Hi Alysoun, These are the photos needed. How to Take Good Hoof Pictures -- Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 ECIR Group Inc. President/Treasurer 2021-2022

https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2020/02/22/anemia-in-horses/ -- Kirsten and Shaku (IR + PPID) - 2019 Kitimat, BC, Canada ECIR Group Moderator Shaku's Case History Shaku's Photo Album

It's most likely due to her age and is normal. You can search our Messages for more info. -- Kirsten and Shaku (IR + PPID) - 2019 Kitimat, BC, Canada ECIR Group Moderator Shaku's Case

Ed, There is nothing that particularly concerns me about this hay and it can easily be balanced. However, you ran the #601 instead of the #603. The difference is the lab uses NIR technology to only

Thank you very much for that clarification, Dr. Kellon. You're asking for photos of the bottoms of his front feet? Yes, I should be able to take such photos later today. -- Alysoun M in PA

Just to be clear, there is no significant bony rotation - movement of the coffin bone out of alignment. There is capsular displacement, movement away from the bone column. Can you get photos of his

Thank you also, Sherry, for the info about Daisy Haven Farm. Looks like they're about 80 miles from me -- I'm in Dillsburg -- but I love the approach they describe on their website and will reach out

If I had to pick between TRH stim and Lyme, I'd go with Lyme. Insulin should be repeated. The relatively mildly elevated insulin and glucose could have been a stress response since they were pulled

Thank you, Sherry. Unfortunately from my work with racehorse advocates and rescuers, stories like Charlie's are only too common. I don't know that I can get the x-rays from 2016. However, my current

Thank you Dr. Kellon. Do you think the TRH stim test, insulin should still be done? -- -Olivia May 2021, Bemidji, Minnesota Jiji's Case History Photo Album

I was just rereading everything and the Lyme would certainly explain pain out of proportion to the insulin and radiographs. In fact, that's what we very often see with Lyme. I would suggest a Lyme

Haven’t had any bloodwork done since her episode; we are scheduled to have the primary vet out on June 30th for insulin and TRH stim test. We had also considered doing another Lyme test and a biopsy

Any horse with thin soles, pedal osteitis will respond like that to hoof testers. I can't explain why the films don't match the picture but they are so underexposed it's hard to be sure of anything.

Thank you Dr. Kellon! -- Mara NJ 2020 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Mara%20and%20Enzo/?ord=dirname&d=asc

thanks for the reply. Of course I know this. I think everyone knows by now lol. At least those that follow this closely in our group. I guess my response could’ve been a bit more detailed -- LJ

It's not unusual for horse's on restricted diets to develop odd things to do with their mouths. Manure eating is another one, wood chewing. More time turned out with a muzzle may help. Ultra slow

The vet didn’t seem too concerned about the naviculars/heel portion of the foot. He said she responded to the hoof testers around where the edge of the coffin bone is. It is interesting to see that

LJ, The pergolide in Prascend and compounded is identical but the strength may not be.This is because USP compounding instructions call for 1 mg of pergolide mesylate, the salt of pergolide, not 1

Mary, You can find many different opinions on any topic. The information here is based on fact as much as possible, not opinions. For a start, I would suggest you take some time to read through the

You have many options beyond PQ - Legend or Pentosan, oral HA, PEA. The NSAIDs don't interfere with pergolide. What they do is cause gut and kidney damage. -- Eleanor in PA www.drkellon.com EC