Thank you so much. Friday I cried all day. I was trying to sort out when to put him down and have a hole dug. I was trying to think of the good that he won’t be in pain anymore. Saturday morning I

Hi Mairi I'm sure Dr Kellon or someone more savvy will chime in to help with your questions. In the meantime, I'm presenting below our standard welcome letter with a lot of useful links and

Hi Maria, I have two thoughts, for now. I don’t know under what circumstances the farrier was switched but might facilitating communication between the two help? We've been working with a pony

Aggressively backing up the toe can improve the angle of the hoof wall at the toe instantly but it doesn't do anything to change the position of the bones within the capsule. Only moving the heels

Thank you Nancy, the thing is that he has always had a bad alignment so I relate this to his aggressive trim in the sole. I always tell him not to touch his soles but he doesn't listen to

Hi all. I posted on the laminitis crisis support Facebook group and was recommended to post in here. Hope I've done this right it was a little confusing. This is what I posted: "Does anyone have any

Hi Maria Not Dr Kellon, but IME, poor alignment will increase pulses. The hoof capsule and bones are not as they should be. In general never remove sole. -- Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 ECIR

Hi Mandi, You've received a ton of reading to do. But I just wanted to say how lucky your boy is to have you in his life. He's sending you a message, and you've picked up on it ! You're in the right

Dr. Kellon and Maxine, Thank you for the reply. Dr. Kellon, I say the HPA has improved because before this farrier worked on Yayo's hooves they had very underun heels and loooong toes. Just by

Maria, can you sketch what his angles and trim looks like? Would that be acceptable do you think, as it's not an actual photo? -- Maxine and Indy (PPID) and Dangles (PPID) Canberra, Australia

Hi Mandi I am sorry to hear that your gelding has been in pain but very glad you have found us. We will do our best to help you help him. One of our moderators has sent you the instructions for

-- I have a 14 year old gelding that has been fighting laminitis since he was 8. I got x rays 2 days ago and was told to put him down. The. Xrays are pretty bad. He is sore and in pain but today he

Martha, I increased the Prascend to 1.25 from 1.0 mg tonight. I hope that along with a good trim on Monday will help her. Thanks, -- Jan IN

Thank you Dr. Kellon for confirming that the CocoOmega is not the culprit. I thought it was safe but couldn't find anything to confirm that for sure. Her draw times are always 10AM and she is

Maria, We really can't make any intelligent or helpful comments without photos and radiographs. I don't even see how you can improve a negative HPA with aggressive trimming but I might be

It's not common here! -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com 2 for 1 course sale until January 31, 2020 EC Owner 2001

Hi Lucinda, I maybe stepping out of bounds a bit with my single experience with cabergoline but here is what I would suggest. First, look over the finances because cabergoline will be more expensive

I just arrived home and I am very sad and worried, the farrier-trimmer has trimmed and shoed his front hooves (he is shoed in the fronts and barefoot in the hinds). He always removes the sole excess

Is it frequent that cushing cannot be well controlled and horse need to be euthanized because of that? Like one of the person got her horse 10 more years but at some point it just got out of control

That's perfect Dr. Kellon - his jiaogulan is already mixed with flax, Uckele vitamin E and Cocosoya oils...Thanks! -- Lynn Beavercreek, Ohio March 2018 Relevante Case History Relevante Photo