I am doing the happy dance as well! Good work!!!!! Ummm.... (she said, sounding sadly like a prefect or teacher with ruler in hand).... don't forget to check the ACTH in August, to make sure that the

Hi, Kate - The California Trace Plus has a perfect amount of iodine, so you can use either plain salt or iodized salt, whichever is easiest. The extra iodine in the iodized salt won't hurt, and may pr

Hi, Kate, and welcome to the list! You will get a more complete answer in due course; and, as Cheryl says, we can answer more fully if we know more about your mare (age, breed, diet etc) and where you

Hi, Carolyn - I wouldn't mind the Heiro so much if it were just snake-oil (which is what it is). What makes me crazy are the inaccurate and highly dangerous statements on the website. High insulin is

Hi, Karen - NRC suggests the following as safe amounts for a 1,000 lb horse: Iron 5,000 mg; copper 2500 mg; zinc 5000 mg; manganese 4000 mg. These are conservative estimates; for horses, it is likely

I hear you - when the horses are well, everything is right with the world. When our horses are hurting, the whole world turns grey. Hang in there - Tipperary is in the best place he can be, with you a

Apologies if this shows up twice - Yahoo is acting up again. I hear you, Dawn - when the horses are well, everything is right with the world. When our horses are hurting, the whole world turns grey. H

Hi, Karen - I haven't used Speedi-Beet myself, but I understand the beauty of it is that it is very quick-soaking. The website says 5 minutes in warm water, or less than 10 minutes in cold water. The

Hi, Jody - Not Dr. Kellon, but I can give you an informed opinion. Given that he has laminitis, there are three likely causes: IR alone; IR driven by Cushing's; or something from left field, like Lyme

One can get away with a 10:1:3:3 ratio of iron, copper, zinc and manganese; but really, to prevent issues down the road, I think all horses should be on a 4:1:3:3 ratio. If manganese is high, then use

Hi, Vicky - The starting dose of jiaogulan is 1/2 tsp twice daily for older horses, and 3/4 tsp twice daily for younger horses and ponies. It is dosed to effect. Take note of the colour of the gums an

Well, dang! As maddening and expensive as ulcers can be, at least they can be potentially treated; and if that solves an eating problem then everyone is happy. With any luck, if you can get Jorah's mi

Hi, Dawn - It is possible that too high a dose of pergolide will depress the appetite (I am having a senior moment here about the mechanism; Dr. Kellon has explained it very well, but it is eluding me

Hi, Vicky - I'm glad the handsome Samson is doing so well! If he is going to be living in this dry lot with the sparse grass, then by all means test him there. Fasting can affect the results in a coup

Marilyn, there just are no words. I there will be a huge hole in your heart. Fly free, Manteca - green fields and blue skies forever. Sincerely, Jaini, Merlin, Maggie, Gypsy BC09 ECIR mod/support -...

Hi, Val - There are few things more frustrating than the Equine Food Wars. One of my crew (the one that normally eats everything, including ham sandwiches if she can steal them) will not eat her miner

Hi, Karen - My apologies; now that I realize Java has had the 5 panel test to rule out HYPP, PSSM1, MH, HERDA, and GBED that does make a difference. Still waiting on the PSSM 2 test results, so she is

Oops! I also meant to mention: do the hair test for HYPP (Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis) first, as it is relatively cheap, and you need that information. Muscle biopsy is expensive, so before you do

Hi, Karen - I would certainly not consider breeding Java if she were my mare. Aside from her current difficulties, you had written this in her case history: "Besides the exercise intolerance, lethargi

Hi, Laura - His red blood cell parameters are all within normal limits, so he is not anemic. Use of dormosedan can cause the appearance of anemia, because of splenic relaxation and sequestration of re