I just got some Scoot Boots... first pair and am I glad I started with those. No rubbing, gaitors and shims to help with the fit after a fresh trim and the folks over in Australia are incredibly nice

Hi Deborah, As noted in your welcome message sent on September 3: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/message/282611 Pentoxyfiline is probably not doing anything helpful for your horse since metabolic

You can read the last exchange on this here: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/topic/84200856#279165 Short answer - if they're ever in widespread use you'll still need to have the vet out to pull blood

Fat pads and bulges over the eyes are symptoms of IR not PPID. You need to test for both conditions in both animals - insulin, glucose and ACTH. If possible (not sure what's available in the UK) you

Hey everybody, I am a new member. I just wanted to give a hint about Pentoxyfiline and how to give it since you can’t mix it with water and even sugar free syrup is difficult. The best way to give

I recently read about some onsite insulin test kits for horses and wondered if they work? They would perhaps make testing quicker, easier and a little cheaper in the

You should have the exact same conversation with your vet. I would test at least once though. It will give you a baseline for evaluating dosage. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001 The

I would like to know if anyone has had success to get pergolide / prascend prescribed without a positive ACTH test ? I had 3 negative tests for an ols loan pony even though all the symproms were there

I’ve kept front shoes on him because where we live is extremely rocky. I may have to live the boots off because I don’t want his hoof sliding around. I initially thought abscesses too but they

Just another plug for Stacey and scoots before we’re asked to move this to the hoof page. My horse was one of the first us customers and that was a long time ago. I just replaced his first pair last

To me that looks like an abscess about to blow out the coronary band. If it's not tender it could just be inflammation from a rub. Were the boots fitted with shoes on? If not the addition of shoes

Hi Jenna. There are lots of different things you can do to prevent the hoof getting rubbed by the boot....But I'm confused by the photo because it looks like there is a shoe attached to the hoof? I

Hi Jenna You did mention the grass and it may have ultimately been so but you need to get a diagnosis to be sure. If he is EMS or IR driven by PPID, blood work will help to point the way. I'm pretty

Also, how do I get on Lavinia’s list? -- Jenna Texas Member since Aug. 2022 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=278305 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Pepper%20&%20Jenna

Thank you for information, Martha. I plan on getting blood tests next months since he’s due for his coggins soon anyway. I need to get pictures of his hooves but the mud has made it difficult to get

Hi Jenna, Thanks for adding links to your album and case history folder to your signature. I edited your first message on this thread to make your case history link “live”. You can do the same

Hi Sherry, That is what we are doing, but we are looking at monthly/every other month for clippings. It seems like that’s a lot, but I’m not sure. 🤷🏼‍♀️ -- Denise, NY,

Also, Nancy, my biggest fear is sinking, or distal descent. Would you be worried about that from the boots not fitting? That’s my biggest concern. His rotation wasn’t too bad in the x rays but

Sorry I didn’t realize I didn’t mention any kind of trigger but I’m pretty sure drought ridden pasture triggered it. I didn’t even know dead grass could be really high in starch until lately.

If needed you may just need to clip multiple times a year. -- Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over the bridge) EC Primary Response PA