Cass, Is she drinking more? Does she ever start urinating then stop, or dribble? Those could be signs of a urinary tract infection. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Hi Laura, One thing I would mention is that your vet can ask for the insulin test to show more accurate results above 200. Those results might offer better guidance at this point. Most tests fall

Hi Lisa, I haven’t gone back through your posts here but a few things caught my eye in your last post. First, I would increase the pergolide dose. I support the idea of starting treatment with

Thank you Lavinia -- Suzy in Fl 2020 Scout Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Suzy%20Scout Scout Photos: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=260915

Thank you Maxine -- Suzy in Fl 2020 Scout Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Suzy%20Scout Scout Photos: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=260915

Hi, Rene. Definitely check ACTH, insulin and glucose. You want to evaluate how any change in PPID is affecting your ponies' EMS. To do that, you need insulin and glucose. IMO this is perfect time of

Hi, Lisa. Don't be discouraged. Nira has a way to go, and it requires the patience of a saint. I have a question on your CH that mentions liquid compounded pergolide. Can you tell us a little more

Any non-molasses beet pulp is fine. You'll need to rinse/soak/rinse any variety to remove dirt/iron. -- Lavinia, George Too, Calvin (PPID) and Dinky (PPID/IR) Nappi, George and Dante Over the

Hi Andrea, Glycerin is used to male the soft gel so is an ingredient in virtually of all of them. It's not a problem. Just need to use ones that include some type of oil inside the gelcap (soy is the

Hi, Laura. To update your case history, you need to edit the original Pages.app word processing document that you should have saved on a computer hard drive or in the Cloud. Editing the PDF that you

Just wondering if ACTH is the only thing that needs to be retested when we do test after reaching the full dose for 3-4 weeks? No insulin levels or glucose? -- Rene` in WI

Thank your for all this great information. Do you know of a soft gel that does not have glycerin? I’m having a hard time finding one. Andrea in Kennesaw, GA for Tobias—joined May 23, 2022

Hi Suzy There is an entire folder on beet pulp in the “Core Diet” section of the Files. -- Maxine and Indy (PPID) and Dangles (PPID) Canberra, Australia 2010 ECIR Primary

Yes Nancy, Scotty has been on 2,000 iu Natural (in oil capsules) Vitamin E for many years. So sorry I missed including that in my case history, but I have remedied it now. Thanks for pointing it

Kristie - I have never had any luck with the vinegar/soap solutions, even buying the strongest vinegar I could find...well over what others have mentioned. The weeds just lapped it up and said "give

Hi all, I finally got follow up insulin results for Captain Drifter. Its still >200. He started Metformin March 4. He slowly responded to it, and on April 18 got the Ultimate shoes removed and got

Thank you Dr. Kellon. I'm discouraged. Is the sinking with the rotation something she will be able to come back from? Will I be able to ride her again? The blood tests are back. The pre-TRH ACTH

I managed to get a glucometer reading today at the blood draw (***trick with the glucometer is to keep it and and test strips in a warm pocket next to my body until right before use and use a drop of

Yes, both CBD and CTB. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Summer is schedule for surgery next Friday. The Dr I spoke with was very informative and mentioned a small risk with a horse that had IR that had an ovarectomy that developed laminitis after