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

Going to the NO Laminitis! Conference proceedings just now, I was reminded I did the same this time last year, getting reading for the 2021 NO Laminitis! Conference. This time of year in the northern

AAEP has announced the June winners of the AAEP/Zoetis "Good Works" award. https://www.facebook.com/AAEPHorseDocs/photos/a.347949547690/10158302397522691 If you are not on Facebook, here is the AAEP p

> > > > Hi I am in crisis with learning how to feed and manage my horses PPID. > > She is in her late teens, and her name is Cassidy. She is thin and will not gain weight or hold body condition She wa

Hello Lavinia I have done new photos of myas feet Her link is : MYA Photos: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=276519 Also I finally got back from Cornell her bloodwork - very metabolic - h

hello, what are the appropriate iron labs to do for an ir horse? is it best to send to ksu ? thank you, daisy, tiko, whisper -- -- Daisy, Tiko and Whisper CO, April 2019 Case History: https://ecir.gro

Hello, I have a sample of new hay to test, but my preferred testing company lists their test as a combo NIR/wet Chemistry. Can someone tell me if it is acceptable? The second option has less info onli

I am reading to educate myself to advocate for my IR horse. So far vet thinks l L thyroxine is the way to go and adding platinum performance supplement which has magnesium and chromium yeast. Arguing

I have a cube dispenser that I can program to feed Timothy Balanced Cubes throughout the day/night for my IR horse and Ive seen others mention having trickle feeders that they use for acceptable pelle

Hi All, Baldur is a 15-year-old Icelandic gelding. He currently weighs 840 lbs. He's never been laminitic but started showing physical symptoms of EMS in March 2021, which is when I had his first roun

Hello, I have started a new topic as requested. Please may I ask advice on Emme’s diet/rations and if I am balancing her hay correctly. Her hay profile is in my folder and I have just updated her case

Farrier was exfoliating sole of Aoollo's LF hoof with hoof knife and apparently went too deep and hit a blood vessel which bled like crazy. Applied compression with sterile gauze and then applied vet

Wearing hoof boots 24/7 creates lots of moisture which makes hooves soft even when changed daily. Apollo also likes to stand out in rain and his boots get full of water which case on day of farrier's

Hay analysis for both hays is in my files... Received my new hay a bit back, still had about 20 bales of last year hay. ESC+Starch of old hay is 8.7%. ESC+starch of this year's hay is 11.1%... which s

ECIR believes the best dose of pergolide is that which controls ACTH. For those of you struggling with the Rx portion of PPID control, here are a few links to more info that may help as you formulate

What is the latest suggestion for worming schedule, types of wormer, etc.? Thank you. Kathy Graves -- Kathy Graves Yreka, California rejoining 2020

Lavinia I just uploaded from barn today (Monday July 18 2022) 3 new photos to myas folder showing detail of the bad abscesses in her LEFT FRONT FOOT - please advise with her First trim how we should a

Hello, Last fall I increased Rio’s pergolide (compounded) from 2.5mgs to 3.75mgs. She has pills which are 2.5mgs so basically gave her 1.5 pills. Then we backed it off a bit to 1 1/3 pills (3.33mgs).

Hello All, First of all - THANK YOU to everyone who responded to my request for help a few weeks ago with advice about when to do bloodwork, how to take bloodwork on a needle phobic horse and how to u