How many doses of Banamine has she had? I like Dawn's idea about an abscess,since it appears that one foot is worse. I forget,but does Banamine actually help with abscess pain? Anyone? It's ok for

No beating yourself up !! Don't forget to add in loose iodized salt. -- Lorna in Eastern Ontario 2002 Check out FAQ : https://www.ecirhorse.org/FAQ.php

And when I went to give her banamine she was down 😞 -- Amy Scrivanich Charlotte, NC Nov 2004 (my original PPID horse passed in 2015)

Wow, I panicked and did everything wrong it’s probably what made her make such a sudden turn for the worse. Removing salt block, taking her off of STP & jiagolulin And will see how she does

Agree about removing the boots right now, Amy. Unless,of course,she is less comfortable with them off. Have you checked for rubs? Even a slight bit of bruising on heel bulbs can be excrutiating for

" Pulsing bad on her left front." This sounds like a possible abscess. -- Dawn Wagstaff and Tipperary Saline, MI 2003 Tipperary Case History Juniper Case history:

Amy, I would not continue the Himalyan salt block. The color in those blocks is iron and impurities. Iron can drive insulin up. White iodized salt in her food or loose in a bowl. -- Dawn Wagstaff

Ok I looked up STP. STP stands for Stop The Pain. Here are the ingredients. Agree with Lorna, discontinue this immediately as it contains yucca and dextrose. Ingredients: Bio-Flavonoids, Bupieurum,

She is laying down a little more than normal, So mainly up and very painful walking. Pulsing bad on her left front. cubes w rinsed beet pulp (I am stopping beet pulp tonight ) access to Himalayan

Hi Amy, STP contains yucca and isn't recommended for IR horses. I just posted a link for you but it was the wrong one,so I deleted it. I'll look for another, to back up what I said. -- Lorna in

P.S. Amy, Is she down all the time? Up and down? Walking at all? Eating and drinking well? Is her stall deep bedded? Does she get loose salt? Vitamin E ? I see that she gets ODTB cubes

Amy, I"m not sure from your post. She is footsore now, correct? Is she confined to a stall 24/7? What is STP? I'm just clarifying these questions for either Dr. Kellon or one of the mods with

Correction - IR test was May 7th (not March ). I’m a mess 😫 -- Amy Scrivanich Charlotte, NC Nov 2004 (my original PPID horse passed in 2015)

I knew we were heading in this direction when we pulled her annual bloodwork(in March) and it showed her insulin >200. I have kept her in the stall on mats, put her soft ride boots on, started her

Whew, thank you, i was beginning to tear my hair out trying to figure out what he was getting into for the third summer in a row!! I even blamed the neighbour's kids for sneaking him something!!! --

No, there's no formula like that. What researchers have done is try to establish a ceiling for the one hour or 1.5 hour insulin. The most commonly proposed upper limit is 60 uIU/mL but some have used

Hi Naomi, There is a document about picky eaters in our file that you might want to read: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/9b%20Pulling%20it%20Together/Picky%20Eaters%20Checklist.pdf as well as the

Yes. Hot temperatures can increase the strength of the digital pulses because the blood vessels in the extremities dilate. They won't be pounding as in laminitis, just easier to feel. -- Eleanor in

Has anyone else noticed an increase of strength in digital pulse (not a quickening) during the heat of summer when no other circumstances for the horse has changed? -- Nikkibob Wisconsin, Sept

Is there a ratio or formula used to show how much greater the insulin response is to glucose in ID horses vs normal horses? For instance, if glucose is elevated in a normal horse 3 times its fasting