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Advice Needed on Body Condition

Hi All, Baldur is a 15-year-old Icelandic gelding. He currently weighs 840 lbs. He's never been laminitic but started showing physical symptoms of EMS in March 2021, which is when I had his first

By Amy Goddard · #280428 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

It's not ideal but yes you can use the Standee cubes. Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response PA

By Sherry Morse · #280427 ·

Re: Mya - waiting on trim - has abscesses - diet /pain please advise

Hi Lori, 1 - Bute (or any other NSAID) will slow down the mobilization of abscesses which often leads to the situation you have found yourself in. As it will not help with pain due to laminitis

By Sherry Morse · #280426 ·

Re: Using diaper to pad hoof: how to determine appropriate size

Hi Sherry, Very helpful video. Thanks so much. -- Karen B. Wisconsin 2022 Apollo Case History: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Karen%20and%20Apollo Photo album:

By a.k.a.petpalace2@... · #280425 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

So I have access to and can pick up some triple crown flax today. I can’t source the cubes though so then I should replace with Standlee Timothy cubes? -- Kay @ K & J Ranch LLC VA, USA

By Kay · #280424 ·

Mya - waiting on trim - has abscesses - diet /pain please advise

Hello this is in regards to mya - foundered almost 2 yrs 19 yr old half arab/half saddlebred - I need to help her - all in my files / I have drastically changed her diet in the past 2 weeks & she

By Lori Ricigliano · #280423 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Flax - if you can source Triple Crown they make a flax product (Golden Ground Flax) as well. Magnesium - you can use MgOx from a feed mill as the cheapest source or a human supplement - again, that's

By Sherry Morse · #280422 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Thank you so much. I will be getting those today if possible if not I will order and temporarily use the Standlee Timothy pellets. I have completely taken away all of the feed and supplements I was

By Kay · #280421 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Thank you so much. I called out of work today to find these cubes for her and will be getting them asap. What brand or what supplement exactly do I need to use for the flax and the magnesium etc?

By Kay · #280420 ·

Re: 13 yo Arab Appears to have Cushings

That result may or may not be diagnostic in July. Why did you test him? -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #280419 ·

Re: Metformin vs pergolide Spirulina and wheat bran

Lesley, I understand they used aleurone, not wheat bran, but aleurone is not readily available and likely very expensive. Aleurone is not a protein. It is a layer of the grain that contains many

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD · #280418 ·

Re: Solar Penetration

Hi Nicole, There is going to be pain no matter what you do. Nobody, including vets, likes to see horses in such severe pain for prolonged periods. But there is a time limit on how long the pain will

By Kirsten Rasmussen · #280417 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Hi Kay, Please read the Diagnosis section of Bobbie's email to you and make a plan with your vet before he arrives. The reason glucose was so low is because her blood was not handled correctly. This

By Kirsten Rasmussen · #280416 · Edited

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Hi Kay, The easiest thing to do for hay replacing is to source Triple Crown Timothy Balance Cubes (Ontario Dehy Timothy Balance Cubes) and feed them at a 3:4 ratio for hay. In addition you can feed

By Sherry Morse · #280415 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Kay, You can use Ontario Dehy Timothy Balance Cubes which are bagged in 40-50 lb bags. They are guaranteed to be less than 10 % starch and sugar and the starch less than 4% Any Triple Crown dealer can

By celestinefarm · #280414 ·

Re: Best way to use new/old hay

With a PPID horse you can see problems during the seasonal rise if the PPID is not carefully controlled, yes, so you could mix the hays. If you can make the mix stretch until late November that would

By Kirsten Rasmussen · #280413 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Hi so as far as K can remember the day her blood was drawn she hadn’t eaten anything but grass in hours. I was also worried about how low it all was, her vet told me that both the thyroid and

By Kay · #280412 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Hi so as far as K can remember the day her blood was drawn she hadn’t eaten anything but grass in hours. I was also worried about how low it all was, her vet told me that both the thyroid and

By Kay · #280411 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Hi, thank you. I was wondering if I had done it correctly or not. So, I actually don’t have access to actual hay, I’ve been out for weeks and that’s why I’m feeding bagged hay and other

By Kay · #280410 ·

Re: Crisis with a cushings mare

Hi Kay, We usually don't see glucose that low which makes me think that your bloodwork may have been compromised and her insulin and ACTH could both be higher than what the bloodwork says. I would be

By Sherry Morse · #280409 ·

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