Thanks, Martha. Honestly, I agree 100% about his looking “rough” and possibly needing more pergolide. But I’m not sure my opinion matters for much- I’m still so new to horsekeeping! I

Dr. Kellon, Thank you for 'core' deworming instructions. Crackers is by himself in his barn and corral area. There are 30 acres of forest land around us so no other horse exposure. All of his

Thank you Dr Kellon! This gives us hope, as I am following all protocals as I can. Still waiting to hear back on his hoof pics that were posted. Im tapering off the equiox and when off I'll start his

Hi Nancy, I reviewed my case history results for glucose again. I have had 21 tests for glucose since 2011. Nine with results from 66 to 79; Nine with results from 82 to 89; Three in excess of 100

Thank you Trisha. :) -- Julie Thomas September 2018, Seabeck, WA Case Histories: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Julie-Ike-Sparky . Ike Photos:

Sorry if this has already been said in another thread, but if his pulses are not obviously pronounced and considering that his trim looks quite good I wonder if this is more cold-related pain rather

Thank you Dr. K. I understand there is no "one size fits all" for deworming; every horse & every situation is different. I think the vet's vague response to my question about how the fecal sample is

Hang in there :-) You are surrounded by folk here who have experienced the pain and struggle you are going through. Mini's are very brave and you are doing all you can at this moment. So be kind to

Thanks, Nancy. I think I got the results, x-rays, and supplements updated! -- Shera Felde, Central Oregon,

I promised a little.video of Vinnie. He was being very naughty and I normally don't condone this behavior, but I was too overjoyed to see Vinnie feeling this good again. This was a couple days

I have not dewormed in several years also... always get negative fecal tests. My mares are strictly in dry paddocks and eat off their mats from nets in their stalls which I constantly clean up during

Martha, I agree. It's a big part of their curriculum but rarely comes up when they practice. It's the opposite with veterinarians who get osteopathic training, or osteopaths who get veterinary

Thank you so much, Dr. Kellon! I thought there was a manipulative aspect to osteopathy but, whenever I’ve seen a DO, that’s never come up. The only DO I see at the moment is for osteoporosis and

It's complicated! Human DOs are graduates of osteopathic medicine schools. They use manipulative therapy. commonly referred to as "adjustments" and are also licensed to prescribe drugs and do surgery.

I've found hays from that little corner of the universe tend to have very good mineral balance. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

They most certainly can recover, even if all four coffin bones penetrate the sole! Minis have better odds in general because they don't weigh as much but you have to focus on removing the cause -

Ellen, Fecal testing is effective for its purpose - which is to show how much environmental contamination from manure there is. That's different from the horse's total risk (it only covers Strongyles

Hi Trudy Thanks for the back story. It would be lovely to have your info updated in your CH. If it helps, even the vet/researcher who designed the Karo syrup test has been quoted as saying the risk is

I'm not sure if my reply went through or not in regards to your response. If not I was replying that the Cushings study I'm currently in wanted me to do the Karo fasting test in 4 months but all 3 of

Ellen, Just for the record, we are not trying to discredit the product - only to be careful. In your case, the pergolide increases were made during the seasonal rise. It has been documented in