I had the same problem. I soak the tablets in a small amount of water in a mortar/pestle for about twelve hours…I put them in when feeding ready for the next night/morning feed, The water softens

Hi Megan, Sweating properly and sweating are functions of the hypothalamus, where the dopamineric neurons that control the intermediate pituitary lobe are located and die. Those issues don't always

This is an interesting study on food preferences https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/617340/1/Applan-D-15-105R2-b.pdf -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001 The first step to wisdom is "I don't

Thank you Sherri!!!! Yes, would you mind sharing the results? Do you soak the hay or feed dry? -- Robin Aiken, SC 2022 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Robin%20and%20Hogan

There are olfactory cues to making them eat as well as taste. If the hay smells fresh and new, they'll eat it. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001 The first step to wisdom is "I don't

Hi Angela. Gracie should receive her metformin as usual in the stabul 1 as long as she is done eating it 4 hours before her 12 noon test....if the vet is late thats ok too....Keep hay in front of her

It's a mystery, I guess! The way they gobble up the new hay I really expected much higher ESC, starch, or protein at the least. So long as I'm not missing anything glaring in the analysis, I'm

Hi Everyone, Gracie has been on Metformin for 12 days so I am having her blood drawn on Friday so see if it's helping her. I have two questions. 1. I give Gracie her Metformin with Stabul 1 twice a

Jennifer, I had to laugh when I read your message, as last night my paddock buddies and I were scratching our heads as all our horses were scoffing a new load of teff we got, leaving the old teff on

Thank you Cass and Kirsten, that does help a lot. Other than being sore on his LF for a couple of days after his Aug 29 trim, I can't say I've noticed any obvious comfort indicators that anything

There's lots of things to try if you do a search for Metformin. Here's one recent thread: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/topic/93534131#283220 I like the idea of dissolving the tablets in tea

Yes, give it the same time you would normally give it.

Anna, I soak 1/2 lb of TC timothy pellets and mix the metformin powder into it. My mare wont touch any "grain" anymore. I have to put it in a bit of soaked cubes that is separate from the cubes I put

I think the orchard-brome might be a better choice due to the safer protein level. ESC+starch are nice and low, and it will be a bit easier to balance with the lower iron. -- Kirsten and Shaku (IR +

Hi, Stacey. If Baron were mine, with a history of founder and obesity, I would look for a hay with ESC+Starch no higher than 7 - 7.5%. None of these hays analyzed on Sept 14 meets that profile, so I'd

Stacey, I would describe Baron as "very sensitive" now that you have bloodwork posted. A 3 year old with an insulin of 88 uIU/mL is very unusual. Normally problems don't occur until maturity after

I don't see any real difference that might explain why one is more appealing than the other. I read about a study once where 6 or 7 different hays were fed to see which ones the horses preferred. The

Thanks, Sherry! I’m pretty sure they use Cornell, I thought about doing it myself and sending it to them but I wanted to make sure it got done right! Lol. I did go to vet tech school for a year and

Stacey, you can add the ESC and the starch value of each together and hope that it’s less than 10%, which is the cutoff we find appropriate for soaking or not. Your first two hays are very close to

Oops! I just realized that I was looking at the wrong file, too! I see the E-A reports now and I’m going back to take a look. Sorry!! -- Martha in Vermont ECIR Group Primary Response July 2012