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Hi Tara, Uncontrolled PPID (ACTH still elevated) can affect sweating ability so getting that under control may help the anhidrosis. -- Lavinia, George Too, Calvin (PPID) and Dinky (PPID/IR) Nappi,

Hi Heather The blood work is not going to tell you if she had laminitis. It does tell you she has high insulin and is at risk. Radiographs would be the best answer to your question, but even that does

Hi Melanie, I think a number of us have looked at April’s Xrays but I’m not sure either Dr. Kellon or Lavinia has. The most remarkable observation is how thin the soles are, which was brought to

Thanks for the input. This is so new to me that there is a lot to filter thru. Does someone look at her x rays that I forwandered? Would love to hear another prospective on them. April is getting

Hi Jan, It looks like you’re getting lots of input! That’s what we hope for when we keep posting on the group. Furthermore, everyone gets to learn something, including me. I have mats in my

Thanks Sherry, I hadn't realised there was a package at Liphook & that it's possible to draw one lot of blood for all of those tests - it's helpful regarding stress levels for my donkey. Also good to

Jiaogulan an option in the future for pain . Thank you. Regarding the Xray thank you for taking a look at it - she's had two trims since the Xray. The first time farrier said he'd taken around 15mm

Hi Jan, I agree with Dawn about the mats. Contrary to what many of us used to think, they are quite unforgiving for sore feet. -- Lorna in Eastern Ontario 2002 Check out FAQ :

Sorry for the typos - on my phone . She is on 2 grams of Prascend. Would appreciate feedback on bloods and if her insulin levels indicated she had a laminitis attack. we have been having rainy

Good thank you !! -- Carrie March 2021 UK https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Carrie%20and%20Lillie https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=262815

Jan,keep an eye on how she feels about this. My thought is that 3 inches should be 6, for better relief. -- Lorna in Eastern Ontario 2002 Check out FAQ : https://www.ecirhorse.org/FAQ.php

Thanks for the info Diane. I recently read about the skin disorder. Fairly horrifying, never knew there was such a thing. My first horse ( born in 1964) was a Quarter Horse mare with the racing

--Thanks you all, great suggestions I will get on it ..is it possible to use some of this stuff mixed in if I can shake and then soak I sure hate to waste it but gavi is having a rough go of it

Some bloodlines within breeds have issues to avoid or to watch for. Do a google search on "Quarter Horse bloodlines to avoid" and then if there is an American registered QH you are interested in,

Hi, Jan. Always check in with your vet about prescription drugs. Increases in pergolide dose should be done very gradually. Many horses experience what we call the pergolide veil - they get absent, a

Here are my thoughts, Jan. 1. Adding a sugar-free sweetener to Prascend dissolved in a little warm water is fine. I do it myself. My mare likes

I read in another post that changes in Prascend will take 3 weeks before another blood level is drawn. I don't have "permission" from the vet to increase to 2 mg, but does that make sense or should it

Dawn, I recently re-read the McFarlane 2016 study that's in our Files and the Rendle 2019 study, both of which are referenced in the thread that Sherry mentions below. While Rendle's study found that

The Metformin is prescribed as 8 tabs BID, tablets are 1000mg each, and her weight was estimated by the vet to be 950 visually. I don’t have a weight tape.-- Jan L in CA