If the beet pulp is soaked to saturation and also fed soupy, it will provide water. It's not just magnesium. Enteroliths are predominantly struvite = equal amounts of magnesium, ammonium and

Linda, There are only two completely balanced feeds in the US that we are awareof. Both of them have been designed/approved by Dr. Kellon. They are NUZU and Ontario Dehy Timothy Balance. Both of

Thanks Mandy. He can not chew hay, hay cubes or hay pellets. He's never on grass as he has mildly foundered before a few yearsago. He is not moving well, so no walking. J should bein tonight and

DR. K, it was recommended to move this question over form the horsekeeping list as it is pertinent to my situation at this time. 13.2hh 5 year old Arabian mare approx 850-900 lbs virus cause 105 and

Click the link below for a great article by Dr. Eleanor Kellon about beet pulp. This answers many of the questions that have come up regarding its use.

Cleaned my 100 gallon water tank out yesterday during a rare warm spell, and as usual the bottom of the tank was covered with orange slime as was the tank heater element, which I assume is iron. I've

--In EquineCushings@..., <windybriars@...> wrote: I haven't heard of a horse having colic 'because of ' pergolide.That's not to say it hasn't happened.But with over 11,600 members here,it seems we

Hi Karen $300 for just the ACTH test? That sounds really high. The charge for acth/insulin/leptin combined assay at Cornell is

Hi Sarah, My horse got colic and colicky symptoms virtually every day and I really began to wonder if it was the pergolide or just the PPID, it in fact was the cool and condition cubes, I even tried

okay lets try thishttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/files/Kayla%20scribbles%20oregon/ Julie Oregon 06

Sadly I can't give you details it is just a couple of clients who have said their horse cannot have pergolide because it caused colic and I was a little sceptical because of course horses can have

Both hay analyses popped right up when I clicked on them--yeah! I have never fed orchardgrass before so I am not well acquainted with typical analyses for the hay but noticed the protein level was 18

Dr. Kellon, That's good news. Yes we can give this a try, although he was preferring to eat coastal over the orchard. He went for that first, and then picked around at the orchard but eventually would

Ugh , thought I did it correctly I will try again..but dont hold your breath. Julie Ootober 06

Hi Linda, This is a post script to my message last night to you. I am programmed to tell people to feed soaked/drained grass hay beforetesting! I know you said he cant chew hay - myapologies. I

Virtually no chance this is acidosis related. Ponies can adapt to 100% grain diets and still avoid acidosis. I suspect the fiber is the issue. Could you feed just Orchard for a while? Eleanor in

Thank you! Is it possible to just test insulin and glucose to get an idea if ACTH test is needed? My vet charges $300+ for ACTH ... Karen and Serrano calif sept 2012

Julie- I opened Kayla's history folder but found no lab results. If you are havving difficulty posting them,let us know and we can help. Susan EC Primary Response San Diego .07

hello Groupies, Do I treat for PPID or IR only or did I even do the ratio correctly.. Thanks Julie Oregon 06 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/files/julie%20in%20oregon%20with%20kayla/

Well that explains alot my address bar does say "neo" so i really didn't have to toss my computer out the window and go buy a new one OOPS.:) just kidding currently working on posting a case history