Hi Beth, Nice to see that Flame's I/G numbers have dropped some but he is still severely IR/high risk for laminitis. Plug the numbers into the IR calculator here: http://www.freil.com/~mlf/IR/ir.html

Hi Lydia, Hope Babe is doing OK. The reason we recommend NON-Fasting bloodwork is because horses are not designed to be meal fed - they are continuous, trickle feeders whose digestive tract is meant t

Hi Joyce, So sorry to hear what happened to your girl. There could have been many possible reasons for what happened, with her age a complicating factor in any of them. Unfortunately, at this point al

Hi Julie, Testing in Aril/May will tell you what the the ACTH is during the time of year when it should be at it's lowest. It is good for getting a baseline reading and to monitor whether you may be a

Hi Beth, Fasting and mishandling of the blood sample will both cause the values to be LOWER, not higher, than they should be. Glucose is esp sensitive to being left in contact with red blood cells so

Hi Beth, Good job of following up on weighing and getting the hay soaked : ) Hair analysis is a waste of your funds for using to mineral balance your rations as it only gives you information on what w

Hi Lydia, Good to hear she's doing so well. As you say, at this age using some bute may be a necessary thing - you have to balance the quality of life issues with the negatives. You might talk to your

Hi Julie, Glad to hear Pony's feeling better and acting like a, well, pony : ) The crumbly stuff is just old, exfoliating sole that normally wears off on its own or is removed when the feet get trimme

Hi Sara, In general, CTB has not been found to control ACTH effectively (if at all), esp over the long haul. Whether it MIGHT effect some control early on is unknown. Therefore, if a suspected PPID ho

Hi Vicki, We are seeing about the same price here in RI. Anything in the 1-10 bag order is in the $35/bag range. We've been ordering 20 bags (half a pallet) and cost has dropped to $29.34/bag. Unfortu

Talk to your local feed stores to see if any of them would be willing to bring it in. If you can find one that is, then contact Randy at Nuzu to set up the details. Lavinia, Dante, George Too and Pean

Thanks for the wonderful update, Wallene. High fives to you and scritches to Travis for a job well done! Lavinia, Dante, George Too and Peanut Jan 05, RI EC Support Team http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/g

Hi Nancy, Glad to hear Jazzi is doing well. The pink/red color in the hooves sounds like some type of bruising and she may have it on all four hooves but it isn't visible on the fronts as they are bla

Hi Michelle, Welcome to the list. We have many Aussie members here so hoping they will also chime in with help for you. Here is the link to out Aussie file: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineC

Hi Ellen, With the ACTH of 20.3 and Emmie being only 9 yo PPID is not an issue at this time. The iron results show Emmie's ferritin to be sky high, which correlates to iron overload as her other iron

Hi Ellen, Lots of info in ECIR files #7 and #7a. If you want to learn the in depth ins and outs, you can sign up for Dr. Kellon's NRC Plus course at: http://www.drkellon.com Lavinia, Dante, George Too

Hi Ellen, The ESC+Starch numbers of the round bale hay are 6.3 + .3 = 6.6 so safe not to soak. It is not her numbers but the sugar+starch in the hay that determine need to soak or not. Lyme is a nasty

Hi Sara, Cornell has the best testing at this time. Their MultiPlex Lyme test gives the most comprehensive information and no one else can do it at this time (that I'm aware of). Sending from CA shoul

Ellen, The most recent xrays are here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/echistory8/photos/albums/1532540817 Hope that link works as Neo is interfering again. I seem to recall that you had posted so

Hi Sara, As far as I know that should be fine. You can always call Cornell to double check. Lavinia, Dante, George Too and Peanut Jan 05, RI EC Support Team