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

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

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

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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

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

Forgive me if this has been addressed, I did a search and did not find it. My hay analysis (wet chemistry) gave me workable numbers in the as sampled category but too high as dry matter. Moisture is 2

Good day everyone! I am seeking alternate veterinary care as I am not happy with my current vet's 'bedside' manner when it comes to Crackers. In his favor though is his willingness to keep renewing th

Hello all. I've uploaded four recent pictures of Superman. Apologies that only one shows the near side, beggers can't be choosers when others are doing it for you. Anyway I was hoping to see improveme

I have just figured out how to upload my CH and Hay Analysis. Dr. Kellon, will you help me balance my hay please? Alabama is doing well, still dry lot, closed grazing muzzle when turned out, soaked or

Hello again, I have updated Nira's case history with her new blood test results. Her ACTH numbers went up on her last blood test. I increased her pergolide to 1 mg per day from 0.5 mg per day on 5/28/

I received a report from Nutrionalist that I had asked to look at Wallys diet and balancing his hay ,I am a little concerned over some of suggestions that have been made espec the changing from speedi

Some encouraging news! Emmy's test results are in. Glad to see the IR numbers have reduced; better but more work needed. We've been riding everyday, implemented a grass muzzle into the morning grazing

Hi. As i keep working with my shetlandpony mare with PPID(She also has had laminites earlier), i see the need to motivate her more with snacks. Is there snu snacks i can make myself that are healthy a

I have had Jamie on her new diet of TC Balance Timothy cubes, iodized salt, Vit E and flax for three weeks. It was recommended at three weeks to retest insulin as well as have TRH Stim test for ACTH.

Hi there. Can blood be compromised and return a high ACTH for a non-cushings mare? My IR mare lost quite a bit of muscle tone nearing the end of our summer, around 5 weeks ago. I have checked faecal c

I didn't expect today to start out the way it did. Mill was dead behind the barn when I went out to feed this morning. She had fallen at some point during the night or early morning, so hard that she

I have double trouble, my 16 year old Arab gelding is IR and has persistent ulcers. I feed soaked hay in nets and balance his minerals. For years I thought his sore back and bad attitude was due to il

Bloodwork is not good news. Both horses were on Metformin orally in food. Ryn started 5/23 thru 6/5 but had stopped eating on 6/2 so was not getting much if any. Mouse was started on 5/26 thru 6/6 but

My pony has been on PQ. We started Tramadol a few days ago. He was off his feed and now eating again sans supplements (won't touch any carrier with supps right now. When I start his supps back up, can