Go to the Web site http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/EquineCushings/ and then choose Files. Then choose Start Here. You also should have received a slew of e-mails from the group when you

When the vet does the tests again, be sure to get the measurements. Also, it good to get a copy of the actual lab report, not just have the vet tell you what it said. Keep it in your records for

Thank you Dr. Kellon, As I am way ignorant on blood maladies, as her blood pressure has been elevated (one of these days I will add my results into the blood pressue file), would clotting be a

Claire, I filled out my sheet and guess I did it wrong. It is in the files now. I am feeding 14 pounds of hay for Gabby BUT that is with 4 pounds of the beet pulp. I have four other horses I am

I don't soak hay, so it's secondhand info, but I've read messages here describing how people do it. Check old messages for more details, but often, people make some sort of elevated screen thingy

Sounds like your diet was balanced by a pro! Well, I'm not a vet and I don't play one on TV either. Therefore, take my answer with a grain of salt and wait for the real vet to answer. I know you

Mandy--thanks for the advice. What does oil do (in the TC Safe Starch forage)? Grass hay is Bermuda, Timothy & Orchard, right? I will try some Bermuda first (he never liked Timothy)--does that sound

Karen, That's real close to the best I can find, too. I found some rained on Willamette Valley hay that was sweeter than that & had only 6% protein... Good to get your input--I placed an order for

Would anyone out there please download then e-mail to me the Emergency Diet Files? And, also, "Start Here" advice. Neither my computer at the office or my home is able to open up these files!! My

--- In EquineCushings@..., "jenniferbowman48" <jenniferbowman48@...> wrote: ...... but the best I can tell the sugars are too high as > well as the nfc. I can only soak down to 14% from

Hi. I did the spreadsheet on my hay and I am, to say the least, rather taken back and disappointed. I need an analysis from a pro done as my minerals are so bad that I don't know how I can feed five

Test results Glucose 70 mg/dL Insulin 2.4 uU/mL I talked to the vet today. I emailed him some of the files on testing and he says that because the Glucose is under 90 it is fine but that if I

Dr. Kellon - can you explain what causes the horrible bucket-loads of saliva to pour out of horses mouths from eating on a pasture full of clover?? Is it a toxin on the clover and is this something

The vet didn't give me the measurements. Just the numbers over the phone. And the glucose was 0 which is why she said the blood hadn't been handled properly. How did you come up with a RISQI if you

Sandy Both RISQI & MIRG (modified insulin glucose ratio) are calculations researchers at Virginia Tech use. They're not lab

Hi Kathleen, this email comes in a a good time for me as I am ready to wean my mare of of Thyrozine completely. I believe she has been treated with it the past 4 years for the EXACT same reason you

There were a few of you that wrote to me asking about low NSC hay. To date I have not found any. No rained on hay this year so far. The best I found is 9.0 ESC and 2.3 Starch. So this is what I am

thanks!!!! ________________________________ From: EquineCushings@... [mailto:EquineCushings@...] On Behalf Of Mandy Woods Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:34 PM To:

Where you find the ER Diet... In the first File called "Start Here" and in File # 3. Mandy

wrote: to f, Sounds like you have everything you need except a carbohydrate analysis. You can order that ONLY from Dairy One or Equi-Analytical. Kathleen (KFG in KCMO)