Hi Ernie, I didn't realize they were reluctant to do so. I'm in Canada so sharing my price wouldn't be helpful. But I should say, too, that a pharmacy *may* charge a different price for 12mg

Hi Lorna, Why are people in the ECIR group reluctant to say what they are paying for compounded pergolide? Thriving Pets was the only compounder that posted prices on their website, the others

No, nothing has changed. It's still possible to elevate ACTH out of the normal zone by a stress reaction - just not into the thousands range. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC Owner 2001

From this file, it states stress and exercise influence insulin and glucose. i understand that stress would never cause such an elevated ACTH as seen on Jack, so he is extremely uncontrolled. We plan

Wait! What? Has the recommendation for "quiet barn, don't haul the horse to the clinic" etc., here changed recently and I missed it? Or is it the insulin/glucose result that is skewed by agitation?

For Members Who Need Trim Evaluations When: Sunday, 6 November 2016 Description: Trim is often the “missing link” in regaining and maintaining soundness. Because your equine friend deserves the

Hi Billie, Please can you sign your posts.Your location,for example,may help someone else nearby to deal with the same situation you have outlined. -- Lorna in Eastern Ontario,Canada ECIR Moderator

I had tremendous pressure to acquiesce to the same suggestions that you are experiencing. My horse had severe dental issues that resulted in a sinus ifection and 3 months of trying to get fistulas to

HI Carla, Yes, your link works like a charm. Just one question about your join date, do you mean Dec 2013? If so you should put the whole year in to avoid future confusion because when Dec 13,

A 2015 study looked at the effect of stress during blood draws on ACTH and basically found none. You won't see ACTH above 120 to 130 under any circumstance in a horse without PPID. -- Eleanor in

Hi - I've come across my first hay analysis with low manganese. It came in at .13%, .59mg/lb. RDI for this horse (severe IR) is 376. The total from the diet is 199mg. Fe:C:Z:Mn is 6: 1: 2.7:

Hi again, Thank you so much for all the very good information. With my grandmother falling, breaking her hip and then needing surgery for a perforated small bowel, I have not had the chance to

OH, duh! Thank you Paula. Jill, Khari & Jetty in Idaho NRC Grad 2010

Hi Sally, You and Tabby have made great progress getting her numbers down. How is she doing (other than the manure issue)? If she has been on the ECIR diet, unless you have specific concerns about

I feed spirulina from mid April until about mid Oct. for yearly allergies. I split the dose up to an am & pm feeding. I mix it in with a cup of soaked OBTC as well as my special mineral mix. My horse

Hi...with the recent conversation about recommended Starch being under 4%, I went back to check my current hay analysis for the Starch and saw that I was having a senior moment and pulled the wrong

Hello, Gunnar has been recently diagnosed with PPID/IR. Here is his case history...hopefully. 😊 Please let me know if the link works. Carla Dec. 13 Fond du Lac, WI Gunnar's case history

Ellen ! Standing ovation !! I can't tell you how much your post is appreciated ! It is a keeper. Many of us know exactly what you have described from our own experiences. But you have put it so

I'm pretty sure they do it on site, but I will confirm when I speak to my vet next. -- Maxine and Indy Canberra, Australia

Hi, I have read so many posts of sad owners that are torn between wanting to help their horse's get better feet and feel better, but had to fight farrier and vet ignorance on that. I just wanted to