Hi Kirsten, As Lavinia said, there is minimal advantage to soaking longer than 1 hr, and even some disadvantage as surface iron that washes off in the water can be absorbed into the hay with long

Denise, Even if this is successful, which would be great, it can't be a cure and the laminitis will like recur if insulin stays elevated in the danger zone. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC

May I please ask again Denise, that you complete a case history so we can see the total picture? https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/wiki#Case-History-Help Thanks -- Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 ECIR

Denise, The use of amnionic tissues to encourage wound and corneal ulcer healing is nothing new, dating back at least a century

Hi Denise, Minis are poster children for EMS/IR, a genetic metabolism that is geared to being super-efficient. That's great if you're a wild equine living through the scarcities of winter, but is

Hi Patty Dr Kellon has answered your query about the deworming protocol for minis. I'm now sending you our welcome message for all new members. It contains much useful information on managing IR

There is a precaution for EMS animals of all sizes with praziquantel https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Deworming/Praziquantel%20Precaution.pdf . You can use a month of Strongid daily pellets or two

Hi Kirsten, Thanks for the additional clarifications. Please bear with me as I'm trying to make sure I understand things correctly (pictures can help with this). Do you mean that Bey is only wearing

What de-wormers are safely recommended for miniature horses diagnosed with IR? Patty

HI, I should add that Bey receives the loading dose of Assure Guard Gold am and pm and has been on it since October. The dietician recommends increasing it slightly to help improve hind gut health

Hi, thank you for your reply. Very helpful. Just a quick correction or two, apologies. Bey is using the EasyCare Stratus Boot on LF and RF. Also I meant to say "Safe Starch" is one of the meal items,

Kirsten, Send me a mail at drkellon "at" gmail.com with your vet's e-mail address so she can consider Invokana (canagliflozin) while you work on sorting out the diet. -- Eleanor in PA

Hi Denise, Here is response to your initial request,by Sherry. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/message/261281 I don't see that you have answered her questions,unless I missed that. I'm interested,too,in

Thanks so much Lavinia Abscess has been in my thoughts too the last week. Hoof is very warm in the rear medial quarter. I will try a soak today to try and soften the hoof some. Well, see if she

Hi Kirsten, Sherry covered the main points. Yes, there are other options but we have found there is no way to get the best results if any short cuts are taken with the basics of DDT. One other thing

Hi Kirsten, In addition to the info Sherry has provided, there is also a recent study that found giving Gastrogard (omeprazole) to horses while they are on bute not only didn't help, it worsened the

http://www.delawarenaturalhoofcare.com/natural-hoof-care-horse-articles/physiological-trimming/ Video https://www.epona.tv/trimming-the-feet Nature makes some adjustments for type of terrain and

I definitely have seen cold weather influence Buzzy! He is back and forth with pain levels with temperature changes! -- Marsha and Dame - Buzzy TN

Hi Nancy Just a quick comment about the weight loss--don't discount low-grade chronic pain as a possible cause. The only time in the 14 years I have owned Indy that she started to lose (and continue

Hello Kirsten, Welcome to the group! Now that you're here my suggestion would be to do a search of the messages for Insulinwise as well as reading the study and Dr. Kellon's analysis of the study