Sadly, Nancy, what you describe has been normal for my three PPID horses. With good control, mine tend to shed late, but they do shed that awful Cushings coat. But they never shed out slick, and their

Thanks, Dr Kellon, especially the clarification that cystic follicles "mature" to produce progesterone but don't ovulate. Unfortunately, today we have a repeat of the earlier pattern. Cayuse could

Hi Alvi. Welcome to the group! Your first post here lets me know that you are to receive a welcome letter. The letter is really informational in nature, with the cornerstones of the protocol defined

I received the Phyto-Quench but there was no scoop included. Can you please tell me what would be the dose equivalent for Olaf? thank you! -- Cecile J in OK 2022 Olaf Case History:

Now that is an idea! Since she is leaning on the wall already this could work as encouragement. Thank You- -- Marianne 2009 Texas https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Marianne%20and%20Shadow

Hi Daisy, Get your hay tested to find out what the iron level is. You want to see less than 500ppm in the results and if it's too high you can try rinsing and retesting to see if that helps or try to

So pleased to hear Chicy’s good news- baby & Mum well. Thanks for sharing. Gorgeous photos of them both -- Carrie March

how to find info for iron in hay? how much is too much? what to do if all hay tested is too high? thank you. daisy, tiko, whisper -- -- Daisy, Tiko and Whisper CO, April 2019 Case History:

Re : HEAT CAN ELEVATE RESPIRATIONS. As an aside due to unexplained elevated respirations I started monitoring heart rate (resting and active) respiration rate, time of day, environmental factors such

Hi, this is my first year experiencing this and based on my history with the enigma unicorn known as Vinnie, I just want to be as proactive vs reactive as possible. I had to body clip Vinnie this

My 28 year old mare is currently on Prascend for Cushings (about 60 days). She will no longer lay down to sleep, thus no REM sleep. It is most likely due to multifactorial orthopedic issues due to a

Great thanks! Safe for EMS horse too? -- Heather August 5, 2017, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Riosa

Congratulations! Love those baby pics! -- Trisha DePietro Aug 2018 NH Dolly and Hope's Case Histories Dolly's Photos Hope's Photos Primary Responder

Hi Heather. In the human world, we administer sulcrafate either 2 hours before any other medications or 2 hours after. I would suspect the same is true here. Pergolide is absorbed in the hind gut so

Sucralfate has not been shown to have any benefit in adult horses but if you want to try it give the drugs at least two hours before the sucralfate. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Jennifer, We need to you fill out a complete case history before we can help you, especially lab work with insulin for these questions and diet analysis. Yucca is contraindicated with PPID and high

More questions than solid answers here! Yes, absolutely the heat can elevate respirations especially if she is not sweating normally. I really don't have a clear enough timeline or enough solid

The most important thing you can tell your vet is that your horse was sore after the last Karo test and ask if she can guarantee that will not happen again. She is right that insulin is a stimulated

Hello, Looking for information related on giving my EMS mare sucralfate who is also on Invokana and pergolide? I understand the sucralfate can affect the absorbency of the pergolide and invokana so

Congratulations! What a beautiful baby! -- Cecile J in OK 2022 Olaf Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Cecile%20and%20Olaf Olaf Photo Album: