It is not hard to do the case history. I had immense trouble initially with the old form format and ended up just duplicating the questions & adding answers in a Word doc and adding it to my folder. S

....."Should i re test jasper for ACTH now? he's currently being treated for lyme dease till july. Would taking him off doxy for a week before testing be a good idea? "..... >>> In general it is never

".... Her observable symptoms are elevated leptin and one slightly runny eye. Coat and muscle are normal. No footiness ever. ..." Fascinating! My mare's left eye has had chronic, clear discharge off/o

Hi Sarah, I will have to defer to others more experienced to interpret that unusually low result. i would ask your vet to call the lab to explain how that <2.0 is possible. As another mentioned, its q

Yeah...pretty much what Nancy, and much more succinctly! Kerry

From my own experience, my PPID/severe IR mare can be footsore from an aggressive trim even when her insulin/ACTH are well-controlled. I think you need to draw blood *today* to see if the insulin & le

Sarah, Just a quick FYI-- The number you would use is the one where the '<2.0' number is in the sequence of results. The numbers in parentheses are what the lab gives as low/high normal parameters. Ke

Im no expert, so this is a mere opinion-- Is it possible to plan for two bloodwork visits, draw blood today for insulin/glucose/leptin to check if these are high & the reason for making him sore-foote

The dandruff u describe is normal. Leave it alone. The more you futz with it the more irritated it becomes which may cause horse to want to rub its high end. Then you have a much worse aesthetic than

i went to pick up the last of my "safe" hay and its bad, all of it, leaving only this year's first cut which was severely drought stressed. It was cut last week (dont know what time of day). Its a fin

Wait...what? I must've misrepresented myself re: Getty -- please know that I *do not* advocate what she is saying but was trying to (potentially) elaborate on her often too-generalized approach (in th

I think the point she is trying to make is that its the "mini-fasts" that occur when forage is NOT available free-choice that is what is to be avoided bc in theory the fasting creates a detrimental in

The ALCar is pretty foul-tasting stuff (yes i tasted it). Even just opening the bag makes my eyes water. So you might have to syringe it -- it dissolves instantly in water Luckily my IR has a high lep

Hello, hoping to catch the eye of the nice person from Canada that developed(?) the ODTB cubes or is otherwise in connection with their manufacturer: Is it ok for horses to eat the "crumbs" that settl

...."I have updated Teshans case history and new blood test files. I appreciate any comments on her full blood work up. "..... >>> Its a shame her ACTH is still so clearly uncontrolled. Did you test f

...."I really don't feel like going downstairs to dig up paperwork but whatever the normal range for insulin and sugar were, he was within those. I would think all labs post the normal ranges as well

So just when I'd gotten comfy about how well my mare is doing I pulled routine blood samples this morning to get a baseline for the upcoming seasonal rise, and a quick check of her blood glucose via g

....."7) did her December injury catch up t her as she has not been exercising as much or as hard as before the injury, ....." So she's a hard worker thats had a significant decrease in her workload f

Hi Corrine, So Jasper's drinking approximately 25-gallons of water a day AND his hay is already being soaked? When & what was his last insulin test result? (Sorry i cant open your CH) Kerry in NY Sept

..."He's drinking 25 gallons a day i keep a 5 gallon bucket in his reach,"... -------------------------------- Holy cow, that is alot of water! Are you *sure* he's drinking five(5) 5-gallon buckets in