cardboard in place until the next rain. -- Lorna in

Hi Cecile, I've added mark-ups to Olaf's album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=272407 Your trimmer did a really nice job on the last trim. If he is still having trouble standing down on

Hello friends - I have updated Sunday's case history & labs. Like many here, he has more than one challenge (PPID, IR, melanomas, arthritis). After one year on Prascend his labs looked good last April

Dr Kellpn- So, would I be correct in thinking colbalt can help reduce or avoid ulcers? Or am I just hoping? -- Ronelle and Yoyo 2015 Bend, Or, US

Kristie, there are lots of ideas over on the Horsekeeping group. You could search using terms such as “grass free”, “kill grass”, “weed control” etc. -- Maxine and Indy (PPID) and Dangles

Scout had been on invokana 8 days and the L-carnitine 5 days when we pulled blood. Triglycerides pre invokana- 68 and now is 129. His insulin and ACTH taken April 10th while he was on 3x a day

Unfortunately I can’t feed any hay and they are on a TC Timothy Balance Cubes only diet. I’ve bought them some cube balls to roll around in addition to their soaked cubes. Manure is picked

Make sure to put mats under where you feed hay. And clean manure up regularly. -- Martha in Vermont ECIR Group Primary Response July 2012 Logo (dec. 7/20/19), Tobit(EC) and Pumpkin, Handy and

Fescue isn't a good choice either because the endophyte that can infect it causes hoof problems. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Thank you, Dr. Kellon, I’m now aware of this. I’m trying to see if fescue or orchard grass can be given to him. Andrea in Kennesaw, GA for Tobias—joined May 23, 2022

It should be pointed out here that ryegrass hay is definitely not appropriate for a horse with metabolic syndrome. Too much sugar and starch. Not enough to get those numbers on a normal horse but

The USGS data has a heavy influence from stream bed sampling, which is contaminated from industrial/mining releases upstream but has little to nothing to do with field levels. Your best way to

Several options, and I'm not the person for details but you could speak to local landscapers or your stage agricultural extension agent: - herbicides - black plastic cover to kill the vegetation - pea

Thanks, Kristen for making this point. He was not sedated, as it was determined he did not need his teeth floated? There should have been substantial time after his breakfast, but he had access to

I struggled with the same question. My vet said that we are selenium deficient, but the USGS map showed my county as being very high in selenium.

For 5 years I have managed to keep my dry lot grass free for my minis and rarely had to use muzzles. Unfortunately, this year has been the exception. We have recently tilled it and leveled and it

Thank you Dr Kellon. I have forwarded the information to my vet and hoping to have the RX shortly. -- Kristie Brand 2010 Arcanum, Ohio

Carla, so glad we got an order! Kristen at TC found me a source less than 20 miles from me and I pick up another 10 bags tomorrow! I go through 1 bag every 4 days. I don’t know if you happened

Good morning Tricia, Welcome to the ECIR group! I’m sending you this welcome from the group as a response to your first post here. There is a lot to read about our group and how it can help

Thanks, Dr. Kellon. I was splitting the dose, 6 grams am and pm. I gave him his last dose yesterday am. Will monitor and will change to alcar if l-carnitine proves to be the culprit. Flyte