Dr. Kellon, In your article on winter wound care you mentioned supplementing with zinc to help with healing. Is there a particular type? I've found Citrate, Sulfate, Picolinate and Chealate. Thank you

Never mind. I no longer need an answer.

What is the best way to spread out Pergolide dosing? Every other day? Two days on, one day off? Or something else? I realize this is not ideal. Unfortunately in these uncertain times it may become nec

Hi Dr. Kellon, Thanks for the reply. Hopefully it won't become necessary. Keeping fingers and hooves crossed!

Dr Kellon, Mill is losing a lot of hair right now to the point of being almost bald on her thighs, hip and forearms. She usually sheds heavily along her topline and point of buttocks the first week of

Hi Dawn, Mill, my 31 year old PPID & IR pacemaker dependent Arabian mare and Jack, my 21 year old IR TN Walker both received the vaccine with no problems along with floating. Mill's was without sedati

I contacted our Zoetis rep Lauren. This is what she wrote: The reaction rate is 99.7% reaction FREE. In our field safety study we had 3 site reactions out of over 1,000 horses and the vaccine has been

My IR gelding Jack is already having a tough time with heaves this summer. He seems to do worse when it's humid, sometimes expending increased effort to breath in the early mornings even though it's n

Thanks everyone for the suggestions!

Dr. Kellon, Is Respi-Free safe to use with Albuterol and Dexamethasone? I'm having to give Jack Albuterol for several days in a row and 1.5 cc of Dex once for the past 2 weeks. Here are the ingredient

Dr. Kellon, Is Respi-Free safe to use with Albuterol and Dexamethasone? Jack is needing Albuterol for several days in a row and 1.5 cc of Dex once for the past 2 weeks. Here are the ingredients: Scute

Dr Kellon, Thank you very much for the reply. Which of the herbal ingredients can increase insulin?

Jack, my 21 yr old IR TWH, has backed off eating his beet pulp/supps and hay for the past few meals. I think he might be developing ulcers to go along with his heaves. I've used U-gard in the past and

Thanks Dr. Kellon. He's already feeling better, of course before I got home with the liquid antacid and aloe vera juice. I'll continue with those and maybe start him on Uckele Gut to help things along

At what point should Pergolide be started? My IR/RAO gelding Jack's ACTH just came back at 64.4. His test in October 2017 was 28.9. Would I expect to titrate up to 0.5 mg or 1 mg, starting at 0.25 mg?

Thanks Sherry. I'll do that. When should I retest after seasonal rise to see about possibly lowering the dose? It's been about 10 years since I started Mill on pergolide and I've forgotten some of wha

Hi Sherry, At what level ACTH does the group generally recommend starting pergolide? I know Jack needs it, but is it anything over 35 during seasonal rise or a certain number? Does it matter if sympto

Hi Bobbie, My Arabian mare Millionairess was diagnosed PPID just prior to her 21st birthday. She's now 31 1/2 and received her second pacemaker after her diagnosis.

Hi Kathi, My gelding got his leg caught in a round pen panel when he needed restricted activity due to a lameness issue. I used a roll of non-climb woven fence along the inside perimeter of the panels

Dr. Kellon, I'm looking into giving Vitamin A to Mill for eye support and for Jack when his hay is older ( per your hay supplementing article). Is it better to use a beta-carotene or retinyl palmitate