symptoms of concern (at present I see curly coat, weak muscle tone over topline,, and potbelly)... She doesn't consider weak muscle tone a symptom of concern???? Especially over the topline, I'd

Hi Angie, at present I see curly coat, weak muscle tone over topline, and potbelly) Classic cushing's symptoms, and symptoms for concern. Get an ACTH done. Find an equine vet - doesn't need to be

Ok.... after talking to my Vet today (she readily admits she's not an Equine specialist).. she says that if my mare has Cushings, but shows no symptoms of concern (at present I see curly coat, weak

--- In EquineCushings@..., "Carol" <carol.l.broyles@...> wrote: My question is, if I re-test for iron after rinsing, how do > I take the sample? I can't core it. Do you just send off a

ACTH: done in Feb in NC 10.6 on a scale of 9-35 VIT E: done in Feb in NC 229.23 on a scale of 200 - 1000 Selen: done in Feb in NC 17.04 on aa scale of 17.0 - 25 These are all from Cornell. She

Hi, Would like some advice on how to get my boy to eat his supplements. He has a custom mix by Uckele. I started with 1/4 scoop and mix it in with moist beet pulp & stevia. He's always eaten

My guess is that some will do better barefoot and some with shoeing. My horse was kept barefoot during the first 2 years, but due to improper trimming we had to resort to shoes to counteract the

No such animal! - can you elaborate on what you mean by ingredients- Labels *usually* (from good companies)provide an analysis giving percentages and mgs/kgs of minerals and vitamins etc. Also

HELLO EVERYONE! We have reversed the rotation of two horses from founder WITHOUT SHOES. Obviously you know how important diet is or you wouldn't be a member of this group. Understanding diet and

wrote: > Has anyone else had this and what was the outcome? Linda: I have a 13 year old Arabian gelding that foundered in May of 2006. At the time I didn't know it, but he was insulin resistant and

Thanks for the input Lavinia. Looks like I'm going to have to try a few things & see if it helps. Josie shouldn't have tape worms. I rotate dewormers, including Zimectrin Gold a couple times per

Thanks Phyllis, Josie's blanketed from fall to spring. Being a hard keeper, I don't want her to spend any extra calories keeping warm. I've even fleece wrapped her lower legs to bundle her up more.

<portagec@...> wrote: I'm thinking that might be a typo (magnesium 100 gms/capsule)? It's probably 100 mgs (milligrams) per capsule? Of course, it depends on what you're feeding whether you actually

Hi Angie, CTB is an herb. It comes in powder or berry form. The advantages are you don't need a prescription and its inexpensive. The disadvantages are its actual dosage is unknown, there is no

wrote: custom supplement. this- but it doesn't hurt to ask thanks pauline >

Hi Folks, Does anyone have any thoughts regarding the use of glucosamine in the insulin resistant horse? Any positive or negative results? Thanks, Linda

I am running low on the hay I currently have balanced. I have some new Teff hay that looks great, except for iron (616 ppm !!!!!!!). I would love to use this hay, because the protein is high

<briars@...> wrote: would the Thanks Lorna Dumb question- can you elaborate on what you mean by ingredients- aren't the vits & mins the ingredients? or do you mean if it has binders/where they were

I believe I have read of members feeding their horses human-grade Magnesium. I found a good source of high-quality supplements that I take myself and am wondering what the dosage would be for my 900

so, when i get my hay tested ... do i asked them to test esc?? I send mine to Cumberland analytical (in Maryland). Are they reputable?? This hay testing really confuses me sometimes! Michelle