At 350 pounds, your mares weigh roughly 159 kg and need about 318 IU of Vitamin E daily (2 IU/kg). Rounding up to 400 IU is fine, too. For all hay diets, we add Vitamin E in a form that is bioavailabl

Sandy, The smart way to start minerals is to make sure your mares will eat the carrier first. Dampen it just slightly, add a teaspoon salt, and feed it instead of "grain." Once that's accepted, add in

Hi, Susan. No, a bad odor is NOT normal. Return them for a refund. I've had Vitamin E capsules stored too long and they expired. They had a bad odor. You should smell nothing more than a faint vitamin

Not Lavinia, but I can answer your question about drying the soaked sample before analysis. We balance minerals, calculate energy needs for the horse and weigh hay based on dry hay as it comes off the

I check saliva texture on gums and tongue as well as manure. FWIW I increased salt to about 3 T/day to account for more urination with Invokana. It may be unnecessary if you’re not seeing any dehydrat

Another thought on weight loss: is he possibly dehydrated from the extra urination that Invokana can cause? I've been adding a small measure of salt to every one of Cayuse's rinsed hay bags to try to

Nancy, playing devil's advocate here -- and I really want you to take this in the spirit I intend, not in a nasty way. If Vinnie is showing improved soundness and decreased crest and supraorbital puff

Hi, Nancy. Any side effect of pergolide should be the same, whether you're using Prascend or compounded pergolide. Why? Because they are the same drug. Prascend=pergolide. Compounded pergolide is simp

Hi, Penny. In addition to Sherry's response, the Files have a folder on feed through fly control: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Fly%20and%20Pest%20Control/Feed%20Through%20Fly%20Control You can

To Laura and others who are upset: My response to Ferne's information is to be as proactive as I can. Ferne's hay test is in her Hay Analysis folder: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Ferne%2

Nancy, We're deep in the weeds, and we're heading OT for this thread. Further details, assuming I can answer your questions, belong in the Horsekeeping subgroup. Total nitrogen is what is actually mea

Hi, Nancy. We evaluate nitrate in forage using Dry Matter values. EA quantifies nitrates in two ways: 1- PPM Nitrate-Nitrogen, which means parts per million of nitrate as nitrogen 2- % Nitrate [ion] O

Hi, Shawn. Protein of 15.9% in an all-grass orchard grass hay is highly suspicious for high nitrates. Sometimes grass hay that contains some alfalfa or other legume can have a profile similar to this

Hi, Ferne. No wonder you're upset. The details really matter. I'd be interested in seeing the original 603 and 601 analyses. Can you add a new Hay Analysis Folder in your CH folder and upload the anal

Trisha, you didn't mention what you're trying to get Hope to eat. A little something or all her minerals? I stay away from oils and fats other than those that add to Omega 3 fatty acids. Have you trie

Nancy, I'd give what you need to see an effect, up to roughly double the labeled dose. Maybe 6 ml twice a day, or 10 once and a second dose of 4-6 ml. My experience with APF was that double the labele

I’d give maximum dose APF twice a day whenever possible. If it’s not possible every day, do it when you can.

Hi, Chenelle. The balanced ODTBC have more calories than safe hay compared pound to pound. Therefore if you match hay to ODTBC pound for pound, you will be feeding too many calories.

Nnot in my experience. My pulse-y mare who has always been on J-herb to encourage hoof growth has detectable pulses in front always, never behind. My non-pulse-y mare had detectable pulses on J-herb o

Blood letting (venesection) reduces blood supply in an effort to reduce iron in an effort to reduce iron overload in an effort to improve liver function in an effort to reduce insulin resistance. Redu