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Pergolide dosage 29 #poll-notice

A poll has been updated: What is the highest dosage of pergolide you have used with no complications other than temporary decrease in appetite. 1. Up to 2 mg 2. 2+ to 5 mg 3. Over 5 mg Click Here To V

By Eleanor Kellon, VMD ·

Non fasting bloodwork 2

I’m waiting results on a non fasted insulin & glucose for my 8yr old Frieisan gelding( no previous history of EMS, in good weight /body condition, in light ridden work/exercised 3-5 days week) he was

By Michele Goldberg ·

Triple Crown Timothy Cubes- have to be soaked? 20

Hi, Dr Kellon is helping me with a FFW issue and recommending I do an “elimination “ plan to try and determine if there is a nutritional cause. Unfortunately, eliminating alfalfa hasn’t helped (unfort

By Tonya Bruno ·

Rico's insulin substantially lowered on Metformin! 11

Hi all, I have the blood work results back from Rico's test at 8 days on Metformin and his insulin came in at 28.44. This is the first time that his insulin has come in this low! I'm delighted that we

By Jenny Heishman ·

Need for TRH Response Test 8

Mouse was diagnosed last month with PPID by a TRH Response Test after taking him off of Prascend for testing purposes. We re-started with 1/2 tab after those results and he has been on that dose for o

By Kimberly ·

Timothy Balance Cubes - How to feed 4

I tried to find the answer in the files and I read to NOT drain after soaking. I am having to feed this until I can get to a vet because Midnight can't eat her hay. Anything else I should know... it's

By Starshine Ranch ·

Dilly retest at 2mg compounded pergolide 6

Dilly was on 2 Prascend starting 4/22/23, changed to 2 mg chewy.com compounded pergolide on 5/22/23. She was retested 5/22 and her results compared to previous test as follows: 3/06/23 ACTH 41.0 Insul

By Mikki ·

Falki's Recent Blood Test - Dramatic Insulin Drop

Good Afternoon, I am so very pleased to report that Falki's insulin is finally within a safe range. This is the first time since we began testing in 2013. His case history has been updated. Insulin 11

By Connie Proceviat ·

Why was hepar sulph thread locked? 2

Tried to respond to Michele and it would not let me? -- Billie Hinton NC Member since 2010

By billie hinton ·

How long to use Jiaogulan 9

Hi, My horse is doing very well. Case history in old format. He is on Jiaogulan, Devil's claw and ALCAR. Can he stay on Jiaogulan indefinitely? I saw a post from 2003 that said yes, but wanted to make

By Debiv ·

Hepar Sulph for sneezing? 3

Dr. Kellon/Group, I've been searching for any type of nasal spray or product that would help with allergies and sneezing. I came across Hepar Sulph on CHEWY. Has anyone used this product before with g

By Laura and Pabatsa in CA ·

Dandelion safe for EMS? 5

Happy Spring to all. I am trying to get more information of safety of dandelion leaves for my EMS mare. I struck out in ECIR messge search except high sugar and fructan(which I thought we were ignorin

By Kandace Krause ·

Problematic testing 6

Good Morning to all, I have to ask this again, because it has become very obvious that I cannot get my horses blood work done when I want it done due to vet visit scheduling. I can, however, take my h

By Kandace Krause ·

Updated bloodwork- lower Insulin

Insulin results Oct 2022. 33.21 Apr 28, 2023 53.66 May 19, 2023 48.16 Keeping on dry lot, tested low sugar hay and minerals Not foot sore anymore -- Stacey & Baron Terrace BC 2022 https://ecir.groups.

By Baron ·

Paddock escape 9

Hi, My mare has been escaping her paddock in the middle of the night and grazing in a small field that has grass mixed with butter cups mostly. The grass paddock has two other horses and a donkey on i

By Stephanie ·

Severing DDFT 14

Hi all, I have a friend whose in crisis with her foundered horse. I have encouraged her to join ECIR group and set up case history but she is so overwhelmed with advice coming from so many directions

By Heidi Wright ·

Vitamin A supplementation 13

I'm sorry, I couldn't find this information in the files. I did read Vitamin A needs to be added to the diet if a horse is older than 6 months. How much? In what form? Thank you! -- Sandy March 2017,

By Sandy Carr ·

Results are in ACTH 13

I have added the latest test results to my horses profile. The vet did the STIM test and it came back high so the suggestion is to put him on 1mg Pracsend and 2 scoops of Thyrol-L 2x a day. I question

By dianecon1@... ·

New Member; New Cushing's diagnosis 4

Buckshot is a 25 year old gelded APHA paint horse. I’ve owned him all 25 years. He has been on free forage his whole life in about 50 acres pasture with nothing else to eat beside free access to hay i

By Arrie ·

Welcome to Sue and Ebony from BC, Canada

Hi Sue, Welcome to the ECIR group. This welcome letter comes in response to your first post here and is full of good management advice for owners of IR and PPID horses. I answered your question about

By Martha McSherry ·

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