Hi Brandi, Please read and print out the file on how to take the blood test. It clearly indicates no fasting - but after a low sugar/starch meal, and definitely not grain! You are right that the

I would like to do some clicker training with my IR mini. Can anyone suggest an appropriate treat/reward I could use? It needs to be small (nut size) or breakable so I can give him lots. His diet is

Hey Sheri, You're right ~ people are confusing NFC (nonstructual fiberous carbs) with the old NSC. We used to pay attention to the NFC if it was 50% higher than the NSC. Not so much anymore. You

I still cannot access the group through the web to search this, but I got my hay test results yesterday so now I can take the comp in for repair, but I have a question first In a few posts lately I

Kathy, Oil worsens IR. We've had horses on the list go into laminitis/founder on TCSSF. Mandy

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/horses/news/aug04.htm Amberlee

I don't know of any studies specifically, but I've read of concerns of worms getting immune to dewormers. There seems to be more anxiety about daily dewormers causing immunity than about rotation

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