Mandy, your post about 'you can get all of the ER diet at Walmart' made me LOL (ive only ever used that expression two other times in my life). I love the pragmatism, comraderie, and unflagging spirit

As a veterinary professional, I'm appalled your vet apparently does not appreciate the autumnal rise in endogenous ACTH--its a normal physiologic phenomenon dictated by decreasing daylight cycles, for

Mandy, Im curious about this statement: ....."Do NOT feed alfalfa. There is a chemical in alfalfa that makes many horses foot sore.".... What is the problematic chemical? My PPID/IR mare is super sens

Im updating my CH (Pinky) and need to add my second IR horse (Tofurky). Do I need another invitation for the second one? My first horse is in EC8. Thanks, Kerry in NY Pinky Sept 2014 Tofurky Nov 2014

Very interesting. On a similar note, even though my mare's IR/PPID is well-controlled right now, she still cannot handle even the tiniest amt of fats--I tried adding the recommended ground flax (just

Hi, The "mods" will chime in momentarily(!--they are awesome) but I wanted to throw out this: has your mare had her insulin & glucose checked to rule out Insulin Resistance? It is a syndrome that can

Praziquantel is a different dewormer than pyrantel (aka Strongid) For internal parasites other than tapeworms, it is ideal to have your vet run a fecal egg count to identify if your horse actual has p

Dr. Kellon wrote: ....."Body iron status has zero correlation with hair levels. Serum or plasma levels aren't any better. They most closely reflect the last meal. Tissue levels, where it really matter

Just a thought: I live in a ridiculously expensive region of the country (suburb of New York City) and I only pay $19.95 for the ODTB cubes, and thats a special order price, at that. It seems most Tri

IMO your Lyme titer was not really that high. I work in a rehab barn and we have a chronic "Lyme-r" whose titers climb to nearly 20,000 before symptoms manifest. This particular horse, as well as the

Hi K, There is no such thing as "not at immediate risk" with PPID/IR. That only exists in your mind as a denial/defense mechanism until you are willing or able to understand the true pathology of PPID

My fault! I misunderstood -- I did not realize the Lyme had already been treated with oral doxy and was refractory (hence why I was wondering why everyone was jumping to the IV protocols). I was hopin

I core sampled a new source of hay that looked "too good" so I only requested the carb panel (WSC, ESC, & starch) at Dairy One so I didnt waste money if the sugars were too high Luckily, it is so far

Are the Uckele "Equi Sweet" food enhancers/enticers safe for IR horses? Thanks, Kerry in NY Pinky Sept 2014 Tofurky Nov 2014

Thank you Nancy, Ferne, et al, Ive been trying to figure out how to search past messages for weeks. Looked everywhere. Super frustrated. Turns out I kept overlooking the *giant* "Search Conversations"

Need to double check ALCAR amt b/c Uckele package is a bit vague. Dose recommended by Dr Kellon for my horse is 1g ALCAR/100lbs = 10g (1,000-lb horse). (Note this recommendation is for an IR horse but

I don't think Farrier's Formula contains iron. Please LMK if I'm misreading the Farrier's Formula label, or if I'm missing iron listed by an alternate name or precursor(?), but from what I can tell FF

I know I definitely will keep using it, at least on my one IR that is relatively well controlled! It has made an incredible transformation in horse being able to maintain hoof capsule shape--he used t

I have two IR horses. One is 21 and early PPID, well-controlled. When her insulin spikes she is extremely depressed & lethargic. However, my 8yo gelding, who's also repeatedly documented severe IR whe

Hi group, My IR/PPID mare is doing very well on 1.5mg Prascend/day. Insulin is behaving and she feels great under tack. I am finally starting to believe we may be able to compete again this year. My c