Dr. Kellon, Okay, will do. Should I do it asap? or wait a week? -- Lesley Bludworth Phoenix, AZ 7/2022 Sophie TWH

Equioxx is definitely contraindicated with the AAKG and Jiaogulan. It will block the effect. I would try that combination first. Equioxx is also not a long term solution for anything. -- Eleanor in

Lesley, Your testing was close to a worst case scenario since the next metformin dose was due soon, but you were not past the 12 hour mark so it is still a valid indication that insulin is not being

Dr. Kellon: We pulled blood on Oct 7th, because I am becoming increasingly concerned about Flytes' well being. In early september he developed somewhat of a crest, is potbellied and very

Thanks Kirsten, I will get him started on jiaogulan tomorrow. If his RF still seems to have that ooziness around the frog I'll try soaking only that foot one evening once he's inside and I can let it

Thank you for doing this! -- Debbie Girard Massachusetts 2022

Dear Members In light of recent discussions regarding compounded pergolide, we'd like to open a dialogue with the pharmacies that our members are currently using. Please respond to me privately if

Great news on the ACTH! It's a smidge higher than we'd like but a huge improvement regardless. I would not be surprised if he has abscesses mobilizing. I think at this point in the trim you could

Hi Lorna, agreed it could be lower still but this is off to a good start :) You didn't miss it, I didn't get insulin tested with ACTH. Sherry and Kirsten suggested that as well, it was something I had

Thanks, Sherry -- Lisa and Haven, Danny, Courage & Cam Independence, MN 2015 Haven's case history: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Lisa%20and%20Haven Haven's photos:

Hi Erica. Add the ESC result under As Fed and add it to the starch result under as fed. To feed an IR horse it should be less than 10%. To upload your result go to your folder and follow these

Finally got hay analysis. Is there information in the files on hay analysis ie general guideline and requirements Is this hay acceptable for IR horse? Since too much time has passed I have

Happy dance,Mikaela !! I know you are hoping for it to be lower still, but this is so hopeful. Did you have insulin tested this time,too? Sorry if I missed it in your CH . -- Lorna in Eastern

A little bit of good news, I received Zahr's blood results back today and his ACTH is down to 7.0 pmol/L!! Truthfully, I was worried about how he was going to respond to the meds with all of the

Dr. Kellon, She is not lame. Although I wondered if she was more sore than ususal the other day when we went for a walk and I decided not to walk her again until I got the hoof mark ups in place.

Hi all.....Dolly has been on Jiaogulan for about 4 weeks now and she does seem to be more comfortable, moving more freely overall, brighter and more alert. I have read in the files that when combined

Hey Deb, Be sure to check with your vet, also. They will be aware of any rabies reports to be concerned with in your area and/or reports of illnesses cropping up that you need to be concerned about.

Hi Sherry, Thanks so much for your thoughts. I did add a quarter of a pill last week and don't see veil symptoms so yesterday I started a pill and a half. I will re-test in November. I soaked her hay

Thank you very much for your reply. I will do exactly as you say, as I always do. -- LJ Friedman Nov 2014 Vista, Northern San Diego, CA Jesse( over the rainbow) and majestic ‘s Case History

Lydia, Equi-Analytical (the lab we recommend sending samples to) has an excellent explanation of the terms used in feed testing here: