Hi Lesley, I've added mark-ups to Sophie's album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/album?id=277749 You're doing a good job of backing the toes and moving the breakover closer to where it needs to

I have a pony that is a very picky eater. He eats timothy hay cubes, but prefers his hay and often leaves some behind. The problem is that I'm using the hay cubes as a carrier for his supplements and

Please take a moment for this update from Dr Gustafson *** Dear ECIR Group members, As we wind down 2022, I want to take the opportunity to reach out to the membership and share the annual ECIR Resear

I apparently ordered L carnitine L tartrate rather than plain L Car. Can I still use it? -- Heather W in WI 2022 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Heather%20and%20Ava https://ecir.groups.io/g

I thought I was on top of the ffw with soyhulls but now Jewel's manure is just diarrhea without a major amount of ffw. She has turned her nose up at the soy hulls now and can only get 1 cup dry to soa

Can I please double check my math for l-carnitine dosage? Quest is 560kg / 1234lb The powder below appears to be pure l-carnitine. At 1g per 100lb, should I give 12g of it? Also, does it have much of

Xrays show no rotation or sinking - or abscess. I've uploaded xrays to the photo folder. -- Carly Butler Nottinghamshire, UK, 2020 https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Carly%20and%20Quest

Im so happy that I found this group. I was feeling very overwhelmed. I’m happy to say Wynter is doing much better. He is off the bute and on the emergency diet with 25lbs of soaked Bermuda/day. He has

Help - there is SO MUCH information. I honestly don't know where to start. Overwhelmed is an understatement. Euthanasia has been considered if I cannot get her comfortable. I live in Chesapeake, VA -

Hello, I had a Bio Chem test done for Rio and would like some feedback if possible. Some of her levels are lower and higher than the lab reference ranges. Can I get some input on these if possible. Ri

Hello, I am very new to this experience, my mini appears to have IR and to be suffering from laminitis. The vet is scheduled to come today. I have noticed that she has been having poo freeze to her ta

Sophie could not tolerate me taking her up to the 1 mg dose of pergolide in early fall and was only on .5 mg. I took her off about 3 weeks ago thinking it wasn't therapeutic and not certain if she is

Hello, I understand that there is a difference between winter laminitis and traditional laminitis that occurs in the winter correct? If so how can one tell the difference? Thank you, -- Corina Ryan Ne

Hi Dr Kellon, I wanted to send a quick update. I am still waiting on some labs but Vinnie's tryglicerides are up to 732. CH is up to date as of Nov labs. (Will update with current labs once I have the

Lab results in with Insulin at 184 and ACTH at 37. I have a few questions: (1) Vet is thinking to retest insulin closer to Metformin dosing thinking it would indicate if Metformin is working or not. I

About 10 or so days before Quest's laminitis started, she had an unusually strong season. Aside from it being out of season (winter, cold), it was strange as it was very intense. The gelding she share

The ECIR Group case histories have a 20 year history behind them. When Dr. Kellon joined the group in 2002, and membership exploded to a few hundred or so, it became clear case histories were what was

My ponies are on dry lot. Our hay primarily comes from Pennsylvania. Does anyone know if Selenium and Manganese are high or low and if we need to supplement or not? My most recent hay analysis doesn't

I'm here because I'm trying to determine if my son's pony has the start of PPID. The pony is 13 years old and we bought him in April. He came from a home where he was stabled unless being ridden and t

I'm wintering in Ventura County with my IR mare. She is super sensitive to sugars in hay and I am needing to find hay with 5-6% ESC+Starch in Ventura County, California. I can only store about 2 month