Hi Lavinia. Was wondering if you saw my last message about the California Trace Plus. My vet is awesome, but she will be the first to admit that she's not up to date on IR. She fortunately will

Jaini, we aren't using Freil anymore. The numbers have been updated and we can't get that webpage changed. Regardless, I've seen this wide range in interpretations on the updated calculator (the one

Hi, Anthie - as always, the answer is "It depends"! It depends on the amounts of calcium and magnesium in your hay. In the overall diet (and include water intake if you have high calcium water), one

Hi, Sasha - There are few things more frustrating than computers. I went to the History site https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory and couldn't find anything in either the files or the photos with

Hi, Ducki - here is the dope on the bagged feeds you are using. Okay - here is the bad news: please stop the Dynasty Show Pellets. They don't give ESC and starch numbers, but some of the ingredients

Hi, Ducki - Ack! I am sorry you and Arizona have had to go through this! You didn't do anything wrong with the cubes. The gap in the teeth is the issue. Uncontrolled Cushing's can cause connective

I can not figure out how to do any of this ! I am so confused with how to get my info in here . I spent over two hours uploading info and pictures and can't find any of it now

Hi, LeeAnne - When I plugged those numbers in, I got a compensated IR for the G/I; a just-barely normal for the RISQI; and a mild increase for the MIRG. My interpretation of these is that the horse

Hi, Misglen, and welcome back. I have some similar issues with my 35 year old Cushing's horse - it can be tough to not only keep the weight on, but to find suitable feed that they will eat. Your

I agree with you in principle. There are 2 factors that guide our responses: 1. The academic question. There is no doubt that there are some horses out there that don't fit the mold. There may be

Below are my vets recommendations based on his positive TRH test. I have not had a chance to start into the Cushing's treatment files and message threads. Any recommendations would be much

Shoot, just re-read my message and realized I called Sunny "Horse" instead of by name when talking about the case history. My apologies! Name your folder Gail and Sunny. -- Jaini

Hi, Gail, and welcome to the list! To be double sure we are answering your questions correctly, we need a little more information. Please take a few minutes and join ECIR Case

Hi Kathleen, I completely agree in principle with exercise and with managing insulin response. I do think we should be careful about going jihad on solely insulin. We still need to have a better

Hi Amy Sorry to have missed that part of your question. We do not need to watch WSC. Only ESC. At 8.8, it is high and may be too much for him. I have had 9 percent ESC that I had to soak for my

Are the WSC and ESC numbers ok to NOT soak? It looks like yes to me but not sure I get it all.Thanks. -- Amy and Kat May 2016 Hammondsport,

Hi AMy Thanks so much for the link. Makes it so much esasier to get things done. I looked at Harold's first cut Lab number 22791030. Looks like platable hay (ADF and NDF numbers) When it is

Yes you still have to feed flex and vit e. After you have your hay done they\who ever does it will tell you what else you need to add. Example mine was copper, iodine.exc... You need to have your

Ive just rejoined here, my old account and case history seem to have disappeared. Will upload case history again, but urgently need to know what to feed my 30 yo Cushings boy instead of hay which his

Hi All, I've been helping members with case histories and have been filling out a few of the IR Calculator tables and am left scratching my head over the wide range of risk found by the various