Kerry- May I have permission to email you privately? Since we are in NY also, it would be very helpful if I could consult with you about some local issues. ---------- Yes, of course, unless its about

"....use of Fentanyl patches which were carefully monitored by Dr., and subsequently tapered. Yes, this is a narcotic, but does Dr. Kellon or the group object to the use of this drug? When nothing els

Hi Beverly & LJ (a two-fer), re: IR's fat intolerance-- No blood tests used, only the powers of deduction and observation. Until I started pergolide and finally got her insulin controlled, I couldn't

Have files been moved or re-filed (Neo or other) in our CHs? Noticed several files are missing from my folders and the CH on my mare "Pinky" has reverted back to the first one I filled out (old templa

In my experience: (1) my PPID/IR mare's insulin/glucose would not come down until her pergolide dose was correct for her, which was not based on the ACTH numbers. I had to bump pergolide up to 1.5mg d

I took my IR/PPID mare on a trail ride at a new park, very rocky, the awful loose sharp kind. Ugh, not fun for my barefoot horse & I'd neglected to bring her boots. I was utterly speechless when she m

I feed Standlee Alfalfa pellets as my supp carrier and see color variations from bag to bag. Im guessing its simply from different batches of hay--some leafy & green; some stemy & paler. My horses eat

You can always syringe it in. I mix 1.5mg Prascend in 8mls water (12-ml syringe) and by the time i walk down to the barn its dissolved and ready to give. Initially my mare ate the pills in a hollowed

Hi! Im not a mod, but from anecdotal experience ive had occ low glucose on my own IR horses -- and by low i mean in the 50s or 60s. Personally, i dont worry abt it bc (1) blood sent to labs often repo

ECIR measures NSC as ESC plus Starch only. Sorry i cant add more, literally walking a horse in. Someone will chime in asap, dont worry Kerry

FABULOUS!!!!!! So good to hear this!!!! Kerry

Always great to hear news of happy horses being ridden by happy owners who've educated themselves in good diet plans. FWIW, i own a veterinary hosp so i frequently test my two known IR (both severe ri

Oh Tara, so sorry to hear this! My old Premarin rescue, Pinky, is PPID & severely IR and is doing sooooo well on 1.5mg Prascend -- IR now very well controlled (no soaking hay anymore, etc). Honestly,

LJ & mods, Have u considered injectables such as Adequan or Legend? Because my IR mare cannot have oral joint supps I give Legend (hyaluronic acid) IV every 28 days. Some horses do better on Adequan.

Hi, wanted to offer this: I have two IR horses and i do not allow either one turnout on grass, ever. Its too much of a risk. Both are very happy in drylots and are exercised daily. My gelding is board

The efficacy of the encephalitis vaccines (WEE/EEE/WNV) is generally accepted to be roughly 6 months. Therefore, if your mosquito season lasts longer than 6 months, or has the potential to b/c of funk

LJ, If you can drive it the vet's office, that would be ideal. Its not the refrigeration that is the critical step; its the separation of the blood's components by spinning the sample in a centrifuge

LJ, Putting aside the barn owner's thoughts, what is *your* interpretation of your horse's mood? Is he any different than before the move? Strangers who met my mare might say she's "depressed" -- she

Interesting re: if genetic. I still can't get my head around the entire HYPP population tracing back to Impressive. That discovery happened when I was a little kid and the idea that this beautiful, gl

------ ------ Good point. But how does high cortisol result in PU/PD in IR-only horses (non-PPID)? Transient stress? I guess b/c i check my mare's glucose & insulin so often (and she has been repeated