Nicolle, Its wonderful Elsa has company. It will help her heal. And nice your daughter has her horses there. Keeping you both in my continued thoughts. Hugs. 💕 -- Janet and Chicy Chester

Hi Laurie, If nitrates are elevated, soaking the hay does help lower them. You can also mix it with another low nitrate hay. A BCS between 4 and 5 is good. I would try to maintain that and taper off

What salt did you purchase? -- Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response PA

I finally was able, and in need, of going the distance to purchase this salt. On the bag label it says salt, red iron oxide, iodine. When I google search red iron oxide, it is also known as ferrous

Janet, Funny you say that. My daughter's two horses just moved onto the same property yesterday and are within her sight. They were nickering back and forth. Elsa actually has had a very nice

Dr. Kellon - I will submit another sample for nitrate. What should I do if the results are elevated? Laurie, Archie and Candy Man July 2018 - Texas Case Histories:

Hi Sherry - Thank you, I will discuss adding glucose and ACTH when my vet comes to do the insulin levels. I am planning on stopping the Standlee Timothy pellets as soon as the ponies start eating the

If only three weeks you can probably just switch. Use a full dose of PQ pellets twice a day and you can even double that if needed. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Good afternoon, I just received my order of Phyto-Quench pellets from Uckele, when switching a horse off of NSAID's (Equioxx specifically) to Phyto-quench, is it recommended to taper down gradually or

Hello all, I have received a very low ACTH result from a 19 year old horse. It is only 2 pg/ml, the vet swears the protocol was correct. Glucose and Insulin are 90 and 25.13 respectively so I guess it

Hi Laura, I'm just following up. General comments: the toes are both too far forward (left front especially) and it appears you may have a bit of lateral flaring (esp on the left front) that could be

Thank you Sherry & Dr Kellon. As I have had a shallow relationship with the computer, the data entry required for a case history is beyond my level of ability. I am sending out an SOS to group

Hi Nicolle, Just a thought but could Elsa be moving because she wants to be where she can see other horses? Is there a possible companion horse that can be kept near her so she does not feel alone at

It's always the lower the better with ACTH but I think the 0.25 increase during the rise period should cover you. L-carnitine should be 1 gram per 100 lbs bodyweight and you can give that twice a day.

I am feeding free choice hay. I’ll have the vet run liver enzymes I was thinking about increasing .25 for both of them. With the high end of the reference being lower than before do I need to

Dr Kellon, This is music to my ears! A sincere thank you and to your knowledgeable helpers so much. This sure takes a load off my mind. 🌹❤️🌹 -- Janet and Chicy Chester

Ok - I will err on the side of caution & not give it - we’ve come too far to have anything happen at this point . Thank you -- Lori R in MN - 2022 Owner of 3 Metabolic Horses MYA Photos:

They reveal EMS. Insulin not quite high enough for acute laminitis risk but it is doing damage to the feet. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Hi Kim, Your basic numbers say that Tuck's insulin could be better controlled. Whether that involves tightening up his diet, increasing medication or something else is going to be impossible to say

You need a hay analysis to tell if any supplement is appropriate or not. Every hay is different and needs different supplementation. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001