Hi Sherry, Your explanation matches my perception for older horses. But it seems like we are seeing more young horses diagnosed now too. Any ideas on that? Do you suppose it's that more vets recognize

Dr. Kellon, Have you seen literature that explains why we are seeing more cases of PPID in our horses? And why at younger ages? If not in the literature, do you have ideas about the increase? Thank yo

LJ, what about taking a thermos of hot water to the barn. I wouldn't think you'd need more hot water than that. It really does make the process go faster.

Sorry, that should have read, "I'm thinking of trimming..." I talk pretty someday.

Sherry, that clipping comment is interesting. I wondered if that would make a difference. Blessing is growing out her clip from the ultrasound right now. I'm thought of trimming it back to help absorp

Hi Nina, Yes, I'm comparing the two products. Right now, I'm using the Surpass ointment. When that's goen, I'll switch over and try Voltaren. I think Surpass is working well for the stifle arthritis t

Dr. Kellon, My vet tells me that Surpass has a carrier ingredient that penetrates horse skin better than Voltaren does. That sounds significant. Is it? It causes her to feel that Surpass is superior t

Please ignore my first request. I'm switched to searching the blog and am finding lots of info. Thanks.

Can someone direct me to information on arthritis treatments in the files? I tried the search function, but nothing on arthritis comes up. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Thanks for the help. Helen Con

Kathie, I'm sorry, but I forget if you are giving Target Jiaogulan (J-Herb) for improved circulation in her hooves?

Hi Kathie, Helen from Scappoose here. I'm glad to hear that Target is doing so much better! Her progress is a credit to you and your team of partners, your vet and your trimmer. Kudos to all of you! B

Hi Heather, I've never lived in the Canadian north in winter, but with the temps you describe, yes, a closeable door would be a good idea. Insulation will be a very good idea. Just make sure a bored (

Kim, you and Shomee obviously had a wonderful life together. Thank you for thinking of how he might help more horses, even now. Wishing you the best in this sad time. Helen Connor and Blessing (IR/PPI

Hi Nina, One of the moderators suggested baby food prunes to me a year ago. It has worked like magic. I don't use much. Enough to wet the compounded pergolide I use. I used to syringe it but have sinc

Shera, I have a mustang too (Kiger) and struggled for several years to get her insulin lower. I think the thing that made the difference, finally, was soaking the hay. I now buy the lowest sugar hay I

For the first time since joining ECIR, Blessing is Compensated for IR! She's also within the healthy range for PPID! Thank you everyone who has helped me learn to care for this horse properly! CH is b

Thank you to everyone who responded. I'm going to try washing her nostrils with a cloth and keeping her in her stall for reduced movement. Stay safe, everyone. Our air quality rating this morning is n

Does anyone have a way to protect our horses during this heavy wildfire smoke? 300 ppm is dangerous for humans, and they should stay indoors. Scappoose just posted 397 ppm. Can I do anything more than

#poll-notice

I hope I'm not repeating info that's already been posted. There is an international group called Cowboy 911 on Facebook. They are an all-volunteer nonprofit that has been helping evac livestock and pe