I am a new Member and am working on my case history; however, I have an immediate concern. At least in my mind it's an immediate concern. My horse Spirit had a blood test on July 5 that found he is an

I will be trailering my horse for about 2 hours who has acute laminitis this weekend. Bringing her home to better manage her situation. Its a winding and very hilly ride home She has cloud boots on fr

Dr Kellon, You mentioned beet pulp improves Acetate production in the gut. Do you know of a fiber/pectin/resistant starch for horses that improves butyric acid production in the gut? -- Lesley Bludwor

My 29 yo Trakehner gelding recently tested at 350 pg/ml on his ACTH. He tested at 178 in summer 2020, and 283 summer of 2021. He is currently on 2 mg compounded pergolide from Avrio Pharmacy. My vet w

Before giving Magic his Jiaogulan I check his gums and they are pretty white. About 1/2 hour after giving him the Jiaogulan his gums are pink. The next morning they are again white. Is this normal or

T-4 (Thyroxine) Immulite on Magic is 0.75 ug/dl Normal 1-3. It is my understanding horses with EMS can present with a low T-4. As I have just started supplementing with Jiaogulan, an anti-inflammatory

G/I 1.54 RISQI 0.13 MIRG 13 Above calculations obtained from values obtained from IDEXX Labs. Sample collected on 7/6/22 revealed glucose 90mg/dL & insulin 58.5ulU/ml for Tuck. What do the numbers rev

Auburn Laboratories offers 3 different formulas of APF for horses: 1. APF (Advanced Protection Formula) High Potency Adaptogenic Supplement, 2. APF Plus Advanced Protection Formula and 3. APF Pro Adva

I just got Finn and Elliott’s latest bloodwork back. Did Cornell change their reference interval? That’s how it appears. Also, Elliott’s triglycerides went back up despite adding L carnitine and beet

Hello, I am trying out a new veterinarian on August 9. She will be drawing blood for ACTH, Glucose & Insulin that will be shipped to Cornell. The appointment time is between 11 AM and 1 PM. I want to

Hi, I was wondering if feeding a few medjool dates to an IR horse is advisable? I've done some research on dates and humans and they have an impact on regulating blood sugar, blood pressure, etc. and

Several people have commended on using Cloud Boots. I ordered them but today my friend said the Soft Ride boots are better for laminitis. I do like how the bottom looks like it makes it easy for the h

I have just recieved results from Wallys 1st set of bloods since starting on Ertugliflozin and I must admit I am somewhat shocked by his insulin levels especially as he is not showing any clinical sig

Hello everyone, I am taking a short absence from the group until the end of the month to work on the triglycerides paper which is due then. This is for a special endocrine edition of Veterinary Scienc

Hello, what is the suggested daily dose of APF with very high insulin and severe laminits? 8 ml for 1000 pound horse? My friend is going to give me some until mine arrives and wants to know how much t

My equine vet has suggested trialling Max on Ertuglifozin. It seems to be recently available here in Australia and there has been some publicity about it. Max’s insulin came back on 30/7 at 79 (tested

Hi there, Zahr started on his 3mg CP + 0.5mg prascend for an equivalent of 2.8mg prascend on July 12th so that he could be mostly on the new meds at least 2 weeks before the vet draws blood on the 27t

We've reached Inky's 1.5 mg Prascend daily dose but he still is showing signs of inappetence. I see that APF is recommended but I have not found any dosing instructions. May I also ask, are Balanced T

Hi all. Dolly has had two doses a month apart of the Legend IV ( hyaluronate sodium). We are treating arthritis in her knees. While the Legend seems to help, ie she can lie down easier and get up easi

Hello all, I have received a very low ACTH result from a 19 year old horse. It is only 2 pg/ml, the vet swears the protocol was correct. Glucose and Insulin are 90 and 25.13 respectively so I guess it