Is non fibrous carbohydrates the same as non structural carbs? Tell me about NFC VS NSC. Is 12.7 nfc safe without soaking? Owner new to hay testing. -- Lydia in TN 2022

Hi everyone, 2 questions! I saw somewhere a discussion with Dr Kellon and spirulina and asthma and how flaxseed and omega is actually better for asthma. Could someone verify that? My pony has a nebuli

Hello. Im in South Eastern Massachusetts.. I can not find a vet who will prescribe compounded Pergolide for my gelding and also for a friends horse. So far my vet wasnt even interested in talking abou

Hi, apologizes for not having the link. I believe I have it correct now. Bailey present with laminitis late Dec 2021, it resolved but came back again in March and resolved at beginning of April. In Ju

I wasn’t able to edit and update the title of my original post from the other day… I just got the leptin results back for my mare Schimpie and they came back at 20…epm negative, vitamin e still pendin

Hi all. My vet sent me here to find info, seek out advice. I’ve been reading up. My brain is feeling very overloaded. We have a laminitic mare who is in her final stages of pregnancy. It is believed h

Hi Everyone, Lavinia did mark ups on September 4th for Gracie. She was trimmed the next day 9/5/22 and then again last week 10/7/22. This time the trimmer took picture for me of Gracie's front feet af

Lavinia, think I need to do a private consult but could not find how to private message you with in this site. The xrays will be added as soon as the vet emails them to me. Should I email you directly

Due to my age and physical limitations, I must pass my Beloved Lad on to a new owner. I am happy that he is going to be with a family whose riding program will benefit him, and he will have plenty of

Hi all. Thankyou for having me. Just some info to start Currently on soaked hay Speedibeet with microbiome, MAG-e, linseeds amd salt. 5ml Bute morning and evening as per vet advice. Omoguard Panacur 5

Hello all I am wondering whether the ECIR group also provides advice re the EMS horse. I have been involved with the group tp get advice for my PPID/IR/EMS shetland. I also have a Clydie X who has bee

Hi all, Non tech person here. Captain Drifter's case history was entered by my trimmer, so I could not update it. I made a new one, but cannot seem to get it uploaded. I need to connect my signature t

Everyone on the ECIR staff, here and on sister sites, is a volunteer. We try our best to donate enough time to keep things moving smoothly everywhere. To help us accomplish that, you must provide link

Please review the hay analysis I added to Bev D and Bailey case file Was wondering if I could feed the grass hay or a mixture of the two ? Bailey currently gets the 50 - 50 I have also uploaded a rece

Please review recent x rays and pictures of Bailey's feet. I would like to start riding him but also do not want to hurt him and go backwards with his progress. Thanks.

Had Bailey's blood analyzed. Please review and advise of any changes that may need to be made to his current diet

I currently feed the 50-50 but have an analysis on the straight grass. It seems border line for the NSC and has lower protein. Was wondering if I could feed the other ? or a mixture of the two ?

My Connemara mare, now 10, weighed 1325 last year. She is 14.2. Vet put her on two tablespoons of Thyro-L per day (yes, TABLESPOONS). She quickly lost weight and got down to around 1100 in 7 months. W

Since DJ now only weighs 730 lbs (10/03/2022) and she was previously 850 lbs (9/02/2022), should I be decreasing her metformin? She is on 12 pills (1000mg each) twice daily. Bloodwork was drawn yester

Well, crap. Just when I thought I had things going well for my sweet boy. After last year's founder and insulin resistance diagnosis I felt pretty good about bringing him back to healthy. His feet cam