Hi, Dante was retested after 4 week of not being on kelp products. HIs thyroid numbers were worse! T3 - 251 (range 30-80), Free T4- 7.39 (1.2-1.8) T4 - 5.73 (1-3). Before these test results, the vet d

Have had a good several years with no laminitis - know protocols from previous bouts. But 16 year old PPID/EMS/IR mare Cassie is now having another bad flare. Not sure what triggered, heat is extreme,

Hello, I am in the process of sourcing hay for next year but in the meantime time still using my hay from last fall but don’t have enough to order a bag of custom mix from Mad Barn. So I ordered the i

Hi everyone, I'm so grateful this group exists so thank you ahead of time! I'm brand new and may not have completed the registration correctly, so I read someone else's welcome letter and a lot of the

I’m considering switching from softgels to a powder such as Elevate or the My Best Horse product. I feed ground flax and ground chia at the same time as the vitamin E. Will the oil from the ground see

Skeeter (18 yr MPH IR gelding) has developed bilateral swelling and stiffness in his shoulders and withers. He is not lame, but moving very carefully and slowly. Chiropractor believes he “did the spli

Hello, with the season rise I know I need to start Chicy back on pergolide. She has been off it for 3 months. I took her off 30 days before 320 days so she could produce milk. She baked her baby 360 d

Bought 20 bales of grass hay last week and had farmer but rest on load on hold for me. Cored all 20 bales for sample and Equi-analytical test results: ESC 7.3% + starch 1.2% = 8.5% Iron 134 ppm Plan t

Hello, Bradley was diagnosed as insulin resistant in 2015 and has been under control since his original episode of laminitis that year. In spring 2020 I moved to the mountains of North Central Washing

Hi Folks, I have a newly diagnosed PPID/EMS Morgan mare - she is an early case with mild symptoms, but I am trying to take proactive steps to her treatment. I've got her started on pergolide (and APF

My lovely boy has been diagnosed, 4 weeks ago, with EMS. He has been on Metformin (20 twice a day) and Danilon (this has been reduced to 1/2 a sachet twice a day). He has lost over 20kgs (he looks ama

Hank hasn't been himself for several months, but since he's young, we didn't test for Cushings til now. Results of ACTH Pre TRH Response test: Pre: 19.3pg/ml. reference interval:2-30 Post: 213.0 pg/ml

Hello everyone, I've been a member for a few years but I'm pretty sure this is my first post. I've noticed that every once in awhile members of this group will mention that quarter horses are not a br

I am curious about the chaste berry, It has been recommended for PPID horses I am wondering if it has any positive effect on IR horses? I’m new to this forum so please let me know if I’m doing this ri

Hi, how many d-alfa tocopherol in the procent contains all-rac-tocopherol-acetate? And if manufacturer writes alfa tocopherol, is it nature d-alfa-tocopherol? Thank you -- Marie Volsicka Mid Europe 20

Yes, the bloodwork was non-fasting. I will talk to the vet about the lasting efficacy of compounded pergolide. -- Rose F. Wisconsin 2022

Hello this is in regards to mya - foundered almost 2 yrs 19 yr old half arab/half saddlebred - I need to help her - all in my files / I have drastically changed her diet in the past 2 weeks & she seem

Hi Being a relative newby to this group ,i have been reading many posts that talk about using Jiaogulan ,so i have tried to search to find out what it is and what the purpose of its use is ,as i have

What is a reasonable period of time to wait before a two hour trailer ride for a recovering laminitic horse with three post-laminitis trims and very light pulses? Assume the trim is competent and boot

My 20 year old Arab mare was diagnosed with PPID in May of this year. She was not herself most of last summer and seemed tender footed. I then observed a crest on her neck and she had fatty deposits a