We are in Kent(UK) and have two horses, Millie a black mare 14.2 hh, Welch section C x Shire x anglo-arab co and Eddie a bay gelding 13.3 hh, Welsh section c x Exmoor (same Welsh section C sire as

Just want to add that when I saw Jesse a few months ago- he presented with a hard crest and fat pads in the usual places. Ribs were easily felt. He had a large/rotund pot belly along with a dropped

>At 950 and 15.3, he may just have abnormal fat pads vs being obese. Check this file on Body Condition and how to check weight. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/files/Body%20Weight/

I would not put this horse on pasture. And I would want to make sure his ACTH is within normal range. It may come down to that as we go into summer, but will need careful monitoring as you approach

You are correct,Lj. Over the years,we have found lab normals to be too high . Lots to read about this in the Archives,and in our Files. Lorna in Ontario,Canada ECIRModerator 2002 *See What Works in

I plugged in Jesse's numbers, thinking he was not IR, but this shows severe IR. Can someone re-check this? glucose 97 mg/dl (71-113) insulin baseline 35.89 ulU/ml ( 10-40) Results yielded

Jesses report is decent. ( I need to load to ech8) His acth is 40.7 ref 9-35 insulin 35.89 ref 10-40 leptin 3.18 ref 1-4 T4 .090 ref 1.0-3.0 Glucose 97

Hi "shyde1982", Welcome to the group! You've come to the right place for help! Please tell us your first name so we know what to call you. You've given us quite a bit of information about your

My horse does best on 7 ml. He’s about 1400 pounds, and he’s in work. I up it when he’s feeling blah. He’s gone as high as 9. I would just experiment. Michelle Peck Williams &

There are a lot of issues to sort through here and I hope you can get a formal history up soon because that will help. In the meantime, at her age I would always be suspicious of a potential component

Hi Michele Good working with your vet! The Facebook facts are to help send folks to the Proceedings from the 2013 conference. In this case you'd want to read Dr Kellon's proceeding on Epidemiology,

Hi Melanie, Welcome to the Cushings/IR group. Of course you’reoverwhelmed! This is all new information/management for horses withmetabolic problems. You’ll find that this list is really

I just saw the Face Book post:" Fact: Seasonal Rise was 1st documented by an ECIR Group member and her veterinarian after noticing her horse had repeated bouts of fall laminitis. Fall laminitis is now

am looking at this for wisky has anyone else used this & would it be helpful to him with his muscle loss? they only give dosages for youngsters & working horses which he is neither 1 ml ?

OK Ann. I bow to Dr Kellon. :-) Your hay is pretty well balanced Calcium and Magnesium so I'd not make any changes there. Good job on uploading. I know how you feel about giving the NSAIDs when

Just wanting a little help with my trim, if someone could check the latest photos I just posted. I'm living out of the country right now, so am relying on my farrier to follow the original markups

Hi Darlene, Are you still feeding the feed items you have listed in Wisky's CH--the custom mill mix, 14%Nutrena Safe Choice, Nutrena Empower, etc? Just want to make sure you didn't miss this

I originally posted this in the FB group and have been directed here for some assistance. I have a 25 year old National Show Horse mare. She is IR as of November. Her ACTH has been normal but her

Thank you Nancy, I heard from Dr Kellon yesterday and she suggested the ALCAR and Jiaogulan which I ordered last night. I ordered the APF previously and am waiting for that to arrive. I had him on

Thanks for the info. Looks like I will still have to go to the US for these products. A shame they are not available in Canada. Just in case you are interested I use Pure Bulk at purebulk.com for