Recently our Mustang Gelding's (13y/o) non-fasting insulin has gone up from 20-30 range (~2 years) to 35-45 range. Hie is EMS and PPID. ACTH is still around 15-20 on 1 tab of prescend. No changes

Those are great photos and can definitely be used. I think you should try to get sole shots, too, because you'll get a lot more info in your markups. Once you have them, start a new message thread

I’m not exactly up-to-date in the most current information, but I believe you need to regularly test triglycerides, if you can-- LJ Friedman Nov 2014 Vista, Northern San Diego, CA Jesse( over

Hi, Debbie- Your note struck a chord with what I'm experiencing and led me to a question for Dr. Kellon. My sensitive EMS mare has been in great shape for over a year. 2 weeks ago she came up lame

Hi Amy, I think a goal is to keep your vet in the loop so that he can learn from the experience and be more helpful to you. You might ask his office if he has introductory information on feeding from

Make sure they are 'soy HULL pellets' ... just the covering of the soy bean used not the bean itself. -- Ellen Pal & Savvy N. Alabama Aug 2013 Case History

I sure know what you mean about spending money on items which will only be touched for a few days,or not at all.Fortunately SHP are on the low end of the price list,but still.... Maybe ,if you can

Thank you this is very helpful -- Christine and Chanceler 2022-11

Thank you Kirsten actually his right limb is the shorter limb. And unfortunately in these x-rays he had broken off a lot of heel on the left which is why I had the vet come to x-ray and check the

Lorna thank you for all your concern and yes you are correct his feet are out of balance I have only on him for seven months now and I took over his healthcare when I could not find a qualified person

I've done my best with some photos with her standing just on the mats. Only got Lateral/medial and dorsal and there's hay in the way. I couldn't get any of sole as she walked away - she's very sore at

Hi Anne, Welcome to the ECIR group! Your first post here triggers our formal welcome message with a great deal of reading material relative to your being the partner of an IR and/or PPID horse.

Hi, Amy. Dr Kellon is your source for diet information for equines on Invokana, which is one SGLT2 inhibitor. The most immediate thing you can do is make sure your CH is up to date, so that Stormy's

I'm not sure how much notice we will get on the medications. We had the biopsy done by our local vet so I don't know what to expect for his oncology visit. The oncology vet is 1 and 1/2 hours

Hello, first post here. We are in need of advice with our mare. The case history has the full story, but right now she is recovering from a subsolar abscess in the hoof (RF) which refoundered

Thank you Dr. Kellon and Martha. I am curious if you think this trend of higher insulin, weight gain, and less glucosuria is indicating the drug is no longer working for him? Switching to Steglatro

I am waiting for this new drug to arrive. Besides bloodwork....any other changes to his diet? I have read up but seems to me it is different with each horse? I see some with other supplements,

Quest is fine but it will kill them all at once. The 3 dose ivermectin is a more gentle way to do it if they have a large load. There is a lot of resistance to Strongid. -- Eleanor in PA

Carly, if you can get your hoof photos uploaded and put in a request, you might be able to get a set of markups to guide your trimmer by the next appointment. Your trimmer might be surprised at how

Thanks Dr Kellon. I will talk to my vet about this...I will be doing the pre and probiotics around the worming anyway... -- Mary Brown U.K 2023 (long time follower)