Judith, Lets go back to square one. You said he's overweight with a huge crest. You said his insulin/glucose test confirmed IR. You said he has intermittent lameness. so...we need to figure out

<bittersweetfarm@...> wrote: Please tell your hay below. Some it. Feeding thyroid That means weight. Are may jump and start old is he? point. I didnt get any lab normals or any other readings from

There ya go.. I think it's really hard to provide a continual munching environment for horses- which is what they really need- boredom provides time for alot of vices. I've found that the time it

<horsies4luv@...> wrote: really inside scale blood Cornell. The only thing i know is that the thyroid was at .02 and the vet said it should be around 11. The vet only perscribed the thyroid medication

Suzanne, There are many things you can do. First, lower the sugars in his diet even more. With all the issues that he's been dealing with, you don't need that to be challenging him on top of

Judith, You are on the right track. Don't be afraid to take him off bute. It's OK for him to lay down. It gives his hoofies a beak. You really don't want him moving around a lot and tearing fragile

Hi Suzanne, Is the pergolide you ordered in powder/capsule? That has the longest shelf life rather than liquid. How many mgs a day are you going to give? We've found that splitting the dose (twice

Bobbye, Its too high is sugar/starch and fat (inflammatory Omega 6's) Mandy and Asher in VA

Any idea why wheat bran is a no, no for cushings and IR horses? Thanks, Bobbye

Judith, You are almost through the DDT's. You have a Diagnosis of IR. Please tell us the lab units, the values and the lab normals. Diet is soaking your hay unless you've had it tested and you know

My 24 YO TB "Bo" was recently diagnosed with Cushing's. His serum ACTH test came back with a value of 117.5. FWIW, the lab report also states: Endogenous ACTH levels >50 pg/ml are compatible

So the trimmer was out today. Just posted the newest set of pics under 'George' on EC Photos. Sorry, no xrays as trimmer forgot he had them and therefore forgot to return them :( Any foot gurus who

Abby, In your experience with the equicasts, have you ever tried to use them partially? In other words, could they be used on only the front part of the hoof to provide suport/protection for the sole

I had my horse tested for insulin resistance, cushings and thyroid because he had gotten a huge crest and is really overweight and began to have laminitic symptoms. I got the results back and he is

I want to get the hay I buy tested. The local feed store said they would get the corer for me so I could get the samples from a number of bales. Unfortunately, they still haven't made it available

Somewhere, before I found this group, I remember reading "keep the warm in the winter and cool in the summer" and from that I think I've been overblanketing...not to the point of sweating, but

Just FYI, if anyone is looking for a gram scale, the My Weigh (one of the gurus mentioned this brand a while back) 300Z (gram) model can be found at saveonscales.com for 9.95 plus shipping. It's a

If you need to watch your budget,whole flax that you grind yourself is the best choice. Are you feeding a lot of beet pulp,Nikita? Many of us just use a bit(a pound,dry,or less,a day) to hide the

Hello Everyone, I am still trying to figure all those things out so please bear with me. Is it better to add Omegashine ( I just bought a bag!) or freshly ground flax seeds to balance BP? Is Rice

Drawback is high iron that you can't reduce like you can by rinsing beet pulp. Eleanor XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX How much iron is removed from s/r