Hi Susan, You'll get a full welcome message shortly a couple of things jump out from your email - splitting a Prascend and feeding it 2x a day is not recommended as it decreases the amount of the

Hi Susan, We can't diagnose or prescribe here, but can share with you what is in the published literature and our experience over the last 20+ years. Regarding pergolide/Prascend, when you split the

Hi Jill, You'll be getting a full welcome message shortly but in a nutshell Nutrena is actually not safe for an IR horse. Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response

Hi Lynn, Did you check his temperature, pulse, respiration, gut sounds? Is he eating everything else? Did he actually get the pergolide for the last few days? I'm not clear if he actually at it on

Now why didn’t I think of that.. so he is just getting a new prescription of 2 mg pergolide... so if I understand what you are saying.. buy prascend, cut into quarters and feed 1 capsule 2 mg CP and

my tiko now needs to gain weight about 50 #, also 2 trainers have told me this , also lack of muscle development even with consistent work. he is IR currently compensating; do IR horses have

Hi Sarah, To keep any kind of foam on the bottom of the foot it may work best to do the foam, cover it with a baby diaper (newborn size would be fine for a mini) and then use duct tape to make a boot

Hi Val, We prefer if members leave their case histories posted and just make a note on the CH information that the horse has passed. As far as your gelding, he sounds like he may have PPID (not

Lynn, addressing your question about 1/4 mg—I use Prascend tablets and a pill cutter to do just that. I had a similar problem with Indy being a fruitloop when I raised her dose from 3mg to 3.5mg

My 16 year-old Gelding was diagnosed with PPID and IR on July 17. He's on one Prascend per day (split in halves and given twice daily). I have followed almost all guidelines since his diagnosis except

Hi! I’m new to this group. My horse was recently diagnosed with IR. I saw that Nutrena Safe Choice had been tested. Can I feed this to my horse? Jill Reiss, Oklahoma, 2020

Hi Frances - he had a dental float August 20. The vet said his teeth were in good shape. Even had me feel once he was done...smooth as a baby's butt. And he is eating his hay and Stabul 1/supplement

Wouldn't have a toothache, would he? -- - Frances C. December 2017, Washington & California Case history: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Frances%20and%20Phoenix Phoenix's Photo Album:

LJ, That's often the case, yes. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Sorry to hear that, Carla. I'm going to do this is DDT format because it should be easier to follow. D: Diagnosis. The timing here is highly suspicious for the seasonal rise tipping her already high

-knowledge check??? laminitis during sept october is caused by high insulin from uncontrolled ppid - ( except ocassional grain overload incidents) LJ Friedman Nov 2014 Vista, Northern San Diego,

Hello, I haven’t updated my case history, due to a huge life change. Anyway, Cupcake was doing very well until she wasn’t. Her last ACTH/Insulin test was in July. Her ACTH was 22 (I believe)

Cherie, Lab reference ranges are NOT the same thing as normals. Normal depends on the exact conditions under which the blood was sampled - e.g. normal for fasting isn't the same as normal after a

Martha, Cracks also form at pressure points in weak hooves so makes perfect sense. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

Background For Context: We navigated the seasonal rise in 2018 for the first time since Relevante's diagnosis. He was on 2 mg of compounded pergolide which I raised to 2.5 mg to be proactive in terms