Hi Chris You might want to have a look at the package insert. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=3f891a61-ce58-4cc1-97e2-a161907ea8eb&type=display Also loads of discussion

Excellent information on inflammation and Endocrinopathic/insulin-related "laminitis" here: https://www.ecirhorse.org/proceedings-2017.php Inflammation in Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS) Eleanor M. Ke

I have not seen any evidence that either of these will lower insulin. Activated charcoal has it's benefit in hind gut induced laminitis from feedroom break-in scenario. It is common for some professio

Yes. That is what I tried to explain. Still going down .

Hi Rosalind Did you read Dr Kellon's blog about this article? She outlines the issues very succinctly. https://drkhorsesense.wordpress.com/2022/12/03/can-vitamin-e-prevent-cushings-disease/

Wanted to offer this experience when rating the article: On my iPhone, when I clicked the far left smiley face, it highlighted this singular choice in red for perhaps 2 seconds. I believe this indicat

Glad you weighed back in. I just wanted to add that this appears to be a rather expensive journey. Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner would be a holistic approach that does not have a lot of ev

RE: Warm vs cold water. I have one of each in preferences. One has to have warm; one cold. RE: Magnesium. Need to be mindful of major minerals in the hay test. Some horses won't respond until a signif

OK, Shera. I am still learning too. I believe L-Carnitine is recommended for Invokana horses where triglycerides are an issue. Your vet needs to be on board with Dr K. Acytel_L-Carntine is most often

Follow up questions please Dr Kellon, about feeding minerals at the same time. Once the horse has adapted and fermentation takes place, it loses the ability to carry sand out. Can minerals be fed at t

Hi Shera While you are waiting for Dr Kellon, here's folder with several article on ALCAR. ALCAR is acetyl-L-carnitine. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Acetyl-L-Carnitine More in the archives such

Hi Jessica I would discuss why your vet recommended psyllium, and is there concern of sand accumulation and/or sand colic. If you've not done a treatment in some time, I would be inclined to do that.

OK. Sorry missed that you had read the hair analysis info. Lyme disease can cause laminitis. My understanding though is that insulin is not raised dramatically as with PPID for example, and that the m

Hi Kimberly While waiting for Dr Kellon, we have some good reading in the files, one of which is Dr Kellon's excerpt from her NRC Plus course on Hair Analysis. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/files/Hair

Hi Chris Thanks for sharing your experience. It is similar to my own. I needed to start warming feet and legs for Beau when temps dipped below 50 F. It is always a challenge to catch members with info

To All new Case History Early Adopters A quick update. We’ve hit a small speed bump that I hope we clear shortly. Throughout this year, my little town in the woods has been going through upgrade to hi

No worries, Ronelle. Hope it helps.

Hi Ronelle Want to make sure you saw this response to your previous post. https://ecir.groups.io/g/main/topic/95322359#285877 I have purchased rained on hay several times. I trusted my grower who is a

Hi Jean and all Thanks for pointing us to this post. ECIR certainly agrees feeding straw may not be an answer and is not guaranteed to be appropriate. We'll need to change the subject line if discussi

Dear ECIR Group ~ December marks 22 years of the ECIR Group reaching caregivers to significantly help metabolic horses. A recent study noted recognition that investigative areas and concerns important