Thanks Sherry. I will get the pictures snapped tonight for Lavinia to assess. Soaking will continue for sure. Erika Hampshire, IL 2021 CaseHistory@ECIR.groups.io | Erika and Amex Photo Album | Erika

The good thing is that my farrier did say on Monday he didn't want to do any changes to his sole, phew. I will continue with the toe discussion with my Farrier. Im glad Amex is in the boots so we now

Hi Kathy, Welcome to the ECIR group! This welcome is triggered by your first post here. I note that you are a recent NRC+ grad. Do you have an IR horse in your care? Living just a bit south of

Hi, Barb. You should save your own copy of Gilligan's CH in your word processing format on your personal electronic device or in the cloud. Put it somewhere you can find it again! The PDF is an

Hi, Erika. Martha already explained hay sampling nicely There's a summary of hay sampling technique in the ECIR Files that includes some links. This should help you get a representative sample to

Before submitting Gilligan's case history, I have some questions about the format. If I save and submit as pdf file, how do I go in to make changes? My extension office finally found their hay probe

I find this really interesting. We had a summer without rain last year. Then a reasonable amount in the fall and the hay grew quickly. While I was picking up my hay from my hay guy (he buys large

If you get mark ups from Lavinia your trimmer can measure and get actual numbers but as an estimate the length of the hoof wall needs to be reduced by 25%, breakover on bottom of the hoof moved back

Thanks for the tip on the insulin. I will make sure that we have outside temperature recorded when he comes Tuesday. I am in the process of looking for those shipping boots locally. Haven't found them

If you search horse shipping boots on ebay you can find some really good deals, like these https://www.ebay.com/itm/294793927815?hash=item44a3165c87:g:W2IAAOSwkXZh~ADo -- Eleanor in PA

ACTH normally goes up with pregnancy. Without experience in what to expect when on pergolide, I wouldn't be aggressive about pergolide. You vet can call Rood and Riddle in Ky for guidance. Mammary

Dr. Kellon updated this topic with more information here. -- Martha in Vermont ECIR Group Primary Response July 2012 Logo (dec. 7/20/19), Tobit(EC) and Pumpkin, Handy and Silver (EC/IR) Martha and

Janet, I add much of my salt to the hay. Some may not stick but what doesn’t falls into a dish which gets licked clean. If the hay is wet, I use dry salt; if not I pour it on as a solution in

Some horses have an exaggerated reaction to pergolide and get a thin coat. I don't know if it would help but you could try adding Vitex. Try 2 scoops twice daily

Chris, is it possible his feed doesn’t contain enough protein? Are his hooves in good shape? I have five aged horses here now on pergolide and haven’t seen what you describe. I’ve used

Hi Erika, It will definitely take time for the sole to grow and get healthy but what that means to us is that the toe should get regular attention and the sole should be left alone. The sole will not

Hi Erika, Yes, he needs time for the sole to grow - it will mean that there should be nothing removed from the sole or the frog for the most part. If his crest is still firm it means that there's

You can do a search of the messages for "pergolide in oil" but I believe most people syringe it. As always, by putting it in food you're risking it not getting into the horse. Thanks, Sherry and

Thanks to everyone who responded. I guess my next question is - IS poor hair coat a normal symptom of PPID? Is it something that happens to many Cushingoid horses? I didn't experience this with my

Hi Anat, In Pip's case, "cutting less rather than too much" is causing more problems. If Pip was moving better after his last trim but then is back to being sore only 3 weeks later, then you know