Hello Susan, First off thank you for providing your experience with Chewy and compounded Pergolide. It appears that although you have been a member for a few years now, that you may have not gotten yo

Is common ragweed (not ragwort) high in sugar or starch? Do I need to worry about it triggering laminitis in horses not on pasture? I’m starting my track system and all the grass is killed, we have pi

Happy 4th of July & thank you Dr. Kellon & all the moderators for all you do for us! Quick question- is Acetyl L carnitine HCL the same as L carnitine? I’m looking at the Uckele product vs the PureBul

In searching for an ECIR friendly vet who is willing to prescribe the amount of pergolide my horse needs, what kinds of questions should I be asking? Any advice appreciated. If any ECIR members in Cen

Hi all, I had new bloodwork drawn on my horses recently and the results for Dancer came back higher than expected. She has had labs within the reference range for the past year or so. My question is t

A group member mentioned to me that Tufts recently published new data that shows that testing can be done anytime of the year without worry of seasonal rise. ?I cannot find the data. If anyone could p

Hello, Posting on behalf of a new hoof care client with a horse in need of ECIR help (she'll get a case history and profile set up soon). Situation: 16 year old Gypsy Vanner Mare (heavy build around 1

we all know that flax is a very important item to include in a horses diet That is not eating grass. With that said, I’ve always used triple crown ground flax omega max whatever you wanna call it. A h

it’s time for vaccines. With my horse being old. I don’t allow the two with a three-way the four-way the five way. And only want to use what’s essential. The bond requires flu rhino and west Nile. Tod

My horse Snip (18 year old Morgan) just received his IR test results. They are a bit perplexing to me. I have put them through the EMS calculator and these are the results: GI ration is 11.38, RISQI i

Hi, I am almost out of the Foundation Balancer based in my hay analysis. I will be getting Bermuda hay from another source in a week or so. Do I wait to get a hay analysis on the new hay or go ahead a

Hi, This is a wierd one. Hope you can help me. About 2 weeks ago Peanut started not finishing her hay meals. She would eat most but not all. Prior to this she always ate everything I put in her hay ne

Last week I celebrated that Ava's rads showed correction of rotation in both fronts and another blood test showed her insulin remains in "normal' reference range. Yesterday, the vet did rads of her ba

Hi Julie As you made your first post in the thread about hay, I've started a new thread for your welcome message. We send the welcome message to all new members when they first post in the group, as i

How long should you wait after stopping Metformin to run bloodwork? I’m not sure it’s working so we decided to just stop it and retest. Is a week fine or should I wait two weeks? -- - Anthie Northern

I took a new photo today. It’s been just over one year since the diet overhaul. I think Fergus looks great. No ribs yet but maybe some day. We have stayed committed to the diet and Fergus continues to

Mosey is a 20yr old IR/EMS Foxtrotter. He has been off work thru the winter and another few weeks after a problem trim. Off work = 1/10 acre dry lot. Work = trail riding: hilly, rocky wild horse trail

Hello everyone, I hope I am doing this first post correctly. My 26 year old QH/Arabian mare (AKA Ribbon) has Cushings/IR. One blood test was taken in early May and it was 158, I was advised by my vet

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Hello everyone, Firstly, I would like to know where I can purchase Jiaogulan Powder from as Uckele is on backorder. Second, how much do I feed and how often? I have an IR horse that we are working on