Ok so it would probably be better to find a different hay? Someone had also mentioned I could add soya hulls to his diet. would this help the problem also? Louise and Special Nov 2012 Fife,

Thanks Jainie!

Hi, Cindy, and welcome to the list. The list philosophy is Diagnosis, Diet, Trim, and Exercise. Diagnosis : You already have a diagnosis of PPID (Cushings); Quartehorses are not typically insulin

Hi, I am new to the group. I live in Maine. My horse was just diagnosed with cushings. She is a 22 yr. old grade QH mare that I have raised from a yearling. She was not showing much in the way of

Hi, Jane - if you are still having trouble editing Charlie's case history, email me the information merlin5clougher @ gmail . com (leave the spaces out), and I will add it to the case history and

Shoot - meant to add: once IR, always IR to a certain extent, but hard exercise can bring insulin levels down to normal, and allow some forbidden foods (like grazing, or even oats if necessary to

Hi, Judy - just caught up on Sunshine's case history. It is wonderful that he is doing so well! Short term previcox is fine - I am sure you are aware that long-term usage can result in ulcers. One

Hi, Louise - The hay has the same protein level of 4.9% (very low); NDF and ADF are quite a lot lower than the first sample, though, so it may be more palatable, and the digestible energy is a tad

Hi Lavina and Paula Sorry to hijack post but I thought that it was praziquantel that was a problem? My vet has recommended Equest (moxidectin) for encysted red worm etc. I have just used 5 day

Judy - Check MyBestHorse. The biotin is about $28 a pound, and the amount is slightly more than 1/4 teaspoon for the 20mg/day typical dose. You can also get methionine there. Linda EC Primary

Yes, bulk biotin from Uckele. It is 2%, and the pound sells for around 14.00. there also is a repackaging fee of 20.00. But still much cheaper than any other biotin I found. It is not in their

Sunshine has been getting Biotin 500 which contains 500gr of Biotin and 50gr of DL-Methionine. I have cut him back to 1/2 dose. It is pretty pricey and I am wondering if anyone uses a different

Hi, CHeri, and welcome to the list. I am sorry you have to be here, but glad you found us (thanks, Claudia!) The short answers to your questions: Yes, there is a test for insulin resistance (see

Hi Everyone. My friend Claudia gave me this group info, we both live in Levy County, Florida, next to the Goethe Forest. My Arab/QH foundered last March and tried to again a few weeks ago. He had

Hi Sandy, Do you have your horse on a balance diet, and then added this?  Becouse of the balance diet you don't want to get that mixed up with giving too much of something.. would like to have some

Hi Paula, It's not the ivermectin but the moxidectin. Also the praziquantel that is paired with ivermectin/moxidectin in some of the dewormer combo pastes. Not all IR horses will have issues with

Hi Heidi, Good that yopu are already working on the boarding situation and sourcing hay. Sometimes it is just the batch of cubes that they don't care for - mine decided a recent batch was not to

Hi all, I thought I had read somewhere Ivermectin can be problematic for IR and/or EC horses. I can't find the reference now so perhaps I am mistaken. Is it a problem for some of these horses? If

Hi Deborh, We recommend insulin, glucose and leptin be tested for a more complete picture. The bloodwork must go to Cornell as they are the only lab capable of doing the leptin testing. See

I have an appointment for a vet to come and draw blood from Tar for the Insulin and Glucose tests to recheck for IR(last test seemed like blood was mishandled so this is a vet who has done it