Yes yes. My Jewel has extremely high insulins with every test. Unfortunately she is one whose blood and assays do not correlate at all at the lab my vet uses. Surprisingly her clinical picture, her ho

Mad Barn is excellent

Apple cider vinegar half strength works well too. Soak in a bucket and rinse

The Ontario Dehy are often found at Buckerfields in Parksville BC on the Island. Approx 50$ a bag

I ride in my cavallo treks since Jewel foundered in 2018...I boot all 4 as we have lots if rock. Barefoot is great in soft footing but I would rather err on the side of caution. They never come off in

I know ideally starch and ESC less than 10% and there are other variables to consider but.... Would a hay with ESC of 6.4 and starch of 2.4= 8.8 in total be ok for an IR horse? U generally feed around

What would one say the threshold for cold weather is. My vet is coming out next week and outside temps are ranging 4 to 10 degrees celsius. Thanks

Could some one please provide me with the link reference for sharpening my rasp? If I recall correctly it was the one with a vinegar soak Thank you Cheryl and Jewel

I purchased a digital one from Walmart on line for about 20$ CDN. It works well using 2 aa batteries. You still have to take off your net and hit a button to zero and reweigh but it is user friendly a

Yes no cough since Dec1 I will try the jiaogolan Thank you

Jewel had an issue possible bronchitis in November. she developed a severe cough and ended up on antibiotics and low dose banamine for 8 days. she had minimal exercise reserve. Was tested for asthma a

I would be totally interested to participate! Jewel is my success story. Please email me personally if you have any questions

Yes Island Pharmacy is located in Duncan Shawnigan Lake area on Vancouver Island

You can also contact the pharmacy that it was dispensed from. Mine says room temp away from light being mindful of the labelled expiration date. Definitely cheaper!

Thanks again Dr. Kellon. I am actually going to pay the price and have her insulin redrawn at the end of the month. .....stay tuned. Cheryl

Thanks for the feedback Dr. Kellon. She actually had 4 days off before bloodwork was drawn. Would that affect the numbers if she is that brittle? Generally speaking she never gets this much time off.

Hi Everyone Had Jewels yearly blood work done and her ACTH and glucose are in the LOW range of normal. Her insulin is double the high normal at 98,0 uIU perL with normal at 10-40 I will update case hi

Yes Lavinia. Was asking for a friend, re the above. It was a recommendation from a vet. The cause of the laminitis is really a mystery at this point. All blood work within normal limits. Currently in

A curious question. Is there ANY benefit to trialing pergolide in horses with unexplained bouts of laminitis? Normal acth and insulin levels?

Hi I get my J herb from Mad Barn. There is a Canadian and American site fyi. Good luck! Cheryl and Jewel