Hi, Linda. Timothy pellets can only be safely used after testing and balancing them as part of the total diet. They are typically high in iron and don’t have added copper and zinc to balance that iron

Thanks, Nancy. How long after giving Invokana did you do the tests? I’m testing 4-5 hours after the daily dose. I may try later in the day.

I agree with Sherry. From personal experience, if he goes off his hay, shows signs of the pergolide veil and stops eating, and if you have APF, this would be a good time to dose him with it at the max

For others using Invokana who have urine glucose levels less than the maximum... after I reduced Cayuse's Invokana dose to 150 mg, Urinox 10 test strips showed confusing glucose readings. The pads wer

Hi, Nancy. The hay labeled #2 Mix Side has calcium far above the norm for a grass hay, even higher than the Grass/Alfalfa Hay. Have you opened a bale and inspected that hay? Could it contains a lot of

TWH, 1009, BCS 6 5.7% S+S for half of hay 8.2% S+D for half of hay No. I am rinsing off dirt. Yes, always, until she is close to her ideal weight. She is overweight eating 16 lbs of hay + carrier for

I use a sump pump to water my large roses near the barn or to water trees during drought season.

Hi, Nina. Feeding essential nutrients or medications at the same time you feed psyllium *may* interfere with their absorption. We don’t know if there is a problem, but I avoid it just in case. I prefe

Hi, Jackie. Good job getting started on Cooper's case history. Here's the link you need to add to your automatic signature: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Jackie%20and%20Cooper Go to your

Hi, Nina. Not Dr Kellon but I've fed various kinds of psyllium husk, psyllium pellets and psyllium powder to know that it just takes a little time and patience to mix in enough water to keep it semi-l

Hi, Cindy. I can't imagine how hard it must be for you to buy hay sight unseen when you can't touch it and open a sample bale. My "As Fed" conversion is the same as yours. This winter, some late seaso

Trisha, Hah! We all need remedial training and reminders where to search for answers in ECIR resources. Four searches off the top of my head. I'm no boolean search terms expert, so there may be better

Hi, Trisha. One way to search this question is to enter in the search box without any spaces: pain+increase+insulin https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/search?q=pain%2Bincrease%2Binsulin You will get 1700+

Kerry, There is a wide range of Devils Claw doses because there's little consistency in the product. Do your capsules state the product contains standardized harpagosides? If so, at what percentage? F

Sharon, you left off your case history whether you horses are at home or boarded. If at home, I had good luck using both of Kirsten's suggestions. When introducing supplements to a horse, I divided my

With such high Crude Protein of 16.4% As Fed in a grass hay, I'd definitely send a sample to Equi-Analytical to check the level of nitrates. Crude protein of above 12% is potentially a red flag for hi

Thanks, Nancy. The muzzle isn't something I will do to my very compliant good patient, and I'm uncomfortable with needles. My glucometer has been throwing error codes in cold weather. Annoying device,

Nancy, where do you draw blood from?

The glucose of 75 on 2/1/21 is probably correct. She had not started Invokana. She had hay at 9AM and hadn't had lunch at the time of the blood draw at 1:45PM and it was a cold rainy day. I thought lo

After a month of Invokana, Cayuse's insulin dropped from 113.49 to 24.91 ulu/ml with normal glucose at 80 mg/dl. The liver panel was better than expected, everything normal except for triglycerides, w