Which are the factors that contribute to these hormones degrading after taking the blood sample, how fast and which one is the most vulnerable? My vet says insulin and ACTH are not easily degraded by

My vet has suggested putting Teeny on metformin due to her latest bloodwork (will update in case history ASAP). She said it needs to be given 30 minutes prior to food twice daily. I wasn’t able to fin

Hello Bettina Welcome to the group! Thank you for getting your signature in place. I'm sharing with your our official welcome letter to make sure you get all the important information we send every me

Honest opinions please. Shetland pony, diagnosed with laminitis in September. Had mild lami twice in the past. We took x-rays in September, slight rotation, on box rest and bute, 2 months later was bu

My primary question is does anyone use Laminex rather than just straight Jiguan? I also need to figure out what supplements she should be on. Please no judgement on the timing of me trying to get this

I just arrived home and I am very sad and worried, the farrier-trimmer has trimmed and shoed his front hooves (he is shoed in the fronts and barefoot in the hinds). He always removes the sole excess b

Did I read somewhere on here that peanuts in the shell are good treats for horses with IR? If they are, I'd love to try some (on the horse with IR)--salted or unsalted? Thanks! Anita Rolfe Mansfiel

i have read that some people give chasteberry year round. is it possible if used year round that it might decrease how much of a coat a horse will grow? my gelding grows massive hair, breed related. a

Hi all As Louis has been confirmed PPID (10yo - refer case history) the vet has prescribed prascend / pergolide at 0.5mg per day. He had his first one yesterday which I put between two tiny slithers o

For those of us with sensitive or fragile horses, I suggest reviewing this analysis before using Standlee Horse Pill Carriers. ESC is 16.6%, Starch 23%. No big surprise considering the ingredients, in

Just bumping this up for people's thoughts on this hay please? Thank you :) -- Clarissa November 2018-Red, Poppet Tasmania, Australia https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Clarissa%20and%20Red_Po

Hi all. I have looked through the archives to search for Prascend administration strategies...still having trouble getting one of my horses to consume it consistently....any special search words I sho

So Prophecy's muzzle (Greenguard) will need to go back on soon. The issue I have right now is he is boarding in a situation where it will be difficult to get him his "feeding" (pellets carrier + miner

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My girl mirage got diagnosed with bursitis in her shoulder. She has been on previcoxx for 40 days now that's she's been off it a week she is now sore again after cantering and bucking in the pasture w

Good morning, we were able to do some trimming on Des yesterday, if you could comment? We’re having a disagreement on how short we should be going , I say take more off but he’s afraid of taking too m

Hello, I'm new here and still reeling from the realization of this recent diagnosis. I am a vet tech and I work with IR and PPID horses on a regular basis. I never thought I'd be having to manage it w

I am confused about the below section for the Emergency Diet that I put in italics. My horse was diagnosed with Cushings in October of 2018. As of January this year he had his vaccines and I have alwa

Good morning all from me and my mostly cranky mare. (is it PPID or PMS? we need a study.) I'm updating our case history and was wondering if I should be deleting the old information from feeds, herbs

Hello All, I got Harley’s blood test results back last night and our suspicions were correct, he is positive for PPID and IR. His blood was drawn during active snow & cold weather so I’m hoping his re