Hi Erin, No, an ACTH of >600 is NOT fatal. One of my boys had an ACTH of 1088pg/ml (Cornell) when I first tested him and he's fine now 3+ years later. His ACTH has been solidly down into the

Hi all...thanks for the tips but I get the same error code when I go to the sites you indicated. Nothing works and has not for a long time for me. I don't know what to do to access all this great

Thanks Bonnie. I could get collection tubes from the local small animal vet. They won't come to pull blood. I'm used to drawing blood. I haven't done very many horses, and this pony is a bit harder to

Hi Jana, We need to know all the details of what Mikado is actuallyeating… weight of haylage, beet pulp, peas, flax, etc. – everything. Also, how much Lugol’s solution(ml) and the

Erin, can you find a small-animal vet who would do the blood draw and get the results for you? My horse vet is 3 hours away so the vet from the travelling monthly clinic willingly does the blood pull,

Actual numbers are: ACTH 623 pg/ml TH4 1.81ug/dl Vet refused non fasting insulin, glucose & leptin. She was diagnosed IR 4 years ago. No PPID then. Lyme multiplex OspA 603 OspC 143 OspF 469 If she's

Can't help you with what to do, but I'm sure someone will be here shortly to help. But, I can tell you, you are not the worst owner in history; you are testing and trying to do something for

Is an ACTH of >600 fatal? Should I just put her down? Am I the worst horse owner in the history of horse owners? I feel like a total monster. She's shedding normally. Only overt symptom is

Jana, I don't recall- did you send a fecal to Probios to rule out a fungal infection in the intestines? I'm sure I wrote that before but our gelding showed similar and then later even scarier symptoms

I was a member for years. My horse died and I changed e-mail addresses. Lost out on the group. I am Marilee Sherman, southern CA and the horse was Pi(Payasito) Now working with a mysteriously ill

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Hi Jana, >My apologies for this mistake, it's g, not mg Even 14 g is not enough salt,if you meant the total weight of the iodized salt. That's only 1/2 ounce. I hope you saw Dr. Kellon's post. Lornain

Hello Lavinia, Thanks again for the quick response. I was telling Susan today that my computer is broken so I was not able to update Frankies CH

My apologies for this mistake, it's g, not mg. Sorry, I can't use my brain when tired. Mikado has been so very tired and weak and I spent a lot time at the barn, and didn't sleep enough. Mikado have

Thanks Lavinia. That's good to know regarding the packaging of blood samples. Her last insulin, glucose & leptin was done 3-4 years ago. She was diagnosed w/ compensated IR at the time. Is there any

Hi Sue, Take-off on the Nolan hoof plate. Might be useful as a Band-Aid to help stabilize a foundered hoof and provide temporary pain relief until a realigning trim is on board but won't actually

Hi Erin, If the vet will sign the forms and you can use their account to ship the samples then you can send it to Cornell. Check out Cornell's website as they also provide discounted shipping labels.

Thanks for the info Maggie. I tried to talk the vet into doing the insulin, glucose & leptin, but she refused. At what speed and for how long should the blood be spun for? I have a centrifuge that I

Hi Erin, Yes, it is correct to do an NON-fasting ACTH, insulin, glucose and leptin. Perhaps you could direct you vet to our website, especially to the Diagnosis part here:

Hi June, If you haven't visited the groups in a while, there have been some changes in Yahoo that are causing a lot of headaches. Yahoo has adopted a new form called "Neo" and it has really been