Thank you for sharing this with us. It just gave me that little extra boost to carry on this morning. Thank you! And I am so happy to hear that Desi is happier also. It is so satisfying to relieve som

Oops forgot to add........ I did try the hand warmer packets last winter. I only used them a couple of times as they get really hot where the packet is placed and wasnt sure this was a good route to g

Heather I am going through the exact same thing. Our temps here in Minnesota have been averaging -20f. Like Rio, Glory during the day has wool socks up to her knees, in boots(EB Cloud or Fusion Recove

Im so sorry LJ It is never never easy. But no second guessing here! You went way above and beyond for the love of this horse. Be proud of the time you made possible for the two of you. May Jesse have

Thanks Dr. Kellon I took her off the hemp pellets and also the Kings Trumpet mushroom while she was on the Ulcergard. She started eating like a champ again so I stayed on that diet. After about 4-5 da

Update on Glory and PEA As of my last update post Glory continued to "go off her feed". I began lowering her dose of PEA but then read about the use of hemp along with PEA. Glory has been on hemp for

Update: After chatting with my farrier we both came to the conclusion that metal on her feet at this time of year is probably not the best idea. In his experience the composites get very brittle in ou

I am having a chat with my farrier this evening. Im seriously reconsidering the metal this time of year. It dipped below zero here already last night and Im concerned about keeping her feet warm with

Great! Thanks Dr. Kellon! Yes, Glory has been through it all this last year. She has not once given me any sign that she is giving up. That is why we are still trying to find her some comfort. The nex

Thanks Lavinia for your reply! Thanks for the good vibrations Brenda! To answer your question Lavinia...yes, she can stand down in her heels but it is not her normal stance. After the last rads were d

I have just given my farrier the go ahead on corrective metal shoes with pads for Glory's fronts. I am really torn and am not sure this is the right move. I have been dealing with her rotation and ser

3 week update on Glory on PEA Glory started PEA on 11/24 @ 3g. in evening feed. Added another 3gr dose to morning feed on 12/4. So it has been a total of 3 weeks. As of yesterday there was considerabl

Just wanted to say that my farrier also "squares" off the toe with laminitis cases. His thought is that the toe will break over sooner thus relieving some of the P3 pressure. I now go after him and ra

Thanks Dr. Kellon! I started her first morning dose this morning. We will see how things go. LJ Glory is on a completely padded stall floor. There is no need for boots while she is stalled. Gives Glor

Day 7 update on PEA treatment with Glory. I have been dosing the 3g in the evenings with her feed. The last couple of mornings she has moved out much better than she has been. However, by late afterno

Dr. Kellon, I am trying to access the link to the additional PEA info and it wont let me in.

Sorry! Yes, I meant mg. Thanks Dr. Kellon for the additional info. I will read it tonight.

Just an update here. Glory is on day 4 of PEA treatment. First two days at 2500g and last two at 3000g. I havent seen any significant change as of yet. However, she seems to be more her old self the l