Just a little update, Vinnie is continuing to improve. He is still sore over the medial left when he turns in his stall, this has always been the last part to improve. Knock wood he will be back to

Thank you Lavinia. I sent you a private message on Feb. 10th I am looking forward to learning more and working with you to get him to his perfect foot! -- Tamara G. in Cave Creek, Arizona 2020 Case

I became interested in your post; so I googled it and came upon this article- http://www.rhfpre.com/a-fallen-crest/ My first instinct was that it was completely related to IR, but when I read that

It looks to me that Kody's is well on his way to healing. He is probably going to have some abscesses mobilizing as he moves around more, and maybe even slough his sole once the new sole has grown

Could some of this information be put in one of the files, so people could see which pharmacies supply Invokana and notes as to possible issues, etc. Or at least give us the info on the pharmacies

Hi Tamara, Please do add the rads when you can get them. Also, please add photos of the feet after the latest trim - all four feet. Sorry to hear that Malik is so sore but from your description of

Thank you very much Dr. Kellon, My thought was that was due to the fat weight but many many people say that the distorted cat neck is hereditary and has nothing to do with IR. By "hereditary yes" do

Sorry Sherry, I thought the calculator would copy my numbers. I have updated CH with lab results and added the calculator results. The lab is called ANTECH and is in Calgary, AB. They are the lab

YAY for good news!!! -- Kirsten and Shaku (IR) - 2019 Kitimat, BC, Canada ECIR Group Moderator Shaku's Case History Shaku's Photo Album

Hi Dawn, I ran into the same type of problem with one of my boys, Dante. Kept upping the pergolide dose, which would control the ACTH, then at the next retest, it would be uncontrolled again. Season

A good reminder for all of us, thanks Bobbie. -- Kirsten and Shaku (IR) - 2019 Kitimat, BC, Canada ECIR Group Moderator Shaku's Case History Shaku's Photo Album

The radiograph doesn't really show you sole depth because a long hoof wall creates more ground clearance but it doesn't tell you where the sole is located in the area of the coffin bone. If the dorsal

Lynn, Yes, I would continue the metformin but be sure to retest insulin 30 days after starting it. If still below the threshold for acute laminitis (around 80 uIU/mL), stick with metformin but retest

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27088603/ -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Hi Deb, First off, breathe. Your eyes are not deceiving you. I honestly cannot fathom why the vet is being so pessimistic based on these radiographs. Thanks for adding the most recent rads and the

Notably the only reason why I used pricepropharmacy.com was because of shipping speed. But I could easily change to affordablerx.com for my next refill. This is based on FL but Inovkana (Motivyst)

Fatty crests fall over from the weight because there is nothing to support it. Heredita5ry yes, but that doesn't rule out EMS as the cause. EMS is very closely linked to abnormal neck fat deposits,

The Invokana I purchased from pricepropharmacy.com is sourced from the UK. I will do more research from the packaging to ensure that the drugs are legitimate. -- Nancy and Vinnie and

I am wondering why they call it cat neck. It doesn't seem to look like a cat's appearance. (My pony has this.) -- Bonnie and Lad North Ontario Dec 2008 Case History:

For online pharmacy resources, all of which require a prescription from your vet, this is an interesting resource: https://www.pharmacychecker.com/invokana/ I suggest reading the fine print about