We have never seen a problem with low glucose in horses on Invokana, although many were high before they started it. It would have been interesting to know if that was the case before he started it

If they are even just sweating between the hind legs and under the mane you can get into trouble very quickly in the high heat. Bare minimum target salt intake is 2 oz/day - 4 tablespoons. You can't

Nicolle, If she stands at this point it will only cause further damage to her feet. With people to help you can roll her up onto her sternum and prop her there with hay or straw bales. Another option

Oh, poor horse. So sorry to hear your travails. Maybe covering her with wet blankets/towels would help hydrate and cool her during our upcoming heat wave. -- - Frances C. December 2017, Washington &

Hi Sherry, That is something that concerns me with Zahr, for sure, because he similarly is an extremely stoic horse. What you and other group members have described with the hind end stiffness has

Ways to encourage salt intake include salting wet hay (starting in very small amounts) and adding gradually into feed, again starting in very small amounts. Think a pinch, not a tablespoon to

I just read what you wrote to Lynn about sweating and salt amounts. Midnight and Stara have never been big sweaters but over the last couple of years Midnight has been sweating a lot more. They

Hi Lynn, Does he sweat at all when not working, now that we're into the summer and the heat has been taxing just standing around? If so, then he needs to have his daily salt intake increased to 2oz (4

Hi Nicolle, I’m sure Dr. Kellon will reply when she can but I would start with whichever you get sooner, most likely Tramadol from the vet. In my dog, I have not always found Tramadol effective but

One more comment, this on is on naming photos. Because your July 23 photos are labelled "7-23-2022" and your July 24 photos are labelled "07-24-2022" when I sorted your photos chronologically (by

Thanks, Rene, I've downloaded your photos for Lavinia. Much better without the sunlight behind them. I noticed your camera is focusing on the background, not the hoof, in most of your pictures. This

Hi Mikaela, You could increase the pergolide dose the same day, after the blood pull, since results seem to take a while. If you're at 3 mg, consider moving up to 4 mg for the rise. You can come

Lynn, don't sell yourself short. You're the team leader and you're the one putting in the time and effort, and it's because of YOU that everything has come together for Relevante! I can't wait to

Hi Louise, Soles are too thin so nothing should be removed, even flaking "dead" sole, as it does add some protection the longer it's there. It looks to me like there is a significant medio-lateral

Hi Kimberly, Its not clear to me now whether the results posted in the first message were fasting or non-fasting. If they were fasting then they are waaaaay too high, as you know now. If they were

Thank you for the advice...I think I've achieved it... hooray! The xray link has worked. Since these xrays he has had a trim to bring back the toe and improve the breakover and the heels are now also

Dr. Kellon, With tapering off the bute over the last few days she is laying flat out for many hours making it difficult to get food and water into her. She lifts her head a bit and I can get at the

Sherry! You were reading Relevante's mind on the salt intake...LOL....and mine on getting some video of us on the trail. I'm trying to put together a short little video in Vimeo that uses still shots

LOL on the extra salt. If Relevante is like my kids he'd much prefer not so much salt. When I dose mine for rides I mix it with kaolin so it's not so nasty but none of us is a fan. Would love it if

Hi Mikaela, Not saying this is the same issue with Zahr but just to give you an idea of how stoic some horses are, my gelding has a pretty significant tear in his superficial digital flexor tendon in