I took Jiji to the vet this morning. The vet did a brief lameness exam and determined she was about equally tender on both fronts. We did 5 x-rays, which I posted… Jiji does have a mild case of lamini

Have just received the following from an equine specialist in Australia regarding Dixie. It is based on the same rads and photos recently added to my album and I would appreciate your thoughts as to h

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Hogan has been on Metformin since last Wednesday. My vet is coming tomorrow morning to pull blood work and I want to ensure the correct test is being done. What is the correct blood test to check if M

My horse, Yoyo, has now been diagnosed with ERU. It's in the beginning stage so there's hope we can slow the progression of this disease. The ophthalmologist prescribed Equioxx- 57 mg and Neopoly Dex

Cayuse is out of Cloud boots at the moment. I watched her weight shifting her fores for the past several days and suspect she has pain at the back of the hoof - she was swaying and shifting and altern

Hello, I’m a new member. I am looking for advice on the best course of action for my 17 year old half Arabian gelding. *** XRAY PHOTOS IN PROFILE PICTURE*** X-rays were done in April and both front fe

In the second week of May, I noticed a very large lump on Merlin's right elbow extending into shoulder (olecranon bursitis) I sent photos to vet who recommended ice and bute. I had given him one dose

Oden's insulin is 93 ulU/ml despite a good diet and decent (light) exercise. I have started him on Metformin. I find Metformin extremely difficult to work with. I know Oden is in the danger zone for a

Hi I have just completed my case history including blood work. We are on day 57 of the laminitis episode and he is doing much better but I am not sure what I need to do now. He is walking much better

Flea started Invokana on Monday. My vet drew blood to get insulin, ACTH, and do a CBC profile before his first dose. The insulin came back at 270, I don't have the other results just yet. She returned

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Chicy is still at the equine maternity hospital. I was told due to her plancentitis she would probably foal early. But when I took her on May 9 they did an US and said she was all clear and active bab

There is a local pharmacy with a compounding pharmacist, is it not recommended to get the cp this way? Is it just that it is cheaper to use an online pharmacy, or would the pergolide not be safe at th

Hi Dr Kellon, Scout has been on the 110mg dosage of invokana since May 27 after the previous blood results showed that the 75mg dose was too low. 5/26– insulin 184. triglycerides 129. ACTH 37.5 New bl

Good morning! I am looking for suggestions on weighing hay. What kind of scale are you using? Do you have some kind of sling to put the hay in? Just looking for ideas and hacks. Thanks -- Kristie, Sie

Hi All, I’ll be uploading a case history for Mr. Beefy (31 year old QH) in a few days. He tested positive for PPID with a TRH stim test 2 weeks ago. He is already looking better after just two weeks o

A couple of years ago when I had an injured knee and subsequent knee surgery, Porter got fat. We tested him and his inuslin was high normal. After I recovered and resumed normal riding (plus lunging f

I had my brother in law update Scouts case history since I only have an iPad and no tech experience at all. When I tap on the case history link or photos it just gets covered with a blue box and won’t

Another day… not improving at all… Vandy has been on Phyto-Quench since June 5 - that’s 5 days now. No improvement. In fact, she can hardly walk. Her legs shake when she tries. She has NEVER been this