Hi Dee and Granite ~ I mostly lurk nowdays. Several years ago I put together some spreadsheet calculators to help with doing the math but there are several caveats for anyone who considers using them:

Carol ~ L. acidophilus is included in some equine probiotics. The primary cultures used in yogurt are Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. http://aboutyogurt.com/Live-Culture The "

Very nice! It's good to see our founder Robin and her Night Flight back - I missed them!! Thank you Fran. Patti Woodbury Kuvik Vail AZ 2001 EC Support Team

Hi Becky ~ Have to agree with Lavinia - don't let the vet repeat the glucose tolerance test - just get non-fasting glucose and insulin levels. The glucose tolerance testing seems to be the new "in thi

Go to the files http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/EquineCushings/files and scroll down to the folder on joint supplements. There are two files which discuss glucosamine. Most studies have shown no ef

This is an example of a DMSO/nitrofurazone/prednisolone nasalpharyngeal spray suggested for horses with pharyngeal hyperplasia (in young horses, probably related to inhaled irritants) http://www.ivis.

He also just discovered where the bag of chopped hay is, and wants to stand there and eat that, but that has molasses added to it, and I don't want him to have more than a couple mouthfuls. Jen ~ You

Hi Cindy ~ One of the problems with an all pellet diet, or even mainly pellets is lack of "chew" - both in chew time and to satisfy a physiological need to chew. Even older horses with no teeth crave

Just want to point out that the great majority of horses do not require any "pre-mix" feed that comes out of a bag as long as they are getting quality hay/forage and a supplement that complements the

The links below will let you look up all kinds of "ingredients" From the Dairy One Library: http://www.dairyone.com/Forage/FeedComp/Main Coconut Meal (Protein Feeds, dry, averages) Crude Protein 22.79

Hi Suz ~ We usually look at around 10 grams of lysine for an adult horse, so might try starting with 5 grams for Mocko. If your hay is low protein or high ADF/NDF, you might want to try one of the pro

Susan ~ Have you tried chopping his hay? My friends with a donkey rescue got a leaf mulcher and run hay through it for a couple of the very old toothless donkeys - can be run through twice for a finer

Here's your CH link http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ECHistory3/files/Business%20Image%20%28Busy%29 Patti Vail AZ

Iodized salt is not as readily available in the UK, and the level of iodine in the salt is lower that in the UK and the US (11.5 mg/kg vs 65 mg/kg in the US). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/233244

Hi Fleur ~ Though it seems like a lot of work, without the information in the case history, etc. the volunteers here are just as much guessing as the vet and we really don’t know enough to offer reaso

Hi Wallene ~ The treatment for acute toxic hemolytic anemia is fluid and blood transfusion, antioxidants, and to remove the cause (including administering charcoal if the ingestion is current). Althou

There are a whole lot of other risk factors lined up including "feeding hay". http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evj.12039/abstract Increasing height, multiple colic episodes in the previous 1

(reposting from a history group for Trish Hunter) I have a 29 year old Morgan gelding. I have treated him for his Cushings for the last 5 years with either Pergolide or Presend. In April 2010, he foun

Jennifer ~ Awesome!! you should be so proud of yourself and Shahtahr! CTR is the perfect sport for these horses, especially as NATRC finally came around about boots. Patti Woodbury Kuvik Vail AZ 2001

Hi Dana ~ What a handsome guy Lil’ Bit is! And he looks great at twenty-seven; the exercise contributes a lot to keeping a senior horse healthy. You are doing an awesome job to start with. When someth