Hi All, I just got the 2nd cutting hay analysis back, and am hoping if someone could take a peek to confirm that it is appropriate for IR and PPID horses? I know that I will need to contact a balancer

Thank you for looking, Dr. Kellon. Would you also recommend Natural Balance shoes for him? The farrier is coming on Tuesday to reset, and start the process. I will get some HA from My Best Horse since

I just uploaded the x-ray image from the vet to his photo folder with the vet's marks on what to trim off. It is much clearer than my cell phone pictures. Thank you again. https://ecir.groups.io/g/Cas

Is there a specific reason why gradual lowering by slowly lowering the wedges at each reset doesn't work? The vet also said that she would like King in Natural Balance shoes with the wedge pads - agre

Hi Dr. Kellon, Thank you very much for looking at his x-ray! What do I do for the ringbone? Do you agree with the vet's instructions to reduce dorsal hoof(toe), and lower the heel(then shoe with pad w

Hi All, I got an x-ray of King's front right hoof this morning since he has been very sore on it recently. I would love your corrections/thoughts on what you see besides significant rotation - I have

Thanks for looking at it, Nancy. Is there a specific chart or file you look at to determine if the hay is appropriate? Like what the ideal mineral levels should be? I will have 2 other fields' results

I don't think the image came through so maybe try this link? I uploaded it to my CH(hope that's okay). https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Stephanie%20and%20King/Capture.PNG

Hey all! Can someone please take a look, and let me know if this hay would be safe for IR/PPID horses? If I'm reading it correctly, the ESC is 7.9 and the starch is .3(both from the 'As Sampled' colum

I will try again to get photos of his feet while he is laying down. I work on my practice my pretzel skills :) Thanks for the idea about the fan and drying the hay....I don't have any fans. I'm going

Hi Everyone. Thanks for the replies and support. I just hate seeing him miserable. King's already on APF and Alcar so thanks for mentioning those! He turns his nose up at soaked hay and will not eat a

Hi Nancy, He was trimmed and reset on May 19th. He's been sore all winter(holding steady), but was up and moving around. He became significantly worse on Tuesday and only gets up a couple times per da

Hey All! I posted last week about King being foot sore, and he has gotten progressively worse the past couple days with his hoof pain. :( His latest Insulin(beginning of the month) came back at 35 uIU

Hi Dr. Kellon, Thanks for replying! He went almost 100% sound in summer, 2015 and then became sore again this winter/spring. I figured it was because of the really cold temperatures(significantly belo

Howdy! I'm trying to think of all the reasons why King's feet might be sore. He isn't actively 'foundering' but I think there's some inflammation in his hooves as he's very sore. He did founder severe

Thank you for the replies, Pauline and Sharon. What would be an okay amount for an herbal powder such as Stevia, Beet Root, Carrot, etc for ~2 cups of low s/s grain with his herbs/supplements? 1/4 tsp

Hi Everyone. I remember reading about sugar free flavorings in one the files(possibly the Emergency Diet document, but I don't remember for sure) that you can add to low s/s grain to help tempt the pi

Hi Jaini, Thank you very much for taking a peek at the analysis and replying! I happened to get a free sample of it the other day at a horse expo, so I will see if he will eat it(Mr. Picky). Have a gr

Hi Everyone! I apologize if this has been discussed before - Is the LMF Low NSC Stage 1 grain safe for Cushings/IR horses? It will be used to give a custom mineral mix and Vitamin E/salt. Unfortunatel

Hi Kathy, Thanks for your reply. I just called My Best Horse and Auburn Labs to confirm that it is okay and am waiting to hear back. Have a great day. Stephanie & King