The -flozin drugs work by causing loss of glucose in the urine, which decreases the demand on insulin. However, too much loss versus dietary supply of glucose/starch and alternative energy sources of

I was advised to increase Apollo's Prascend from 1.0 mg/day to 3.0 mg per day to cover him for the upcoming seasonal rise based on his past history of acute laminitis last year. Hee started on Prascen

My horse Buck is a Spotted Saddle horse 18 yrs old. 5 years ago he had his first attack of laminitis and was diagnosed as IR at that time. He was put on a carb restricted diet as well as limited grazi

Jocelyn, This is the basic information on Vit . E recommendations for an IR or PPID horse from the ECIR PDF. *Vitamin E* - 1,000 IU/day per 500 lbs body weight (again, human supplement may be easiest,

Heads-up to anyone purchasing the Stabul 1 grain. Both Chewy and TSC are charging different prices for each flavor. The fenugreek at Chewy is now $39.99 per bag, peppermint and banana are $29.99 each.

Hi again, I'm sorry to have so many little questions and a thousand thank yous for your help! So, I started giving the Prascend tablet in a Fig Newton and Bella figured out it was in there so I've bee

Hi, May I please ask where is the best source for the Vitamin E? Or I just buy it from the store? Stephanie in Maryland 2022

Hi, I'm in the process of learning about and coping with founder and now understand giving Bute for too long can hinder healing. I gave it from May 26th through June 7th because I couldn't get a corre

Hello, My 19 year old morgan mare, Abbey, was diagnosed with Cushing's disease and EMS about a month ago. Many years ago she was tested for EMS and we knew she had it, but had her managed well with li

Nicolle, Are you salting her hay? Putting salt in a mash for her? Dosing her with salt to encourage her to drink? (To do that you can mix 1 oz of salt with 1-2 oz of kaolin pectin and administer with

There is a possibility that Ruby did not get her pergolide yesterday, and got a double dose today. If that is true, what will happen? -- Sue and Ruby, NE Utah, 2017 Case History https://ecir.groups.io

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