Hi, Dee - Colder temperatures cause insulin levels to increase. How much effect there is depends a lot on the horse. Jaini (BVSc),Merlin,Maggie,Gypsy BC 09 ECIR mod/support https://groups.yahoo.com/ne

Cornell can use that blood to get any levels in an ordinary plasma and/or serum sample - glucose doesn't need a separate sample. If you wanted a complete blood count (red cells, white cells etc), then

Hi, Melanie - Cotton is very IR; however, the neurological issues are something quite different. I agree with Lavinia, that the ACTH of 51 and change is in the grey area, and not a solid diagnosis of

Hi, Karen - The lab sheet has to be signed off by your vet, but you can put the blood into a cooler with a cool pack (don't let it touch the ice before it is spun) and take it to the clinic yourself.

Thanks for that heads up, Dawn - good to know. I am glad your vet sounds on-the-ball; treating the horse as well as the numbers is important! I am also happy to NOT hear: "Can't be Cushing's, no long,

Oh, shoot! Thank you, Ferne! Joan, please go to http://ecirhorse.org/ for information. Jaini (BVSc),Merlin,Maggie,Gypsy BC 09 ECIR mod/support http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ECHistory/files/Jaini%

Hi, Emily - I couldn't find the ingredients for the Mysorb on the Alltech site, but if it contains clay (a common ingredient in toxin binders), it will contribute to excess iron in Cheyenne's system,

Thanks, Joan - hang in there, and let us know if we can help in any way. Jaini (BVSc),Merlin,Maggie,Gypsy BC 09 ECIR mod/support Yahoo! Groups ......With both the pony and the saddlebred we have overc

Hi, Karen - great job on the case history and reports. Java is absolutely beautiful! (Lavinia and I must have been typing at the same time!) She is definitely IR. The lethargy and so on could be due t

Argh! Joan, I am so sorry about this! Yahoo groups can be ..... difficult.... to deal with sometimes. Please can you give it another try, and then post about what error messages and so on you are gett

Hi, Dawn - The best thing to do is to join EC History 8 to do up a new case history. I will send you an invitation. Our data-manager extraordinaire, LeeAnne, has put together a new interactive history

Hi, Kathy, and welcome to the list! First things first: what senior feed is your donkey on? Most bagged senior feeds are way too high in starch, and will make any issues worse. Many, if not most, donk

Shoot! I got my locations mixed up - it is Kathy and the donkey who live in northern WI, not you. Sorry! Which just goes to show why we ask people to sign with their name, year of joining, and general

Hi, Janet, and welcome to the list! I am glad you found your way here, and we will do our best to help you to help your horse. The list philosophy is: Diagnosis, Diet, Trim and Exercise. I am going to

Shoot, I thought you were still in Ontario - sorry! Right now, these are the only veterinary ophthalmologists in BC. One of them comes up as far as Prince George on a regular basis, but I can't rememb

Yes, alfalfa can do that in some horses and ponies, although others have no problems with it. Regarding the grass, if the IR is fairly well controlled, a brief grass break-out often won't cause a prob

Oh, Jenny, I am so very sorry to hear that! The likelihood of a functional pituitary tumour getting large enough to cause pressure on the optic nerve without there being any clinical signs is very sli

Ringbone is another name for arthritis of the pastern and fetlock joints. When your vet pointed out the bony changes on the pastern bones (bits of fuzzy extra bone where there should be a smooth bone

Raychell, you are already a member of EC History 8, under the email raychell dot langan at yahoo dot com (replace the dot with a . and the at with @) Try signing in with that. Here is the link to your

Hi, Riverrat, and welcome to the list! The tests you need to check for insulin resistance are: a single, non-fasting blood pull to check insulin, glucose, leptin, and ACTH if your mare is over 10 year