How critically important is it to soak hay for metabolic horse? I am working myself to death soaking enough hay, loading nets for 2 horses, since they are turned out together. If I have my EMS mare’s

Hello everyone I just joined the group and uploaded my case history. Looking for advice going forward.Already contacted Kathleen Gustason to balance my hay.Looking to simplify my routine. My horse Tak

Hello ~ This is my first post. My horse Chinook has EMS and was diagnosed in May 27, 2022 with laminitis and founder in his LF hoof. I have implemented the recommended diet and thankfully he’s doing v

I want to stop Jiaogulan if 6 weeks is enough time to work it’s magic mobilizing abscesses. Cayuse grows hoof quickly, and my trimmer can’t come more often than every 4 weeks. I dub the toes, but by w

Aloha I just read a post that seemed to indicate that Jiaogulan may promote faster hoof growth. Is this correct? And if so are there other supplements that may act the same way? I have Luluka on Uckel

Just redrew labs (9.27, results 10.1) to see if our current med levels are maintaining good values for my herd after peak of rise. In particular, I’m wondering if I should: 1. Increase Pergolide for m

Hello All, I have followed for some time - I am a grad of several of Dr Kellon's classes and manage a boarding facility geared toward horses with metabolic conditions. I currently have 4 PPID equines

Hi, My 24 yo IR gelding has a chronic yeast infection in his sheath for over two years now. One vet recommended Monistat. That only helped temporarily. Cleaning his sheath out with coconut oil gives h

Bloodwork done 09-14-2022. Not sure why whole panel done but maybe less expensive than individual tests through Cornell. Blood sample obtained 5 hours after nighttime fast ended. Fed dry grass hay unt

Mouse and Ryn both had bloodwork done on 9/27/22. I will post in case history photo file. Their insulin is still high. Mouse Glucose: 92 Insulin 65.15 Ryn Glucose: 99 Insulin 61.52. Neither have been

Could you please advise me on what is safe for a metabolic horse to take for infection. My horse has an infection and needs antibiotics. The vet came and did blood work. The SAA was 690 so she would l

I just ordered the uckele peppermint flavorings to hopefully get Joker to eat his metformin in his feedings. Does anyone have any suggestions to use this product the best. Should I mix it directly wit

I received the results back on Olafs ACTH that were done on 9-29. I have put a copy in his album. His ACTH was 81.9 pg/ml and insulin was 25.62 uIU/mL. His baseline insulin in February of this year wa

Hi, I am moving my horses and they have been out on a grass free track system, now they are moving to a set up which has a barn, hard standing yard and a field, I have made a track system in the field

Is it bad timing to get blood work for ACTH and metabolic panel, this week? Dancer is over laminitis but i want to keep an eye on her. And make sure the one Prescend a day is the right dose for her Cu

Good Afternoon, I need to update Falki's case history which I hope to do shortly. We received his recent analysis from sample collected Sept 6, 2022. His insulin (although still high) has decreased si

HI again, I was just trying to add some updated photos to my album and the add photos button isn't appearing. I went to the groups.io member manual and found a note about this (copied below), but none

At first Joker was eating the Metformin in his feed for about 2 weeks. He did not have sores when metformin was mixed in his with his supplements. Then he stopped eating eat and I had to syringe it to

Salsa has been on metformin tablets for almost three weeks now and is getting increasingly harder to syringe them into. The metformin IS helping him with his sore feet and lab tests show insulin dropp

Hello. Stubby had a vet visit this week and overall her condition is very much improved, thanks to the changes we have made based on knowledge from this group. She said Stubby looked the best she has