I just had Dandy retested (6/8/22) with a Stim test with glocose and insulin. He was originally diagnosed with a Stim test last year (6/22/21), and is currently on pergolide 1.5mg powder. These are

Hi Jessica, 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 people care

Hello, Ive been pointed in your direction by a good friend who got a lot of help from here when dealing with Lami. Hope you can help. A year ago I bought a gypsy cob pony, gelding. Im not new to

Use a knife or your fingers to sift through the contents to see if the scoop is buried. Otherwise, give Olaf 2 rounded tablespoons twice a day. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Did you miss the answer to your original question? Re: Glucose testing with AlphaTrak (groups.io) - the short answer is there's no way to correlate glucose readings to insulin readings in horses.

Hello, can anyone give me advice about using the AlphaTrak glucometer? I was told to use the cat code for testing Stubby, but I am not sure how to use the results or how accurate they may be. Has

Thanks for the replies everyone! We found some hay that will work. -- Terri Jennings with Mr. Beefy, Finn, Elliott and Teeny (over the rainbow) Arcata,

You know I say that we say whatever’s needed to achieve our goals. Just like sometimes will feed our horses and not tell the vet that we did for an insulin test you can say something like a friends

-- There was something posted on horse.com that there was success with the blue light shining into the eye. I wasn’t that excited about it. Clipping once a month is fine for me LJ Friedman Nov 2014

Hi, Alvi. I have a sleep-deprived mare who was that way years before she developed PPID and started pergolide. Nothing has changed with pergolide. In my discussions with other horse owners whose

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