Julie- The back of your mind is accurate on Fri blood draw. If it is not possible to schedule a Mon/Tues blood draw, the vet can keep the blood frozen through the weekend and send out on Monday for

Thank you again, Maggie, for a descriptive and informative response! I am going to start Tsunni on the Prascend that I have. It is a VERY busy time for my vet and his time is limited until next week.

Groupies, I have searched files, cant find my question answered, I have vet out Friday to draw blood, on Pony, Kayla etc... I will not fast them Something in the back of my mind says blood work

Hi Erin You need to use feed grade, not the garden minerals. I'm next door. Use Blue Seal to order Magnesium Oxide. Have to special order it. I have not looked extensively for copper and zinc

Hi Sally A lot of us repeat blood work annually to keep an eye on things, especially if there has been a history of laminitis. How IR progresses depends on the horse and what other issues he has to

That makes sense to me. Thanks! Nancy and Zar NW NJ, June 2010

Thank you Nancy. I read no grain the morning of the test, and I am always confused on what different folks call "Grain". To some it is oats, to others it also seems to include hay pellets. Kindly

Hi Lorna, His case history is here. I just updated it. Yahoo Groups Jennifer and Shahtahr Clovis, CA

Hi Lavinia: Sorry for the late response regarding PPID> That has been checked regularly. He is not a Cushings horse(at this point). Thanks for your quick response. I was unable to respond as i was

>Help! What should I do? Hi Jennifer, I agree with your hesitation about adding iron. Can you link us to the case history?Just add it to your signature. Lornain Ontario,Canada ECIR

I posted several weeks ago about my IR 20 year old gelding having "the blahs" for the last few months, after doing very very well for a long time..we competed in a CTR last fall and he did great! He's

Hi Nancy, First you need to establish what amount of pergolide is needed to effectively control the ACTH. For example, if it takes 6mg to get the ACTH into normal range then splitting the dose into

Does anyone know of any feed stores in Maine that have zinc, copper and magnesium? One local feed store would have to order copper and magnesium, but they can't get zinc. The other local feed store

The derglycyrrhized licorice is safe and won't raise cortisol. Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com www.drkellon.com Welcome to drkellon.com Nutritional requirements

Hi Nancy Here's a good link about Licorice (or an y herb interaction) Licorice Licorice View on umm.edu Preview by Yahoo

Hi Sally If you are testing glucose and insulin, would go with hay only unless you are able to feed about four hours prior to blood draw. Here's a good review. DDT - Diagnosis

Hi Marianne In all the discussion we've had on TRH, risk potential has not been identified such as with the Dex Suppression test. This link is another good one to understand what is being recommended

No risk from glycerin. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 Learn the facts about IR, PPID, equine nutrition, exercise and the foot. www.ECIRhorse.org Check out the FACTS on

Linda - thanks for the pictures - I better understand what you were saying. I will try to be observant. Jean and Amber in South Carolina August 2004

On May 13, 2014 1:20 AM, "martha williams mjwd444@... [EquineCushings]" <EquineCushings@...> wrote: We would like to use an oral hyaluronic acid gel for arthritis of coffin joint.