Rossi, my 25 yr. old gelding, saddlebred cross, retired for several years because of front hoof problems, just had test results of 357!! Vet prescribed Prascend 1mg per day. SHOULD I START WITH THE WH

Forgot to mention he tested negative for IR. Haven't had my latest hay tested but will get that done. Have taken the NRC course. Is it OK to give the Prascend with a meal? The directions don't advise

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Thanks Lavinia, When my supply of Prascend gets low, I'll work on getting my vet to prescribe pergolide. I'll get hoof pics, although since I trim myself and can't seem to make any improvement in his

Speaking of ChasteBerry, which comes from the Vitex tree, I have a large Vitex in my yard which makes 'millions' of berries each year. I realize the dose wouldn't be standardized, but is there any way

Just talked to my vet and found she didn't do glucose. Normal ACTH is 35, and Rossi was 357. Normal Insulin 15 - 40 and Rossi was 24. He has never had any IR symptoms, such as crest, fat pads, or weig

I appreciate all the good advice I'm getting. I've started him on the .25 Prascend, tonight he goes up to .5. No side effects so far. I'll get hoof pics tomorrow, and get some hay samples for analysis

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/echistory7/photos/album/31294980/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc Stands a little under in the rear, but not like the picture shows. He backed up against th

I've been bringing his toe walls back to the white line and even to the sole for 2 years, so actually his feet are shorter than they were, but it doesn't seem to make any lasting difference in his ove

Ok, I've only been rinsing, soaking, rinsing Beet Pulp for a few weeks now and I'm sick of it. Don't want to do it in the house because all the debris goes into the septic system. Don't want to carry

Are the cubes easy to chew when wet? Carol and Rossi in Maryland 2003 and 2012 NRC plus

Yes, I have the CTB tree. Just beautiful and full of bees in bloom. Rossi has free choice hay in nets but needs something to put on weight and carry sups. He really liked his Cool Stance and drank it

How much fat can a PPID horse tolerate as percent of total diet? I've fed CoolStance Copra meal in the past and the horses did very well on it. Now that one has been diagnosed as PPID, I've stopped us

My 16 yr old appaloosa Rocky (not Rossi who is PPID) seems to have laminitis for the first time. Sore in the front feet, doesn't want to walk. Weighting hind legs but not camped under. Eating well, te

Thanks Patti, So overall do you think 4 lbs of Stabile 1 would be better that 4 lbs of copra for the PPID horse that needs to gain weight? I can have a pallet shipped to me for a decent price, but I'm

Why is praziquantel to be avoided? How should we worm for tapes? Carol and rossi in Maryland 2003

FYI, I fed CoolStance for 2 years along with free choice orchard grass.� My guys did fine on it.� My old guy put on some needed weight at 4-5 lbs./day.� The other 3 got 1lb./day each.� My old guy has

I had Stabul 1 shipped to eastern Maryland. For 25 bags, it was $15.00 per bag for the feed alone, almost $25.00 per bag including shipping. The horses love it, almost too much. They are overeager at

My 4 geldings get VERY frustrated with the 1 1/4" nets. They do OK with the 1 3/4" nets. The smaller ones get dragged around a lot and not emptied, and I don't think my old guy gets enough to eat. In

Well, there's your answer, she doesn't like being locked up.......... Carol and Rossi in Maryland 2003