Aloha Luluka tested in August with an insulin of 711 uIU/mL, ACTH of 20.1 pg/mL. On September 20th I had a local small animal vet come out and run a new test after Luluka had been on 5 tablets of metf

Hello, How long should I be supplementing LaminOx and PQ+DC? Atticus has been getting both since March, after his founder, and Gunner since June, when his insulin test came back elevated. Is this some

Hey guys. I am a very recent member and I'm just trying to get my miniature horses health in check. She has been on Pergolide for about 10 years now and her recent bloodwork came back with extremely h

Hi Dr Kellon. We got our updated labs as follows: TG 523 was 552 Insulin 56.98 was 37.07 Glucose 100 was 97 Acth 18.5 was 17.8 Meds: 225mg canagliflozin (same) *11.5mg was 9.6mg c pergolide *I switche

I read that milk thistle powder, at a dosage of two teaspoons per day for a 500 kg horse, would not only support the liver but might help keep insulin levels down. Is there an ECIR position on milk th

Hello- I reached out about 3 weeks ago asking about dosing l-carnitine. I added to T-Birds diet to hopefully see less fat patches (shoulder/tail) and neuropathy/foot sore. Dr. Kellon stated 1gram per

I have struggled with how to determine “ideal” weight. Is it safe to use the chart from this site? Or better to measure girth & length and calculate? https://www.marsden-weighing.co.uk/blog/healthy-we

Any advice on what to do with a laminitic horse? I guess my mare just got laminitic. She just survived a heavy lung infection. I live in Costa Rica in a very remote area and at the moment we have heav

2022 has been a big year for the ECIR Group. Our international outreach and membership is increasing; our daily posts have also increased by about 15%. The ECIR Group has a lot of new and transitionin

What are some good sources to purchase AAKG? And what is the dosage? Thank you. -- Patti SoCal 2020 Sunny (IR/PPID) CH and Photo Album: https://ecir.groups.io/g/CaseHistory/files/Patti%20and%20Sunny h

Hi. My first post here although I've been reading, reading, reading. My 25 yo Morgan, Rusty, was just confirmed with PPID. Since he was diagnosed 2021 with COPD and uveitis, I have been more careful a

Hey team. Hoof: I have updated 4 sets of xrays taken. One before the onset of laminitis and three since. there has been no additional rotation since the first set taken oct 21st, 2022. Kat is schedule

Hi all. I saw some improvement with 3 months of IV Hyaluronic acid for arthritis. Its very costly.... So, would it be worth trying the oral HA? and could I get the same results? The J-herb and the AAK

I had my horse eating. And now I am struggling again. She is losing weight. Currently she is getting: 2 flakes am and pm of coastal; 4 quarts of timothy alfalfa pellets topped with 2 ounces of flax oi

I uploaded new front radiographs. Dakota is living in boots and seems comfortable. The vet didn't have any recommendations and leaves trimming to the farrier. He is very good but also very receptive t

I have recently been told by an Equine nutritionist that I should not be using the mineral supplement I am using to balance my hay because it has "inflammatory" ingredients, such as corn distiller gra

This isn't really special since it's been said countless times before: PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU USE RADIOOPAQUE MARKERS AT BOTH THE CORONARY BAND AND THE TIP OF THE FROG. Doing this makes it much, much, m

My horse started pergolide (1 pink tablet) in August (middle of the month) and was tested at the beginning of October. She made a huge improvement in six weeks. She went from over 1000 to 209. But I k

Lavinia. Kat came down with laminitis oct 10th (ish). Prior to that we thought he might have a high suspensory as he had been “off” since late aug early sept. At the time of the laminitis flare he had

Got our hay analysis back from Equi-Analytical! Would love some help understanding it as I am new to this. It looks like the ESC is plenty low, so I am going to start weaning him off the soaked hay. L