Hi Cass, Thank you for getting your case history done and your hay analysis posted. I would not be feeding that hay as over 500ppm is considered toxic for horses. You can try resubmitting a sample

Finally,some encouraging news wrt

Hi Nicolle, You and Elsa are on my mind. How is she doing now? How was yesterday....same old questions about temperature,eating,drinking. Were you able to apply some of the Schreiners product to her

Hello Lavinia, When you have time would you make suggestions regarding trims for my mares feet. Thank you, -- Lesley Bludworth Phoenix, AZ Sophie Case History

Thank you.

Hi Lavinia, When you have a moment, can you please clarify what you meant by "Heels will also need to move back a lot more but it can't be done by just rasping them back as that will negatively impact

Hi All, The case history for the first of my 2 horses is complete, along with his photo album. I've also posted the hay analysis. I'd appreciate your feedback and help with next steps. I did find

Hi Olivia, Her current insulin level is not in the danger zone but I would definitely keep her on a tightly controlled diet and exercise her as you can. Thanks, Sherry and Scutch (and Scarlet over

Sent too soon. My apologies. She is grade and of unknown background. If it helps, we also elected for a basic blood test (like a CBC?) when we did her insulin at baseline. I can add that to my photo

Jiji was diagnosed with Lyme in 2020 with the assay from Cornell. It was apparently a chronic case, my vet said. I wasn’t keeping track of her records then, so I dont have bloodwork results from

Hi Jenny, Metformin is meant to be used when insulin doesn't come down by changes to diet and increased exercise (when possible). As you've indicated Rico is still sore in addition to addressing his

Hi Kirsten, The vet gave him a body score of 4.5 last March, and called him a "little thin" I would say he is a 5 now. You can't see his ribs if he is just standing square, but when he does most

I feel like I'm missing something here. An insulin of 36+ is clearly abnormal so she is IR. Do you have labs past the ones from 2021 in her file? The bulging eye fat is characteristic of EMS but not

Bulging eye fat can be normal for overweight horses. But we can see her ribs, so she's not overweight. The hard fat bulges above her eyes are puzzling and I would not dismiss that observation. It

A trial on 1 mg pergolide is a possibility, but it's a bit late to start now. Doesn't mean you can't do it anyways, but you might not see the full effect of the medication. His insulin isn't really

Thank you for this clarification. -- Julie K. Wisconsin 2022

You could also start soaking her hay. -- Kirsten and Shaku (IR + PPID) - 2019 Kitimat, BC, Canada ECIR Group Moderator Shaku's Case History Shaku's Photo Album

Martha, I will ask my vet about Metformin. Yes she has lost 100 pounds since last December. She is now 985 with the weight tape I always use. She was 1100 in December. She looks great. In her

--Thank you Martha for your help!!! I will try to get Gracie's file updated in the next day. I appreciate you so much! Angela B Cave Creek Arizona