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Re: Haylage Cushings/Laminites

Hi Hilde, It is important to test her non-fasting baseline ACTH (to see if your pony is getting enough Prascend to control the PPID) as well as insulin and glucose to see if the diet is low enough in

By Kirsten Rasmussen · #279743 ·

Re: New Blood draw

I'm not sure this was answered. You can do bloodwork as often as you like. Usually for best value we advise it after making a change (diet, exercise, medication), or seeing a change in the horse

By Kirsten Rasmussen · #279742 ·

Re: Update on Isaac

Thank You, Cass! At this point I was just trying to isolate Isaac's preferences. We are still feeding without the timothy pellets and he is still eating his supplements which have the fresh ground

By Rene · #279741 · Edited

Re: Severe lameness in IR horse under vet/trimmer care

Hello Karen and welcome to the group! Since this is your first post here it prompts a welcome message which I will include below. It's great that your seeking help for this horse, is there a chance

By Bobbie Day · #279740 ·

Re: Returning to work after a laminitis episode

Hi Louise, If Nugget is comfortable in boots and has had a corrective trim you can start handwalking in straight lines. We generally like to see trim photos and existing rads before we give the green

By Kirsten Rasmussen · #279739 ·

Re: Was chewy and compounded pergolide / Now Welcome Susan Vaughn from Texas

Hello Susan, First off thank you for providing your experience with Chewy and compounded Pergolide. It appears that although you have been a member for a few years now, that you may have not gotten

By Bobbie Day · #279738 ·

Severe lameness in IR horse under vet/trimmer care

I am the caregiver the past approximately 4 years (not owner) of this horse: 19 year old draft dam, Friesian sire mare Approximately 15.2 hands. Overweight since I've known her, more so after her dam,

By kkellyglennon@... · #279737 ·

Re: chewy and compounded pergolide

I wanted to reply to this. After another round of fisticuffs with Wedgewood I transferred the Rx to Chewy. Info asf: Pergolide compounded 1.5 mg capsule. Order placed June 29, Shipped June

By Susan Vaughan · #279736 ·

Re: Sugar in common ragweed

If they really enjoy eating it you need to be concerned about it. Ragweed is usually only palatable in the early growth stages. When it gets tall, they won't eat it. -- Eleanor in PA

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #279735 ·

Re: Sugar in common ragweed

Thanks, Sherry! I never thought about reaching out to my extension office. I did find and read the article yesterday you posted. Heather W in WI

By fullcirclefarmhorses@... · #279734 ·

Re: Sugar in common ragweed

Hi Heather, You can contact your local county extension office and ask them if they have any idea about this information but most likely you would need to collect samples and send them to

By Sherry Morse · #279733 ·

Re: Trim Advice for Ribbon please Lavinia

Hi Courtney, Please see the directions on how to take hoof photos in the Wiki: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/wiki#Photos-and-Hoof-Evaluation-Help. We really need you to back the camera up enough so

By Sherry Morse · #279732 ·

Trim Advice for Ribbon please Lavinia

Photo album attached with photos/x-rays. I had a difficult time putting my camera on the ground and not cutting off too much of the hoof, so please let me know if any of these are not sufficient and I

By cjfacey6@... · #279731 ·

Re: Update on Isaac

Hi Rene Vitamin E must be mixed with oil to be absorbed. It doesn’t have to be olive oil. You can use CocoSoya oil if Isaac like that. Some of us prick the gel caps and squeeze out the contents.

By Cass in NorCal · #279730 ·

Re: Returning to work after a laminitis episode

Louise, you don't have to do the sugar challenge test for insulin to check his IR. All you need is basal insulin which is done with one blood draw. The details are in the Diagnosis section of your

By Maxine McArthur · #279729 ·

Sugar in common ragweed

Is common ragweed (not ragwort) high in sugar or starch? Do I need to worry about it triggering laminitis in horses not on pasture? I’m starting my track system and all the grass is killed, we

By fullcirclefarmhorses@... · #279728 ·

Re: New Blood draw

Hi, Kimberly. I'm so glad Sherry answered your questions. I'm sorry I dropped off the face of the earth to find an emergency vet for a family pet over this holiday weekend. A couple of details on

By Cass in NorCal · #279727 ·

Re: New Blood draw

Thank you for clarification on these issues. I just want to ensure he can have beet pulp, stabul 1 and supplements as well as hay for at least four hours. I have previously only fed hay. Thanks so

By Kimberly · #279726 ·

Re: Returning to work after a laminitis episode

Thank you so much. I'll go to the case history when I can. As you say in a further response Danilon is an anti inflammatory in the UK... said to be kinder on the tummy than bute. He was on it for 12

By nugget · #279725 ·

Re: L- carnitine

Thank you Dr. Kellon. I will order from PureBulk Inc -- Beth & Flame dx 2013 & Diana dx 2020 NV Oct 2013 Flame Case History Flame Pictures Diana Case History:

By Elizabeth Freese · #279724 ·

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